Patents by Inventor William H. Willis

William H. Willis 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).

  • Method of making a skin contacting product
    Patent number: 8657981
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a skin contacting product and a method of making same wherein the skin contacting product is formed of a laminated material having at least two distinct layers including a fabric layer and a film layer. The laminated material also has a film-like surface on a selected surface portion of the fabric layer which is formed by applying heat to the selected surface portion. The heat is applied at a temperature and for a period of time sufficient to form the film-like surface wherein the temperature and the period of time are dependent upon the physical characteristics of the laminated material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Hollister Incorporated
    Inventors: William H. Willis, James J. Passalaqua
  • SKIN CONTACTING PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20110162776
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a skin contacting product and a method of making same wherein the skin contacting product is formed of a laminated material having at least two distinct layers including a fabric layer and a film layer. The laminated material also has a film-like surface on a selected surface portion of the fabric layer which is formed by applying heat to the selected surface portion. The heat is applied at a temperature and for a period of time sufficient to form the film-like surface wherein the temperature and the period of time are dependent upon the physical characteristics of the laminated material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Hollister Incorporated
    Inventors: William H. Willis, James J. Passalaqua
  • Skin contacting product and method of making same
    Patent number: 7915186
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a skin contacting product and a method of making same wherein the skin contacting product is formed of a laminated material having at least two distinct layers including a fabric layer and a film layer. The laminated material also has a film-like surface on a selected surface portion of the fabric layer which is formed by applying heat to the selected surface portion. The heat is applied at a temperature and for a period of time sufficient to form the film-like surface wherein the temperature and the period of time are dependent upon the physical characteristics of the laminated material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Hollister Incorporated
    Inventors: William H. Willis, James J. Passalaqua
  • Skin contacting product and method of making same
    Publication number: 20080226864
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a skin contacting product and a method of making same wherein the skin contacting product is formed of a laminated material having at least two distinct layers including a fabric layer and a film layer. The laminated material also has a film-like surface on a selected surface portion of the fabric layer which is formed by applying heat to the selected surface portion. The heat is applied at a temperature and for a period of time sufficient to form the film-like surface wherein the temperature and the period of time are dependent upon the physical characteristics of the laminated material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: William H. Willis, James J. Passalaqua