Patents by Inventor Sharon Watkins Gwaltney

Sharon Watkins Gwaltney 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).

  • Shaped nonwoven fabric
    Patent number: 5643653
    Abstract: A shaped nonwoven fabric comprises continuous spunbond filaments made by directly forming the spunbond filaments into a web in a single process. The fabric has an array of discrete surface features such as apertures or projections, or both. The spunbond filaments are bonded together with an adhesive polymeric component so that the shape of the fabric is retained. The fabric can be engineered to have particular fluid handling properties, strength properties, abrasive properties and aesthetic properties. Articles such as personal care products, garments, medical products and cleaning products are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Henry Louis Griesbach, III, Richard Daniel Pike, Sharon Watkins Gwaltney, Ruth Lisa Levy, Lawrence Howell Sawyer, Richard Macferran Shane, Philip Anthony Sasse