Patents by Inventor Robert Michael Hill, Jr.

Robert Michael Hill, Jr. 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).

  • Absorbent article with partial laminate waist elastic member
    Patent number: 10722407
    Abstract: An absorbent article (10) can include a waist elastic member (50, 150, 250). In one embodiment, the waist elastic member (50, 150, 250) can include a first longitudinal zone (92), a second longitudinal zone (94), and a middle longitudinal zone (93). The first longitudinal zone (92) can include a first elastic member (76) disposed between two layers of material, the second longitudinal zone (94) can include a second elastic member (78) disposed between two layers of material, and the middle longitudinal zone (93) can include less layers of materials than each of the first longitudinal zone (92) and the second longitudinal zone (94).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Randall Jones, Robert Michael Hill, Jr.
  • ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH PARTIAL LAMINATE WAIST ELASTIC MEMBER
    Publication number: 20170239106
    Abstract: An absorbent article (10) can include a waist elastic member (50, 150, 250). In one embodiment, the waist elastic member (50, 150, 250) can include a first longitudinal zone (92), a second longitudinal zone (94), and a middle longitudinal zone (93). The first longitudinal zone (92) can include a first elastic member (76) disposed between two layers of material, the second longitudinal zone (94) can include a second elastic member (78) disposed between two layers of material, and the middle longitudinal zone (93) can include less layers of materials than each of the first longitudinal zone (92) and the second longitudinal zone (94).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Randall Jones, Robert Michael Hill, Jr.