Patents by Inventor Michael Heinz Kauschke

Michael Heinz Kauschke 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).

  • Publication number: 20250163622
    Abstract: A method of forming an apertured hydro-patterned nonwoven web including the steps of forming a nonwoven batt comprising continuous spunmelt fibers, calender bonding the nonwoven batt to form a fully bonded precursor nonwoven web with a regular bond pattern that defines individual bond impressions and unbonded areas between the individual bond impressions, the regular bond pattern having a percentage bond area of 10% to 25%, and hydraulically imparting the fully bonded precursor nonwoven web with a plurality of apertures, the step of hydraulically imparting comprising hydraulically treating the fully bonded precursor nonwoven web by a plurality of steps of water injection as the fully bonded nonwoven web passes over a plurality of pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Karthik Ramaratnam, Peter Zajaczkowski, John C. Parsons, Michael Heinz Kauschke, Antonius Lambertus Johannes De Beer
  • Patent number: 12234583
    Abstract: A method of forming an apertured hydro-patterned nonwoven web including the steps of forming a nonwoven batt comprising continuous spunmelt fibers, calender bonding the nonwoven batt to form a fully bonded precursor nonwoven web with a regular bond pattern that defines individual bond impressions and unbonded areas between the individual bond impressions, the regular bond pattern having a percentage bond area of 10% to 25%, and hydraulically imparting the fully bonded precursor nonwoven web with a plurality of apertures, the step of hydraulically imparting comprising hydraulically treating the fully bonded precursor nonwoven web by a plurality of steps of water injection as the fully bonded nonwoven web passes over a plurality of pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: PFNONWOVENS LLC, PFNONWOVENS HOLDING S.R.O
    Inventors: Karthik Ramaratnam, Peter Zajaczkowski, John C. Parsons, Michael Heinz Kauschke, Antonius Lambertus Johannes De Beer
  • Publication number: 20220356617
    Abstract: A method of forming an apertured hydro-patterned nonwoven web including the steps of forming a nonwoven batt comprising continuous spunmelt fibers, calender bonding the nonwoven batt to form a fully bonded precursor nonwoven web with a regular bond pattern that defines individual bond impressions and unbonded areas between the individual bond impressions, the regular bond pattern having a percentage bond area of 10% to 25%, and hydraulically imparting the fully bonded precursor nonwoven web with a plurality of apertures, the step of hydraulically imparting comprising hydraulically treating the fully bonded precursor nonwoven web by a plurality of steps of water injection as the fully bonded nonwoven web passes over a plurality of pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Karthik Ramaratnam, Peter Zajaczkowski, John C. Parsons, Michael Heinz Kauschke, Antonius Lambertus Johannes De Beer