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Attorney: Bullock; Roddy M.


Number of patents: 116
Last date: April 10, 2012

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NumberTitleIssue Date
8152959Embossed multi-ply fibrous structure product
A multi-ply fibrous structure product having two or more plies of fibrous structure where at least one of the plies has a plurality of domes formed during the papermaking process and there are from about 10 to about 1000 domes per square inch of the product. At leas...
04/10/2012
8137721Ink jetting inks for food application
Edible ink formulations for printing onto edible substrates and snack pieces. Methods are provided showing how to print on edible substrates and on snack pieces at high line speeds. ...
03/20/2012
8118164Product display assembly having increased stability
A product display assembly having an x-axis, y-axis, z-axis, x-y-plane, x-z-plane, and y-z plane. The product display assembly also having a base, a plurality of product packages having a product space, and a support stem. The support stem also has one or more hinge...
02/21/2012
8103553Method for making money on internet news sites and blogs
A method for making an online posted comment more conspicuous relative to other online posted comments. The method can include the steps of publishing internet content online by an internet content provider; providing with the published content a section for recordi...
01/24/2012
D647310Paper product
10/25/2011
8039685Absorbent article having a functional enhancement indicator
A feminine hygiene article having a body-facing surface, a first end region and a second end region. The feminine hygiene article is for placement in an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings, the feminine h...
10/18/2011
8030535Sanitary napkin for clean body benefit
A sanitary napkin has a facing layer joined to a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the facing layer and backsheet. The facing layer has a first region comprising a plurality of apertures, and a second region comprising a plurality of raised, out-of-p...
10/04/2011
8020237Apparatus for cleaning process surfaces
A brush, as well as a method for cleaning a process surface using the brush, having: a hollow cylinder having a closed first end, a closed second end, and a peripheral wall with an internal and external surface; with bristles arranged on the external surface of the ...
09/20/2011
D645257Paper product
09/20/2011
D644842Paper product
09/13/2011
D644841Paper product
09/13/2011
D644443Paper product
09/06/2011
D644442Paper product
09/06/2011
D644441Paper product
09/06/2011
D642808Paper product
08/09/2011
7967950High bulk strong absorbent single-ply tissue-towel paper product
The present invention relates to absorbent tissue-towel paper products comprising one essentially continuous ply of fibrous structure having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the product has an HFS absorbency greater than 8 g/g and the first surface exhi...
06/28/2011
D640473Paper product
06/28/2011
7937253Virtual prototyping system and method
A computer method for simulating motion of at least a portion of a virtual body is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: providing a surfaced body model; capturing or computing motion data for an external surface of the surfaced body; dividing the body model...
05/03/2011
7937249Computational model of the internal human pelvic environment
A computational model of the internal human pelvic environment. The model comprises meshed finite element regions corresponding to internal tissues or organs selected from the group consisting of pelvic muscles, vagina, vaginal walls, intestinal tissues, bowel tissu...
05/03/2011
7935207Absorbent core for disposable absorbent article
A method of making an absorbent core for use in an absorbent article. The method comprising the steps of: a. providing a first absorbent fibrous web material; b. providing a second absorbent fibrous web material;
05/03/2011
D636608Paper product
04/26/2011
7914649Papermaking belt for making multi-elevation paper structures
A papermaking belt for making a fibrous structure having: a framework having: a first layer and a second layer, each of the first and second layers having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and the first layer having a plurality of deflecti...
03/29/2011
7910196Embossed multi-ply fibrous structure product
An embossed multi-ply fibrous structure product having enhanced quilted appearance comprising: two or more plies of fibrous structure wherein at least one of the piles has a plurality of embossments thereon having a total embossment area of from about 6% to about 16...
03/22/2011
D634554Paper product
03/22/2011
D632896Paper product
02/22/2011
D631515Advertising display
01/25/2011
D630025Paper product
01/04/2011
7838099Looped nonwoven web
The present invention relates to a nonwoven web comprising a plurality of loops. At least one of said loops having a loop circumference length to loop base length ratio that is greater than about 4:1. The loops may also have a base length less than 0.5 cm and a base...
11/23/2010
7829177Web materials having offset emboss patterns disposed thereon
A web substrate comprising a plurality of embossment regions and an embossment pattern for a web substrate are disclosed. Each of the embossment regions is bounded by a first axis and a second axis orthogonal thereto. Each of the first axis are collectively elongate...
11/09/2010
7819852Sanitary napkin for clean body benefit
An absorbent article capable of reliably achieving an improved body-fitting profile. The absorbent article includes a fluid permeable facing layer having a first elastic modulus and an absorbent core joined to the facing layer, the absorbent core having a second ela...
10/26/2010
7809179Manufacturing inspection of folded feminine hygiene products by cascading edge and skew detection
A process is provided for inspecting an absorbent article constructed from multiple components. A filtered image is produced from the absorbent article. In the image of the absorbent article, a nonlinear first edge and a second edge are identified at a location wher...
10/05/2010
7799411Absorbent paper product having non-embossed surface features
A cellulosic fibrous structure product having one or more plies. At least one of the plies has one or more unembossed areas, and the one or more unembossed area has a macroscopic first surface and a macroscopic second surface. The fibrous structure product also has ...
09/21/2010
7785308Tampon absorbency indicators on package
An array of disposable absorbent articles. The array has a first absorbent article and a second absorbent article. The first absorbent article is enclosed in a first package having i.) an outer surface wherein the outer surface has an outer surface area and ii.) a f...
08/31/2010
7736688Printed web and method for making
A method of making a web having a color signal visible and/or a composition providing a skin health benefit thereon. The method comprising the steps of: a. providing a three-dimensional, fluid pervious, polymeric web, the web compr...
06/15/2010
7736349Absorbent article comprising an absorbent element comprising a liquid absorbent thermoplastic composition
The present invention relates to absorbent articles, typically for feminine protection, including a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent element positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent element includes a fluid storage layer which is a liqu...
06/15/2010
7735203Process for producing folded and compressed tampons
A method and apparatus for producing a stabilized tampon from a tampon pledget. The method includes the steps of providing a tampon pledget; providing a compression mold having disposed therein a plurality of fluid communication passages; moving the tampon pledget i...
06/15/2010
7732657Absorbent article with lotion-containing topsheet
A sanitary napkin comprising a topsheet having a body-facing side and comprising a plurality of discrete tufts of fibrous material. The topsheet has a lotion composition applied to at least a portion of the body-facing side thereof. An absorbent core is in fluid com...
06/08/2010
7694818Package containing a window and a performance characteristic indicator
A package comprising a container and a plurality of tampons. The container includes a layer having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the layer forming an interior space. The container also includes a window that can be clear and can be circular in shape. ...
04/13/2010
7682686Tufted fibrous web
A fibrous web having a first surface and a second surface. The fibrous web has a first region and at least one discrete second region, the second region being a discontinuity on the second surface and being a tuft comprising a plurality of tufted fibers extending fr...
03/23/2010
7670665Tufted laminate web
An absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The topsheet has a first side and a second side, the first side being a body-facing side. The topsheet defines a CD-MD plane and includes a fi...
03/02/2010
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