Patents by Inventor Uyles Woodrow Bowen, Jr.

Uyles Woodrow Bowen, Jr. 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).

  • Germicidal face mask
    Patent number: 7845351
    Abstract: A face mask for reducing the amount of microbes to which a wearer is exposed is provided. The face mask includes a body portion that has an outer layer that has been treated with a germicidal agent in an effective amount. The layer may be a nonwoven fabric like a spunbond, meltblown or coform layer and may be a laminate of such layers. The face mask having such a germicidal treatment can result in a reduction in microbial activity as compared to another face mask, identical but for the germicidal agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Mathis, Uyles Woodrow Bowen, Jr., Eric Clayton Steindorf, Phillip A. Schorr, Angela Dobson, Ali Yahiaoui, Douglas R. Hoffman, David Koenig, Anthony Steve Spencer
  • Absorbent surgical drape
    Patent number: 5901706
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel absorbent surgical drapes containing at least one hydrophilic meltspun fabric layer and a liquid impervious film layer. The meltspun fabric layer may include at least one spunbonded fabric, meltblown fabric or other nonwoven fabric that is made hydrophilic. The filaments or microfibers of the spunbonded or meltblown fabrics may contain a hydrophilic additive in or on the filaments or microfibers. In one embodiment, the film of the surgical drape is breathable. In another embodiment, the film of the surgical drape has anti-slip properties, due to the inherent properties of the film or to a pattern coating of latex or hot melt adhesive on an exposed surface of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry L. Griesbach, Michael P. Mathis, Uyles Woodrow Bowen, Jr.
  • Face masks including a spunbonded/meltblown/spunbonded laminate
    Patent number: 5883026
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel face masks, which include a spunbonded/meltblown/spunbonded (SMS) laminate. The face masks of the present invention may include other layers, in addition to the SMS layer, such as an electret meltblown layer, a spunbonded layer, a wet-laid layer or a second SMS laminate. In one embodiment, the face mask includes an outermost SMS layer, an intermediate electret meltblown layer, and an innermost layer in the form of a spunbonded layer, a wet-laid layer or a second SMS laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy W. Reader, Uyles Woodrow Bowen, Jr.
  • Surgical gown cuff and method for making the same
    Patent number: 5680653
    Abstract: An elastic laminate, and particularly a liquid impermeable elastic laminate, having a stretchable layer secured to an elastic liquid impermeable film wherein the film is formed from an elastic self-adhering adhesive is disclosed. The disclosed elastic laminate may be incorporated in a variety of products, such as diapers, feminine care articles, stockinettes, cuffs, and garments, such as surgical gowns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Peter Mathis, Uyles Woodrow Bowen, Jr., Timothy Wilson Reader