Patents by Inventor Lynn E. Heyn

Lynn E. Heyn 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).

  • Patent number: 4709419
    Abstract: Improved cover garment is disclosed providing an inner garment access option. For applications requiring a high degree of barrierness, openings are not desired, and the garment is used in its original condition. For other applications where it is desired to obtain access to an inner garment, a weakened line is provided adjacent at least one area of the inner garment where access may be desired. By application of stress to the area of the weakened line, the garment material separates providing a hand hole. The material from which the garment is made is preferable a nonwoven fabric containing thermoplastic fibers, and the weakened line is preferably formed by application of heat and pressure. Garments of the invention find applications as cover garments for clean rooms, hospitals and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clarke Corporation
    Inventors: Lynn E. Heyn, Malcolm L. Johnson, Danial O. Fischer