Patents by Inventor WILLIAM D. KEES

WILLIAM D. KEES 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).

  • COMPRESSION BANDAGE
    Publication number: 20190336351
    Abstract: Compression bandage for use as the only bandage in a single-bandage system for compression therapy, comprising an elastic compression layer and an elastic comfort layer, of which at least 50% is permanently attached to the compression layer. The compression bandage has a full-stretch elongation (FSE) of between 25% and 60% beyond its unstretched length. Full-stretch elongation is defined as the elongation at which the second derivative (130) of a curve (110) showing tensioning force over longitudinal elongation has its global maximum (140).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: GUIDO HITSCHMANN, CHRISTINE BONGARDS, DANIEL J. CARTER, WILLIAM D. KEES, JOHN J. ROGERS