Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Flicker

Thomas M. Flicker 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).

  • Process for the detection of marked components of a composite article using infrared blockers
    Patent number: 7935296
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the detection of marked components of a composite article. The present invention relates to detecting the presence, position, concentration and/or distribution of one or more components in a composite article, and to registration inspection of a composite article using infrared radiation. In one embodiment of the invention, infrared blockers, such as absorbing infrared blockers, are incorporated into the component of interest in the composite to increase the visibility of the marked component during inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew L. Koele, Clinton D. Clark, Jerome J. Workman, Jr., Kent A. Franklin, Thomas M. Flicker, Bradley M. Marohl, Joseph J. Gimenez
  • Absorbent article featuring a laminated material with a low Poisson's Ratio
    Patent number: 7812214
    Abstract: Disclosed is an absorbent article defining a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the absorbent article including an outercover, the outercover comprising a laminated material including two layers; an absorbent body disposed adjacent the outercover; and a graphic associated with the outercover, wherein the laminated material exhibits a Poisson's Ratio less than 1.0 at 4 percent longitudinal strain using ASTM-E132. The laminated material optimally exhibits a Poisson's Ratio less than 0.75 at 4 percent longitudinal strain using ASTM-E132. The laminated material more optimally exhibits a Poisson's Ratio less than 0.4 at 4 percent longitudinal strain using ASTM-E132.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew L. Koele, Elizabeth D. Gadsby, Thomas M. Flicker, Jason S. Fairbanks, Courtney Shea, Ann L. McCormack
  • Process for the detection of marked components of a composite article using infrared blockers
    Patent number: 6927857
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the detection of marked components of a composite article. The present invention relates to detecting the presence, position, concentration and/or distribution of one or more components in a composite article, and to registration inspection of a composite article using infrared radiation. In one embodiment of the invention, infrared blockers, such as absorbing infrared blockers, are incorporated into the component of interest in the composite to increase the visibility of the marked component during inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew L. Koele, Clinton D. Clark, Jerome J. Workman, Jr., Kent A. Franklin, Thomas M. Flicker, Bradley M. Marohl, Joesph J. Gimenez
  • Process for the detection of marked components of a composite article using infrared blockers
    Publication number: 20030169433
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the detection of marked components of a composite article. The present invention relates to detecting the presence, position, concentration and/or distribution of one or more components in a composite article, and to registration inspection of a composite article using infrared radiation. In one embodiment of the invention, infrared blockers, such as absorbing infrared blockers, are incorporated into the component of interest in the composite to increase the visibility of the marked component during inspection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew L. Koele, Clinton D. Clark, Jerome J. Workman, Kent A. Franklin, Thomas M. Flicker, Bradley M. Marohl, Joseph J. Gimenez