Patents by Inventor Wiliam Bela Haffner

Wiliam Bela Haffner 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).

  • Low gauge films and film/nonwoven laminates
    Patent number: 6309736
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a low gauge, multilayer film which may be laminated to other materials such as, for example, fibrous nonwoven webs. The multilayer film may include one or more skin layers which in certain configurations comprise no more than about 15 percent of the overall thickness and in other configurations no more than about 10 percent of the overall thickness of the multilayer film. Such films and laminates have a wide variety of uses including, but not limited to, personal care absorbent products, articles of clothing and health care related items such as surgical drapes and gowns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Ann Louise McCormack, Kevin George Hetzler, Karen Lynn English, Billy Ray Jones, Jr., Charles John Morell, Wiliam Bela Haffner, Glynis Allicia Walton, Lance James Garrett, Jr.