Patents by Inventor Marcus D. Weiher

Marcus D. Weiher 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).

  • Nonlinear, undulating perimeter embossing in an absorbent article
    Patent number: 7686790
    Abstract: An absorbent feminine care article (20) having a longitudinal direction (22), a lateral direction (24), first and second longitudinally opposed end portions (72, 72a), and an intermediate portion (76) located between the end portions. The article (20) comprises an absorbent body structure (30) sandwiched between a cover (26) and a baffle (28). In a particular aspect, the absorbent structure (30) can include one or more distinctively configured embossment regions (34), and the embossment regions can be distributed along the intermediate portion (76) of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Shelley R. Rasmussen, Marcus D. Weiher, Teresa M. Zander, Laura J. Walker
  • Perimeter embossing in an absorbent article
    Publication number: 20040176734
    Abstract: An absorbent feminine care article (20) having a longitudinal direction (22), a lateral direction (24), first and second longitudinally opposed end portions (72, 72a), and an intermediate portion (76) located between the end portions. The article (20) comprises an absorbent body structure (30) sandwiched between a cover (26) and a baffle (28). In a particular aspect, the absorbent structure (30) can include one or more distinctively configured embossment regions (34), and the embossment regions can be distributed along the intermediate portion (76) of the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Shelley R. Rasmussen, Marcus D. Weiher, Teresa M. Zander, Laura J. Walker