Patents by Inventor Tammy Lynn Baum

Tammy Lynn Baum 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).

  • Publication number: 20220154409
    Abstract: Disclosed are embossed, multi-ply tissue products having consumer preferred physical properties and an aesthetically pleasing appearance. The products may have a first ply embossed with a first pattern comprising line emboss elements and a second ply embossed with a second embossing pattern comprising dot emboss elements. In addition to having plies with different embossing patterns, the plies may have different tensile strength, such as a first ply having a geometric mean tensile (GMT) strength greater than 500 g/3? and a second ply having a GMT less than 500 g/3?. Preferably the difference in the GMT between the first and second plies is at least about 20 percent, such as from about 20 to about 50 percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Devon Gaynelle Curley, Elizabeth Oriel Bradley, Tammy Lynn Baum
  • Publication number: 20220145544
    Abstract: Disclosed are embossed, multi-ply tissue products having consumer preferred physical properties and an aesthetically pleasing appearance. The products may have a first tissue ply having a molded topographical pattern and a first embossed pattern comprising a plurality of embossed elements disposed thereon, and a second tissue ply having a molded topographical pattern and a second embossed pattern comprising a plurality of dot emboss elements disposed thereon. The multi-ply tissue products generally have improved sheet bulk, such as a sheet bulk greater than about 15 cubic centimeters per gram (cc/g), and improved softness, such as an Average TS7 less than about 12.0 and more preferably less than about 11.0, such as from about 10.0 to about 12.0. The foregoing Average TS7 values may be obtained at a product geometric mean tensile strength (GMT) from about 800 to about 1,200 g/3?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Devon Gaynelle Curley, Elizabeth Oriel Bradley, Tammy Lynn Baum
  • Patent number: 10689810
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a decorative tissue product, while controlling tensile degradation in a predicable fashion. The foregoing properties may be achieved using differential depth embossing in conjunction with an embossing pattern having particular characteristics. The use of an engraved roll, such as an embossing roll, having protuberances of differing depths and patterns not only improves the properties and characteristics of the fibrous structure, but may also be used to impart a unique pattern that provides the product with a distinctive look and is appealing to consumers. Generally the unique pattern results from a first set of protuberances having a first height and defining a first pattern and a second set of embossing elements having a second height and defining a second pattern, where the first height is greater than the second height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Tammy Lynn Baum, Benjamin Peter Sierra, James Leo Baggot, Eric Kent Isom, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20190352853
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a decorative tissue product, while controlling tensile degradation in a predicable fashion. The foregoing properties may be achieved using differential depth embossing in conjunction with an embossing pattern having particular characteristics. The use of an engraved roll, such as an embossing roll, having protuberances of differing depths and patterns not only improves the properties and characteristics of the fibrous structure, but may also be used to impart a unique pattern that provides the product with a distinctive look and is appealing to consumers. Generally the unique pattern results from a first set of protuberances having a first height and defining a first pattern and a second set of embossing elements having a second height and defining a second pattern, where the first height is greater than the second height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Tammy Lynn Baum, Benjamin Peter Sierra, James Leo Baggot, Eric Kent Isom, JR.
  • Patent number: 10422083
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a decorative tissue product, while controlling tensile degradation in a predicable fashion. The foregoing properties may be achieved using differential depth embossing in conjunction with an embossing pattern having particular characteristics. The use of an engraved roll, such as an embossing roll, having protuberances of differing depths and patterns not only improves the properties and characteristics of the fibrous structure, but may also be used to impart a unique pattern that provides the product with a distinctive look and is appealing to consumers. Generally the unique pattern results from a first set of protuberances having a first height and defining a first pattern and a second set of embossing elements having a second height and defining a second pattern, where the first height is greater than the second height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Tammy Lynn Baum, Benjamin Peter Sierra, James Leo Baggot, Eric Kent Isom, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20180142422
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a decorative tissue product, while controlling tensile degradation in a predicable fashion. The foregoing properties may be achieved using differential depth embossing in conjunction with an embossing pattern having particular characteristics. The use of an engraved roll, such as an embossing roll, having protuberances of differing depths and patterns not only improves the properties and characteristics of the fibrous structure, but may also be used to impart a unique pattern that provides the product with a distinctive look and is appealing to consumers. Generally the unique pattern results from a first set of protuberances having a first height and defining a first pattern and a second set of embossing elements having a second height and defining a second pattern, where the first height is greater than the second height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Tammy Lynn Baum, Benjamin Peter Sierra, James Leo Baggot, Eric Kent Isom, JR.
  • Patent number: 7470345
    Abstract: Spirally wound single-ply web products having a chemical additive applied to at least one surface exhibit desirable roll bulk characteristics and softness properties. The rolled products can be made from a single-ply tissue web formed according to various processes. Once formed, the web is subjected to a shear-calendering device that increases the Fuzz-On-Edge properties of the web and preserves the bulk of the web when wound. The shear-calendered web then has a chemical additive applied to at least one surface by a non-compressive application method helping to maintain the Fuzz-On-Edge properties of the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Clayton Charles Troxell, Tammy Lynn Baum, Kou-Chang Liu
  • Patent number: 5779965
    Abstract: The crispness or clarity of embossed tissue is improved by embossing the tissue twice in two successive embossing nips formed between a rigid engraved embossing roll and a resilient backing roll. The hardness of the resilient backing roll in the first embossing nip is less than the hardness of the resilient backing roll in the second embossing nip. This form of double nip embossing is particularly effective for embossing tissue webs having high bulk and resiliency, such as soft uncreped throughdried tissues, which cannot be satisfactorily embossed by conventional methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Douglas Beuther, Tammy Lynn Baum, Anthony Mark Gambaro, David Robert Gruber, Jeffrey Dean Lindsay
  • Patent number: D390362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Tammy Lynn Baum, Paul Kerner Pauling, MaryAnn Zunker
  • Patent number: D390363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Tammy Lynn Baum, Paul Kerner Pauling, MaryAnn Zunker
  • Patent number: D674612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Inventors: Benjamin Charles Sarbo, Claudia Helena Javenkoski, Tammy Lynn Baum
  • Patent number: D757450
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Peter Sierra, Tammy Lynn Baum, James Leo Baggot, Jessie Jeannine McGuire
  • Patent number: D831979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Peter Sierra, Lisa Maria Kocourek, James Leo Baggot, Tammy Lynn Baum
  • Patent number: D876844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Peter Sierra, Renee Kristine Wagner, Linda Marie Barran, Tammy Lynn Baum, Lisa Maria Kocourek