Patents by Inventor Kyungnak Kim

Kyungnak Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apertured outer cover for absorbent articles
    Patent number: 9744083
    Abstract: An outer cover for an absorbent article includes a nonwoven component having a plurality of apertures formed therein and a film bonded to the apertured nonwoven component. The apertures in the nonwoven component are formed by needling prior to the film being bonded to the nonwoven component. A method of making the outer cover includes feeding a web of nonwoven material to a needling station, needling the web of nonwoven material to form a plurality of apertures therein to define an apertured web of nonwoven material, and bonding the apertured web of nonwoven material to a film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Kyungnak Kim, JinHo Ryu, Seungkeun Park, JinHee Lee, EoYeon Hwang, SooYong Cho
  • APERTURED OUTER COVER FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20150099086
    Abstract: An outer cover for an absorbent article includes a nonwoven component having a plurality of apertures formed therein and a film bonded to the apertured nonwoven component. The apertures in the nonwoven component are formed by needling prior to the film being bonded to the nonwoven component. A method of making the outer cover includes feeding a web of nonwoven material to a needling station, needling the web of nonwoven material to form a plurality of apertures therein to define an apertured web of nonwoven material, and bonding the apertured web of nonwoven material to a film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Kyungnak Kim, JinHo Ryu, Seungkeun Park, JinHee Lee, EoYeon Hwang, SooYong Cho