Patents by Inventor Mari-Pat Vonfeldt

Mari-Pat Vonfeldt 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).

  • Method of forming a nonwoven composite fabric and fabric produced thereof
    Patent number: 6739023
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a nonwoven composite fabric that includes the steps of a) providing a first layer that includes splittable continuous fibers, b) splitting at least a portion of the splittable continuous fibers into split filaments, c) thereafter superposing a second layer and the first layer, wherein the second layer includes staple fibers, and d) entangling the first and second layers to form a composite fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Kimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Mari-Pat Vonfeldt, Tara Tryphena Steinke
  • Method of forming a nonwoven composite fabric and fabric produced thereof
    Publication number: 20040010895
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a nonwoven composite fabric that includes the steps of a) providing a first layer that includes splittable continuous fibers, b) splitting at least a portion of the splittable continuous fibers into split filaments, c) thereafter superposing a second layer and the first layer, wherein the second layer includes staple fibers, and d) entangling the first and second layers to form a composite fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Mari-Pat Vonfeldt, Tara Tryphena Steinke