Patents by Inventor Robin Lee Jacobs

Robin Lee Jacobs 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).

  • Stretched-filled microporous films and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 6156421
    Abstract: A breathable microporous film is prepared by extruding a film comprising about 30 to 70% by weight of a thermoplastic polymer, about 30 to 70% by weight of filler particles having an average particle size less than about 10 microns and about 100 to 1000 PPM of a mono-functional hindered phenol, such as .alpha.-tocopherol, and then sufficiently stretching the filled film in at least one direction thereby creating a fine pore network therein and a water vapor transmission rate in excess of 300 g/m.sup.2 /24 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Ray Stopper, Robin Lee Jacobs