Patents by Inventor Ryan Gary Ripp

Ryan Gary Ripp 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).

  • Soft tissue product comprising cotton
    Patent number: 8426031
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a tissue product comprising at least one multi-layered tissue web that includes a first fibrous layer and a second fibrous layer. The first fibrous layer comprises wood fibers and the second fibrous layer comprises cotton fibers. Cotton fibers are present within the second fibrous layer in an amount from about 1 to about 25 percent by weight of the layer, in some embodiments from about 5 to about 20 percent by weight of the layer, and in some embodiments, from about 10 to about 15 percent by weight of the layer. The selective incorporation of cotton fibers in the tissue web results in a web having improved handfeel without negatively effecting strength and durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth John Zwick, John Alexander Werner, IV, Michael John Rekoske, Ryan Gary Ripp, Benjamin Joseph Kruchoski
  • Soft Tissue Product Comprising Cotton
    Publication number: 20130071655
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a tissue product comprising at least one multi-layered tissue web that includes a first fibrous layer and a second fibrous layer. The first fibrous layer comprises wood fibers and the second fibrous layer comprises cotton fibers. Cotton fibers are present within the second fibrous layer in an amount from about 1 to about 25 percent by weight of the layer, in some embodiments from about 5 to about 20 percent by weight of the layer, and in some embodiments, from about 10 to about 15 percent by weight of the layer. The selective incorporation of cotton fibers in the tissue web results in a web having improved handfeel without negatively effecting strength and durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Kenneth John Zwick, John Alexander Werner, IV, Michael John Rekoske, Ryan Gary Ripp, Benjamin Joseph Kruchoski