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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7943813 | Absorbent products with enhanced rewet, intake, and stain masking performance An absorbent article, such as a feminine care product, includes a liquid permeable liner layer, a generally liquid impermeable outer cover layer, and an absorbent layer disposed between the liner layer and outer cover layer. Spaced apart solidified deposits of a pha... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7651653 | Machine and cross-machine direction elastic materials and methods of making same A method for producing a machine direction and cross-machine direction elastic laminate includes the steps of providing a one direction elastic laminate material including at least one elastic layer and one facing layer and having a single direction of elasticity an... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7270723 | Microporous breathable elastic film laminates, methods of making same, and limited use or disposable product applications A breathable, elastic film/support layer laminate includes a thermoplastic elastomer film sheet of a thermoplastic elastomer and a filled semi crystalline predominantly linear polymer. The film includes between about 25 and 70 weight percent filler, between about 5 ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7220478 | Microporous breathable elastic films, methods of making same, and limited use or disposable product applications A thermoplastic elastomer film includes a thermoplastic elastomer and a filled semi crystalline predominantly linear polymer. The film includes between about 25 and 70 weight percent filler, between about 5 and 30 by weight percent semi-crystalline linear polymer, a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7155746 | Anti-wicking protective workwear and methods of making and using same The present invention relates to protective outerwear for covering a body portion. The protective outerwear has an inside surface and an outside surface, with at least the outside surface including thereupon an ink jet printed low surface tension liquid blocking mat... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7022201 | Entangled fabric wipers for oil and grease absorbency A composite fabric comprising a necked and creped spunbond nonwoven web of monocomponent fibers hydraulically entangled with a fibrous component that comprises cellulosic fibers. The nonwoven web contains thermoplastic fibers and the fibrous component comprises grea... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6991898 | Diagnostic test device and method of using same A self contained diagnostic test device is provided for use in the collection and detection of a biological specimen or the like. The device comprises a tubular swab and reagent dispensing cap component for receiving specimens. The reagent dispensing cap component i... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6967261 | Bandage, methods of producing and using same A bandage of the type used on acute wounds, minor wounds, burn wounds and irritations, includes a first layer for covering the wound site and an area around the wound site, with the first layer including a top surface and bottom surface; a second layer over the firs... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957884 | High-speed inkjet printing for vibrant and crockfast graphics on web materials or end-products A method of creating high-speed multi-color process images. The method includes providing at least two high operating frequency printheads which are capable of processing phase-change inks, providing at least two phase-change inks, providing a substrate, activating ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6909028 | Stable breathable elastic garments A thermally stable microporous breathable film is provided comprising at least 35% filler, by weight of the filled-film, and a thermoplastic polymer blend of a first polyethylene polymer and a second polyethylene polymer. The first polyethylene polymer comprises 30%... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6838498 | Coating for treating substrates for ink jet printing including imbibing solution for enhanced image visualization and retention A method of producing a printed substrate so as to improve the adhesion, colorfastness and washfastness of either reactive or acid dye-based ink jet inks printed onto the substrate, the method includes the steps of providing a substrate, treating the substrate with ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6838590 | Pulp fiber absorbent composites for personal care products There is provided a personal care product that has a liquid impermeable backsheet, a liquid permeable topsheet, and an absorbent composite located between the topsheet and backsheet. The absorbent composite has an upper layer made of pulp cellulose fiber in an amoun... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6787490 | Glove donning delivery system A substrate includes a flexible substantially planar sheet of at least one layer. The layer has a front side and a back side with a donning agent associated with at least one side of the sheet. The donning agent is transferable from the sheet to an object or individ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6765125 | Distribution—Retention material for personal care products There is provided a distribution/retention layer for personal care products which is a nonwoven fabric having retention materials and distribution materials in a side-by-side configuration as rows, stripes, channels, etc. These rows may be continuous or discontinuou... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6759567 | Pulp and synthetic fiber absorbent composites for personal care products A personal care product that has a liquid impermeable backsheet, a liquid permeable topsheet, and an absorbent composite located between the topsheet and backsheet. The absorbent composite has an upper layer made of synthetic fiber with at most 20 weight percent pul... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6726754 | Method for enzyme mediated removal of gas from inks, and reduced gas inks A method for degassing ink, and resulting degassed ink includes the addition of at least two enzymes to ink containing a donor substrate specific to each enzyme, wherein one of the enzymes catalyzes a chemical reaction to produce hydrogen peroxide upon exposure to a... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723892 | Personal care products having reduced leakage There is provided an absorbent system that not only takes in fluid, but then transfers that fluid further beneath the first composite. This is achieved in this invention through paired permeability, capillarity, and void volume of the first and second composites. Th... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719742 | Pattern embossed multilayer microporous films Pattern embossed low gauge films are disclosed having multiple microporous film layers with distinct coloration, such as a dark colored layer and a light colored layer, wherein the color of the underlying film causes a visible color contrast only at the embossed reg... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6717699 | Method for hybrid printing The present invention relates to a system and method for ink-jet printing. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a system and method useful for ink-jet printing onto textiles. Even more specifically, the present invention is directed to ink-jet pri... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6664437 | Layered composites for personal care products There is provided a new multi-layered fibrous material for use in personal care products. In this material, a layer having a mixture of pulp, superabsorbent and binder is adjacent a layer having a very high superabsorbent concentration. The structure is t... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6665095 | Apparatus for hybrid printing The present invention relates to a system and method for ink-jet printing. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a system and method useful for ink-jet printing onto textiles. Even more specifically, the present invention is directed to ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6649548 | Nonwoven web and film laminate with improved strength and method of making the same There is disclosed a nonwoven web/film laminate for use as a fabric in personal care products. The laminate is formed of at least two layers in an SF formation. The spunbond (S) layer of the laminate is formed of preferably metallocene catalyzed polypropy... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6627789 | Personal care product with fluid partitioning There is provided an intake/retention/transfer material for personal care products like feminine hygiene products, which is a heterogeneous composite containing between 5 and 25 weight percent of a superabsorbent or gelling material and having a density l... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6613029 | Vapor swept diaper There is provided a personal care product having a vapor sweep comprising a material which reacts with water or urine to form vapor at a rate capable of displacing at least 5, and preferably at least 10, percent of the air volume within said product per m... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6610903 | Materials for fluid management in personal care products There is provided a fluid management material for personal care products which distributes artificial menses according to the gush/distribution test taught herein such that it has a distribution ratio of at least about 0.06. Its preferred that the fluid m... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6605552 | Superabsorbent composites with stretch There is provided layer for personal care products made from elastic polymers that are extruded and cross-linked to form superabsorbents. Such a layer is useful in personal care products, like diapers, training pants, incontinence garments and feminine hy... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6547915 | Creep resistant composite elastic material with improved aesthetics, dimensional stability and inherent latency and method of producing same A method of producing a creep resistant composite elastic material wherein an elastic fibrous web is bonded to at least one gatherable layer to form a composite elastic material is provided. By passing the composite elastic material into a nip formed betw... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6534149 | Intake/distribution material for personal care products There is provided an intake/distribution layer for personal care products which is a co-apertured distribution layer and a transfer delay layer between them. The co-apertured distribution and transfer delay layer can serve to store liquid and release it t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6489534 | Disposable personal articles which conform and adhere There is provided a disposable personal article with a polymer having a glass transition temperature ranging between 25 and 45° C. The polymer is tacky over the temperature range, which is approximately that of the body, and results in better sealing of ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6479154 | Coextruded, elastomeric breathable films, process for making same and articles made therefrom A breathable, elastic multilayered film including a core layer of a first elastomer and at least one filler and at least one skin layer of a second elastomer; wherein the first elastomer is a polyolefin and the second elastomer is selected from the group ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6475600 | Composite material having stretch and recovery including a layer of an elastic material and a transversely extensible and retractable necked laminate of non-elastic sheet layers The present invention is directed to a composite material and a process for making the material. The composite material may be breathable and is formed from at least one layer of an elastic material and a necked laminate of sheet layers. The sheet layers ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6472045 | Liquid transfer material of a transversely extensible and retractable necked laminate of non-elastic sheet layers The present invention is directed to a liquid transfer material formed from a necked laminate and a process for making the laminate. The necked laminate is formed from sheet layers of at least one non-elastic neckable material laminated to at least the fi... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6387471 | Creep resistant composite elastic material with improved aesthetics, dimensional stability and inherent latency and method of producing same A method of producing a creep resistant composite elastic material wherein an elastic fibrous web is bonded to at least one gatherable layer to form a composite elastic material is provided. By passing the composite elastic material into a nip formed betw... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6368444 | Apparatus and method for cross-directional stretching of polymeric film and other nonwoven sheet material and materials produced therefrom A method for stretching nonwoven sheet material in the cross-machine direction includes coursing a nonwoven sheet material through a deformable nip, the nip being formed between two rotating stretch surfaces having intermeshing peaks and troughs, the surf... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6322596 | Method of decolorizing a dyed material in a predetermined pattern A method of decolorizing a dyed material in a predetermined pattern, which method involves providing a dyed material and ink jet printing a solution of an oxidoreductase onto the dyed material in a predetermined pattern. The present invention further prov... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6281166 | Thermal dye diffusion coating and substrate A coating suitable for receiving an image by dye diffusion printing which includes a thermoplastic polymer having a glass transition temperature of at least about 30° C. and a powdered plasticizer having a melting point of at least about 80° C. The ther... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6162522 | Loop substrate for releasably attachable abrasive sheet material A loop material suitable for use with a hook-and-loop fastening system, wherein the loop material includes a first fibrous nonwoven web having a first surface and a second surface and includes carded sheath-core bicomponent staple fibers in which the fibe... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6156677 | Cellulose-Based medical packaging material sterilizable by oxidizing gas plasma A medical packaging material based on a cellulosic nonwoven web which may be used in an oxidizing gas plasma sterilization environment. The material includes a cellulosic nonwoven web made up of fibers. From about 50 to 100 percent by weight of the fibers... | 12/05/2000 |
