Patents by Inventor Michael Peter Mathis

Michael Peter Mathis 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).

  • High strength uniformity nonwoven laminate and process therefor
    Publication number: 20040102123
    Abstract: The present invention provides nonwoven laminate materials with high overall uniformity of material properties, particularly tensile strength properties. The present invention also includes methods for forming the nonwoven laminate materials wherein the fiber extrusion and drawing apparati are oriented at a non-right angle with respect to the direction of web production or MD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Uyles Woodrow Bowen, Steven Wayne Fitting, Melissa Robyn Gaynor, Michael Peter Mathis, Jeffrey Lawrence McManus, Lisa Ann Schild
  • Cloth-like, liquid-impervious, breathable composite barrier fabric
    Patent number: 6037281
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to cloth-like, liquid-impervious, breathable composite barrier fabrics. More particularly, the present invention is directed to cloth-like, liquid-impervious, breathable film-nonwoven composite fabrics having biological liquid barrier capabilities for use as, for example, sterilization wrap, surgical draping, surgical gowns, cover garments, such as over-suits, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Peter Mathis, Ann Louise McCormack, Daniel Kenneth Schiffer
  • Surgical gown cuff and method for making the same
    Patent number: 5680653
    Abstract: An elastic laminate, and particularly a liquid impermeable elastic laminate, having a stretchable layer secured to an elastic liquid impermeable film wherein the film is formed from an elastic self-adhering adhesive is disclosed. The disclosed elastic laminate may be incorporated in a variety of products, such as diapers, feminine care articles, stockinettes, cuffs, and garments, such as surgical gowns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Peter Mathis, Uyles Woodrow Bowen, Jr., Timothy Wilson Reader