Patents by Inventor Tim Bast

Tim Bast 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).

  • Anti-microbial silicone rubber composition and method for making same
    Publication number: 20020082340
    Abstract: An anti-microbial, curable silicone rubber composition and method for making same, comprising in at least a portion of the exposed surface of said composition an organic matrix containing homogeneously dispersed particles of metallic silver having a particle size in the range of 1 to 50 nm (silver nanoparticles) in an amount providing on the surface of said composition an anti-microbially effective but less than cytotoxic silver concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Bernhard Hanke, Tim Bast
  • Viscous fluid bodily waste management article
    Patent number: 6186992
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a waste management element disposed in at least a portion of the crotch region. The waste management element comprises an acceptance element and a storage element. The storage element preferably comprises a three-dimensional web with arcuate portions intermittent with bondable locations forming a lofted open structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Donald C. Roe, Oliver E. C. Mason, Tim Bast, Joerg Mueller