Patents by Inventor Penny Atieno Abuto

Penny Atieno Abuto 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).

  • Elastic absorbent material for personal care products
    Patent number: 5964743
    Abstract: There is provided a stretchable absorbent material for personal care products which has a liquid permeable top sheet, a bottom sheet, and beams of an absorbent composition between the top and bottom sheets whereby the beams are spaced apart by bond rows therebetween. The stretchable absorbent material provides a more conformable product and can aid in moving liquid away from the target zone, and in air circulation within the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Paul Abuto, Penny Atieno Abuto, Stanley Michael Gryskiewicz