Patents by Inventor L. Warren Collier, IV

L. Warren Collier, IV 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).

  • Reusable dispenser and a plurality of disposable child mitt wipes contained therein
    Patent number: 5542566
    Abstract: A reusable dispenser and a plurality of disposable mitt wipes contained therein. The dispenser includes a tub body having a tub interior and a tub opening, a lid member joined to the tub body and being movable between a closed position and an open position, a sealing means between the lid member and the tub body, and a positive latching device for latching the lid member to the tub body. The lid member includes a replaceable access strip member that permits the mitt wipes to be dispensed one at a time, and is replaceable to close and seal the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Frank S. Glaug, Christopher P. Olson, Kathleen I. Ratliff, Donald A. Sheldon, Valerie V. Finch, L. Warren Collier, IV
  • Low stress relaxation elastomeric fibers
    Patent number: 5288791
    Abstract: An elastic nonwoven web is formed from elastic fibers composed of a blend of (1) a styrene-poly(ethylene-propylene)-styrene thermoplastic elastomeric block copolymer or a mixture of a styrene-poly(ethylene-propylene)-styrene elastomeric block copolymer and a styrene-poly(ethylene-butylene)-styrene elastomeric block copolymer, and (2) a tackifying resin in which the elastic nonwoven web has a stress relaxation of less than about 30 percent. The blend used to form the elastic nonwoven web and/or elastic fibers may also include a polyolefin and an extending oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: L. Warren Collier, IV, Steven R. Stopper
  • Low stress relaxation elastomeric nonwoven webs and fibers
    Patent number: 5260126
    Abstract: An elastic nonwoven web is formed from elastic fibers composed of a blend of (1) a styrene-poly(ethylenepropylene)-styrene thermoplastic elastomeric block copolymer or a mixture of a styrene-poly(ethylenepropylene)-styrene elastomeric block copolymer and a styrene-poly(ethylene-butylene)-styrene elastomeric block copolymer, and (2) a tackifying resin in which the elastic nonwoven web has a stress relaxation of less than about 30 percent. The blend used to form the elastic nonwoven web and/or elastic fibers may also include a polyolefin and an extending oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: L. Warren Collier, IV, Steven R. Stopper
  • Low stress relaxation composite elastic material
    Patent number: 5169706
    Abstract: A composite elastic material having a stress relaxation of less than about 30 percent is composed of at least one elastic sheet formed from a blend of (1) a styrene-poly(ethylene-propylene)-styrene thermoplastic elastomeric block copolymer or a mixture of styrene-poly(ethylene-propylene)-styrene and styrene-poly(ethylene-butylene)-styrene elastomeric block copolymers, and (2) a tackifying resin. The blend may also include a polyolefin and/or an extending oil. The elastic sheet is joined to at least one gatherable layer at spaced-apart locations in which the gatherable layer is gathered between the spaced-apart locations so that the composite material is elastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: L. Warren Collier, IV, Steven R. Stopper
  • Elastic spunlaced polyester-meltblown polyetherurethane laminate
    Patent number: 4692368
    Abstract: A laminate which is elastic in at least one direction, includes an elastic sheet having at least one nonelastic nonwoven web joined thereto at least at two areas. The nonelastic web is gathered between the two areas. The sheet is formed from an aromatic polyetherurethane and the nonelastic nonwoven web includes spunlaced hydraulically entangled polyester fibers. The nonelastic nonwoven web may also include rayon or wood pulp fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Jack D. Taylor, L. Warren Collier, IV