Patents by Inventor Sarah Hartman

Sarah Hartman 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 assemblies and absorbent articles including a hydrophobically modified polymer
    Patent number: 11123236
    Abstract: An absorbent article can include a bodyside liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent body disposed between the bodyside liner and the outer cover. The bodyside liner can be treated with a surfactant. A component of the absorbent article can be treated with a hydrophobically modified polymer. The hydrophobically modified polymer can be configured to interact with the surfactant upon wetting of the absorbent article when the surfactant and the hydrophobically modified polymer are in an aqueous solution to increase surface tension of the aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinod Chaudhary, Sarah Hartman
  • ABSORBENT ASSEMBLIES AND ABSORBENT ARTICLES INCLUDING A HYDROPHOBICALLY MODIFIED POLYMER
    Publication number: 20200253792
    Abstract: An absorbent article can include a bodyside liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent body disposed between the bodyside liner and the outer cover. The bodyside liner can be treated with a surfactant. A component of the absorbent article can be treated with a hydrophobically modified polymer. The hydrophobically modified polymer can be configured to interact with the surfactant upon wetting of the absorbent article when the surfactant and the hydrophobically modified polymer are in an aqueous solution to increase surface tension of the aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinod Chaudhary, Sarah Hartman