Patents by Inventor Steven D. Flack

Steven D. Flack 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).

  • Patent number: 6855424
    Abstract: A material and method for providing a laminate of at least two layers to provide breathability and moisture barrier properties without appreciably reducing elastic properties. A first material comprises a woven or nonwoven web and a second material comprises a cellular elastomer film or fiber. Such materials may be integrated into a laminate by forming said first material onto said second material, or by joining the two materials through chemical or physical means such as the use of adhesives. The second material can be prepared by mixing a cell opening agent with the elastomeric polymer resin and extruding the mixture at appropriate conditions whereby the cell opening agent decomposes or reacts to release a gas that forms cells in the elastomer film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Kinberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Oomman Painumoottil Thomas, Michael Allen Daley, James Russell Fitts, Jr., Steven D. Flack, Jason Asher Bernstein