Patents by Inventor Patrick Dean Abney

Patrick Dean Abney 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).

  • Plate for an anvil roll with a reduced-vacuum region for use in a slip and cut system and method of using the same
    Patent number: 10308462
    Abstract: A plate configured to contact a web includes a first region having a first characteristic and a second region having a second characteristic different than the first characteristic. The plate has a substantially arcuate wall with an inner surface and an outer surface. A plurality of vacuum holes extends between the inner and outer surfaces and are configured to be in fluid communication with a vacuum source. A vacuum region is adapted to contact the first region of the web and a reduced-vacuum region is adapted to receive the second region of the web. The plurality of vacuum holes are configured such that, when attached to the vacuum source, a vacuum pressure at the vacuum region is greater than a pressure at the reduced-vacuum region so that the first region of the web is held against the plate with a greater force than the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick Dean Abney, Paul Douglas Beuther, Kevin Gerald Dolan, David John Enz
  • PLATE FOR AN ANVIL ROLL WITH A REDUCED-VACUUM REGION FOR USE IN A SLIP AND CUT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150068372
    Abstract: A plate configured to contact a web includes a first region having a first characteristic and a second region having a second characteristic different than the first characteristic. The plate has a substantially arcuate wall with an inner surface and an outer surface. A plurality of vacuum holes extends between the inner and outer surfaces and are configured to be in fluid communication with a vacuum source. A vacuum region is adapted to contact the first region of the web and a reduced-vacuum region is adapted to receive the second region of the web. The plurality of vacuum holes are configured such that, when attached to the vacuum source, a vacuum pressure at the vacuum region is greater than a pressure at the reduced-vacuum region so that the first region of the web is held against the plate with a greater force than the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Patrick Dean Abney, Paul Douglas Beuther, Kevin Dolan, David John Enz
  • Barrier flap for an absorbent article
    Patent number: 8715262
    Abstract: An elastic barrier flap for an absorbent article includes a web configured to define a gap and a plurality of elastic members captured by the web. The plurality of elastic members is symmetrically arranged about the gap defined by the web. The web and plurality of elastic members are adapted to inhibit the transverse flow of body exudates released by a wearer of the absorbent article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Connie May McMorrow, Daniel R. Schlinz, Kylie Bridger, Sara Jane Willie Stabelfeldt, Patrick Dean Abney, Daniel Lee Ellingson, Sarah A. Funk, Rodney Allen Butler, Scott Simon Craig Kirby
  • BARRIER FLAP FOR AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20120323206
    Abstract: An elastic barrier flap for an absorbent article includes a web configured to define a gap and a plurality of elastic members captured by the web. The plurality of elastic members is symmetrically arranged about the gap defined by the web. The web and plurality of elastic members are adapted to inhibit the transverse flow of body exudates released by a wearer of the absorbent article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Connie May McMorrow, Daniel R. Schlinz, Kylie Bridger, Sara Jane Willie Stabelfeldt, Patrick Dean Abney, Daniel Lee Ellingson, Sarah A. Funk, Rodney Allen Butler, Scott Simon Craig Kirby
  • Absorbent article
    Patent number: D457951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Dean Abney, Mark George Everson, Ronald Alex Hilt, Alan Francis Schleinz, Richard Thomas Wehrle