Patents by Inventor Susan Kathleen Cobbs

Susan Kathleen Cobbs 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).

  • Warming product
    Patent number: 8425578
    Abstract: A warming product that contains an exothermic composition configured to generate heat in the presence of oxygen and moisture is provided. The exothermic composition is applied to a thermal composite containing two or more fibrous layers, which are structured to provide enhanced distribution of the exothermic composition through the thermal composite structure. For example, a first fibrous layer may rapidly acquire the exothermic composition and distribute it primarily in the ?z direction (direction of thickness) to a second fibrous layer, which may then distribute the exothermic composition primarily in the ?x and ?y directions. Typically, at least a portion of the exothermic composition is able to flow through the second fibrous layer and contact additional layers. For example, the exothermic composition may contain a moisture-holding layer configured to supply moisture to the exothermic composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger B. Quincy, III, Susan Kathleen Cobbs, Eugenio G. Varona, Jeffrey E. Fish, Clifford Jackson Ellis
  • Warming product
    Publication number: 20080082151
    Abstract: A warming product that contains an exothermic composition configured to generate heat in the presence of oxygen and moisture is provided. The exothermic composition is applied to a thermal composite containing two or more fibrous layers, which are structured to provide enhanced distribution of the exothermic composition through the thermal composite structure. For example, a first fibrous layer may rapidly acquire the exothermic composition and distribute it primarily in the ?z direction (direction of thickness) to a second fibrous layer, which may then distribute the exothermic composition primarily in the ?x and ?y directions. Typically, at least a portion of the exothermic composition is able to flow through the second fibrous layer and contact additional layers. For example, the exothermic composition may contain a moisture-holding layer configured to supply moisture to the exothermic composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Roger B. Quincy, Susan Kathleen Cobbs, Eugenio G. Varona, Jeffrey E. Fish, Clifford Jackson Ellis