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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D656766 | Rolled towel dispenser | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141309 | Energy absorptive impalement protective cover apparatus An energy absorptive impalement protection system is utilized in preventing impalement and minimizing injuries due to impact with the end of a concrete reinforcing bar or other similar type of bar. The energy absorptive impalement protection system is comprised of a... | 03/27/2012 |
| D656348 | Rolled tissue dispenser | 03/27/2012 |
| 8113389 | Anti drip fluid dispenser The present invention provides a dispenser for dispensing a fluid which has an anti-drip feature. To achieve this anti-drip feature, the dispenser is provided with a suck back mechanism which is separate and independent from a pump in the dispenser. The suck back me... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8021996 | Nonwoven web and filter media containing partially split multicomponent fibers The present invention provides a nonwoven web prepared from multicomponent fibers which are partially split. The partially split multicomponent fibers have at least one component of the multicomponent fiber separated from the remaining components of the multicompone... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021454 | Disposable air filter sub-assembly A disposable air filter sub-assembly that includes: (a) air filtration media; (b) a substantially planar air filter frame providing three-dimensional support for the air filtration media; and (c) an air filter frame-connecting means integrated into the air filter fr... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7987756 | Electro-manual dispenser Disclosed is a sanitary or no-touch dispenser which dispenses sheets of a web material, such as a paper towel. The disclosed dispenser provides the web material to a user by using both manual and electronic means to dispense the sheet. This is accomplished by having... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7947864 | Low profile absorbent pantiliner A disposable absorbent liner for use in a crotch portion of underwear. The liner includes a cover layer having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface and comprising a mixture of hydrophilic microfibers and hydrophobic microfibers. A quantity of hydrophilic mic... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947027 | Body adhering absorbent article The present invention provides a body adhering absorbent article which is capable of absorbing bodily fluids. In this particular embodiment of the present invention, provided is an absorbent article which is specifically designed for attachment to a wearer's skin in... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7928282 | Absorbent products with a linked enzyme treatment The present invention provides a substrate treated with an linked enzyme. It has been discovered that a substrate treated with a linked enzyme can be effective in improving the ability of the substrate to absorb viscoelastic materials, such as menses, by cleaving a ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927322 | Body-adhering personal care product The present invention provides an absorbent article having longitudinal direction, a lateral direction, a second portion and a first portion. This absorbent article has a topsheet which has a first major surface that forms a body-facing surface. In addition, the abs... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7846530 | Creped electret nonwoven wiper Disclosed herein are disposable fibrous nonwoven wipers which include one or more creped fibrous nonwoven webs which have been electret treated. The fibrous nonwoven wipers provide desirable properties including improved capacity and efficiency for picking up debris... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845520 | Mounting plate and kit to provide water resistance for a dispenser An apparatus adapted for use with a dispenser to render the dispenser water resistant is provided. The dispenser for which it is provided has a housing including a compartment formed therein, an exit port, and a back housing portion including at least one aperture t... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7731056 | Dispenser assembly for dispensing gloves including a cartridge and a dispenser with a glove pusher A dispenser for dispensing gloves is provided which includes a housing having an exit port, the housing also formed to include a compartment which is configured to hold a plurality of gloves therein. The dispenser includes a glove pusher movably coupled to the housi... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7699189 | Dispenser assembly for dispensing gloves including glove positioner A dispensing assembly adapted for dispensing gloves, which includes a dispenser. The dispenser has a housing which forms an inner surface and an internal compartment configured to hold a stack of gloves, and at least one dispensing opening. A stack of gloves dispose... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7686792 | Modular absorbent article with overlapping portions An absorbent article (20) includes a first pad section (26), and a smaller second pad section (28) which is operatively joined to the first pad section. The first pad section (26) includes a first body-side cover (30), a first back... | 03/30/2010 |
| D612491 | Printed absorbent article | 03/23/2010 |
| 7666160 | Delivery device An applicator for introducing a therapeutic substance into a body cavity of a subject in need of the therapeutic substance is provided. The applicator has the look and feel of a conventional tampon applicator but delivers a therapeutic substance. Generally, the appl... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7614812 | Wiper with encapsulated agent A substantially dry wiper having first and second substrate webs joined together in a face-to-face configuration with at least one primary capsule between the two substrate webs is disclosed. The primary capsule encapsulates a primary agent that is released from the... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7530460 | Dispenser for rolled sheet material A single use disposable dispenser adapted to dispense sheet material therefrom is provided and includes a housing configured to provide a shipping carton and a dispenser housing for a roll of sheet material. The housing includes a base having a central area and an o... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7523825 | Packaging component for personal care articles The present invention provides a discrete package for absorbent personal care articles. Provided by the present invention is a personal care product having a container component and an absorbent personal care product component. The container component has a top pane... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7500541 | Acoustic material with liquid repellency A nonwoven acoustic insulating material which also provides repellency to water and low surface tension fluids. Also disclosed is a method for attenuating transmitted sound and repelling fluids which includes providing a nonwoven acoustic insulating material, the no... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7422105 | Packaged tampon and applicator assembly An easy open package for personal care products which has sensory cues as to the location of the opening of a wrapper component. In addition, the present invention provides a wrapper component which has a gradient seal which allows the user to effectively open the w... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7278988 | Dual-use pantiliner A pantiliner has a periphery and at least one fold line. The fold line allows the pantiliner to be adjusted in size by folding the pantiliner along the fold line(s). The product is thus convertible and may be used with conventional “hourglass” shaped panties or ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 6972104 | Meltblown die having a reduced size The present invention provides a meltblown die which has a considerable smaller width in the machine direction of the meltblowing process compared to conventional and commercially used meltblown dies. The meltblown die of the present invention has a. a die body; b. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6905986 | Composites comprising superabsorbent materials having a bimodal particle size distribution and methods of making the same The present invention is directed to an absorbent composite containing superabsorbent material. The superabsorbent material is in the form of superabsorbent particles having a bimodal particle size distribution. Use of superabsorbent material having a bimodal partic... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6893711 | Acoustical insulation material containing fine thermoplastic fibers The present invention relates an acoustical insulation material for sound attenuation containing a nonwoven web. Surprisingly, it has been discovered that an acoustical insulation material made from a nonwoven web of thermoplastic fibers having an average fiber diam... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6878427 | Encased insulation article The present invention relates to an insulation article having a core of an insulation material encased within a fabric material. The fabric material is prepared from thermoplastic fibers having an average fiber diameter less than about 12 microns. Examples of the fa... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6843785 | System and method for attaching absorbent articles A system for attaching a personal care article to an undergarment, the system including: (a) providing a personal care article having a top surface, a bottom surface, garment attachment adhesive applied to the bottom surface, a peel strip covering the garment attach... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6807702 | Cleaning system and apparatus Absorbent, multilayer cleaning fabrics are provided which have (i) a porous, abrasion resistant liquid pervious top layer, (ii) a liquid impervious bottom layer, and (iii) an absorbent mat sealed between the top and bottom layers. The top and/or bottom layers form h... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6783837 | Fibrous creased fabrics There is provided a surge material for personal care products with a first creased layer and at least a second layer, where the layers are in face-to-face relation to one another and bonded together. The first has creases with a depth of between 0.25 and 2 mm and a ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6773424 | Absorbent article having elasticized side shields with improved body fit An absorbent article having a narrow crotch portion and elasticized shield shields is disclosed. The absorbent article has a fit factor defined as the minimum crotch width divided by the effective height of the side shields. In one embodiment, the absorbent article ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6638636 | Breathable multilayer films with breakable skin layers A breathable multilayer film having a breathable core layer and at least one skin layer is disclosed. The core layer prepared by from a mixture containing a thermoplastic polymer and a particulate filler and the skin layer or layers are prepared from a mi... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6624100 | Microfiber nonwoven web laminates The present invention provides a web containing superfine microfibers. The web contains a blend of a first group of split microfibers which contains a first polymer component and a second group of split microfibers which contains a second polymer componen... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6613704 | Continuous filament composite nonwoven webs Nonwoven webs of continuous filaments are provided having a mixture or blend of first and second continuous filaments wherein the first and second continuous filaments are different from the first continuous filaments in one or more respects such as size,... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6473910 | Cooling garment A durable, single or multi-use cooling garment is provided having a multilayer structure. The cooling garment includes an inner layer of a thermoplastic polymer material that is liquid impermeable and vapor permeable, an outer liquid permeable reinforcing... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6274238 | Strength improved single polymer conjugate fiber webs The present invention provides a high strength autogenously bonded nonwoven fabric containing single polymer conjugate fibers which have at least two substantially the same component compositions, wherein the component compositions of the fibers contain o... | 08/14/2001 |
