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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177742 | Inflatable retention system for an enteral feeding device An inflatable retention system for an enteral feeding tube having a base deployed outside the human body and an indwelling retainer which is deployed within a lumen or cavity of the body by insertion through a stoma from outside the body. The retention system includ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8157816 | Gastropexy kit A gastropexy kit includes a plurality of safety needle assemblies. Each safety needle assembly includes a needle and a stylus. A fastener is positioned in a distal end of the needle. The fastener is coupled to one end of the suture and a suture retention hub is coup... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147449 | Device for gastric feeding and drainage via an artificial stoma The invention describes a closure device for the provision of freshly created gastric feeding fistulas, the basis of the design of the device being an introverted balloon that allows a sealing and hemostatic axial traction movement on the fistula that is to be seale... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8117672 | Nitrile rubber article having natural rubber characteristics An improved process and material for making elastomeric nitrile rubber articles is disclosed. In particular, the process and material formulation can produce nitrile rubber based articles, which exhibit force-strain characteristics that are comparable to those of na... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7845351 | Germicidal face mask A face mask for reducing the amount of microbes to which a wearer is exposed is provided. The face mask includes a body portion that has an outer layer that has been treated with a germicidal agent in an effective amount. The layer may be a nonwoven fabric like a sp... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7867253 | Suture retention hub A suture retention hub is provided. It includes a base configured to moveably hold a handle within at least a portion of the base. The base has an aperture which extends through the base. The hub also includes a handle configured to moveably fit into the portion of ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7794425 | Gastro-esophageal reflux control system and pump An enteral feeding unit or system that minimizes the occurrence of gastro-esophogeal-pharynegal reflux during feeding is described. The enteral feeding unit or device includes an automatable feeding pump with a feedback sensor for sensing a relative pressure in a pa... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7685649 | Surgical gown with elastomeric fibrous sleeves A protective garment, such as a surgical gown, includes a garment body defining sleeves. A cuff may be secured at respective ends of the sleeves. An elastic fiber layer is disposed on the sleeves beginning at the sleeve or cuff. The elastic fiber layer has a high fr... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7666178 | Retention device for medical components The present invention is directed generally to an adapter for assist with the connection of a flexible tubing to a connector, and more particularly to a product that enables the flexible tubing to retain its ability to provide a secure connection even after multiple... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7588034 | Three piece drape with fluid diversion capabilities A three-piece surgical drape with fluid diverting channel or sleeve therein and method of making or assembling the same. The drape generally including a first liquid impermeable section attached at either end thereof to second and third sections of the drape, respec... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7255816 | Method of recycling bonded fibrous materials and synthetic fibers and fiber-like materials produced thereof A method of recycling bonded fibrous materials, the method includes the steps of: providing pieces of bonded fibrous materials, the pieces having sizes that are adapted for suspension in a liquid; suspending the discrete pieces of bonded fibrous materials in a liqui... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7174257 | Method for measuring the effort in donning a glove The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring the relative difficulty in donning of a glove. The apparatus contains a glove mount for holding a glove to be tested in an open donnable position and a device for measuring the effort associated with donning the gl... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6784126 | High pulp content nonwoven composite fabric A high pulp content nonwoven composite fabric is disclosed. The composite fabric contains 1) from more than about 0 to less than about 30 percent, by weight, of a nonwoven layer of conjugate spun filaments, the filaments containing at least one low-softening point c... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6550635 | Portable folded wiper system A portable folded wiper dispensing system for dispensing flexible sheets from a stack of sheets. The system includes a refillable apparatus and a stack of sheets. The refillable apparatus is composed of: 1) a relatively flat, flexible base devoid of dispe... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6386479 | Coreless roll carriage unit adapter for dispensers A carriage unit adapter for solid or coreless rolls of paper material that are dispensed in a roll dispenser having slots defined on inner surfaces of side wall members thereof for receipt of said adapter and a back wall positioned a distance from the slo... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6378726 | Interfolded napkin dispensing system An interfolded paper napkin dispensing system composed of: (a) an outer housing defining an interior space; (b) stacking means mounted within the outer housing for holding a stack of paper napkins within the interior space; and (c) a dispensing face defin... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6294222 | Method of attaching a substantially uniform distribution of particulates to individual exposed surfaces of a substrate A method of attaching a substantially uniform distribution of particulates to individual exposed surfaces of a matrix of fibrous material. The method includes the following steps: 1) electrically charging a matrix of fibrous material having individual exp... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6286145 | Breathable composite barrier fabric and protective garments made thereof A breathable composite barrier fabric for protective garments including a low-strength nonwoven web; a high-strength nonwoven web containing multicomponent fibers that have a first polyolefin component and a second polyamide component, the high-strength w... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6228385 | Liquid antimicrobial, skin moisturizing formulation A liquid antimicrobial, skin moisturizing formulation including: 1) an aqueous alcoholic base; 2) a humectant; 3) a delivery material adapted to release an emollient when the formulation is applied to the skin; and 4) an emollient imiscible in the aqueous... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6210528 | Process of making web-creped imprinted paper A low density, wet-creped paper web having improved levels of tensile strength, tear strength and thickness. The web has a distribution of densified regions corresponding to the distribution of knuckles on a drying fabric. Generally speaking, these densif... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6187140 | Creping process utilizing low temperature-curing adhesive A method of increasing the wet strength of a creped sheet, which method involves providing a sheet which includes cellulosic fibers, which sheet has a first side and a second side; applying a low temperature-curing latex adhesive binder composition to the... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6179235 | Collaspe resistant center feed roll and process of making thereof The center feed roll may include a wound sheet material having lessened wound tension due to exposure to moisture. This exposure may prevent the inward collapse of sheet material into the core of the center feed roll.... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6138939 | Coreless adapter for dispensers of cored rolls of material An adapter for a dispenser, the adapter including at least one carriage unit which is slidably mounted within a dispenser. In selected embodiments, the adapter of the present invention includes a frame which is mountable within a dispenser, the carriage u... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6092759 | System for dispensing coreless rolls of product A system for dispensing coreless rolls of product. The system includes: (1) a rotary dispenser including a frame, a mounting mechanism and a pair of cooperating plungers, each plunger including: a base, the base being fixed to the frame; a distal end, the... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6092758 | Adapter and dispenser for coreless rolls of products An adapter for converting a core roll product dispenser into a dispenser for a coreless roll product having a pair of depressions defined in the ends of the coreless roll. The adapter includes: (1) a housing defining a central cavity and an opening at an ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6079305 | Rolled web dispenser and cutting apparatus A roll towel dispenser is operative to deliver and sever sheets of web from a roll of towel. The dispenser comprises a housing defining a compartment in which the roll of towel is maintained. A drive roller is supported by a frame attached to the housing.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6074527 | Production of soft paper products from coarse cellulosic fibers The present invention encompasses a sanitary paper product including a wet-laid, surfactant treated nonwoven fibrous structure including coarse pulp fibers at least a portion contain oil and having a lower cup crush load and energy than an identical fibro... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6070821 | Indented coreless rolls and methods of making and using A careless roll of absorbent paper product such as toilet tissue is configured to be easier to mount to a rotary dispenser than careless rolls heretofore known. The careless roll includes a rolled web of absorbent paper product that is rolled about a wind... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6036467 | Apparatus for ultrasonically assisted melt extrusion of fibers An apparatus and a method for the melt extrusion of a molten thermoplastic polymer, e.g., as fibers and nonwoven webs, which apparatus and method utilize ultrasonic energy to assist in the melt-extrusion process. The apparatus includes a die housing which... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6029274 | Protective garment and method of manufacture A protective garment without front facing seams. The protective garment contains a body piece composed of a single seamless sheet of material. The body piece has a right body side and a left body side. Each body side includes a first and second leg edge, ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6027610 | Production of soft paper products from old newspaper A sanitary paper product made from newspapers containing coarse cellulosic fibers and printed with ink that contains oil and a method for making the same is provided. The method has the step of (a) pulping the newspapers in water with agitation to produce... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6028240 | Disposable diaper that stretchably conforms to a wearer Disclosed is a disposable protective garment adapted to stretchably conform to the body of a wearer, the garment being composed of at least one piece of a reversibly-necked material which is adapted to have recoverable stretch in at least one direction. T... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6022447 | Process for treating a fibrous material and article thereof A process for treating a fibrous material which includes the steps of: 1) providing a liquid suspension composed of fibrous material; 2) intermixing the liquid suspension of fibrous material with a treatment over a time period T1 --wherein the ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6020277 | Polymeric strands with enhanced tensile strength, nonwoven webs including such strands, and methods for making same A melt-extrudable polymeric strand with enhanced tensile strength formed by extruding a melt-extrudable polymer while subjecting the a portion of the polymer to ultrasonic energy. The melt-extrudable polymeric strand has a tenacity which is from about 1.5... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6010592 | Method and apparatus for increasing the flow rate of a liquid through an orifice An apparatus and a method for increasing the flow rate of a pressurized liquid through an orifice by applying ultrasonic energy to a portion of the pressurized liquid. The apparatus includes a die housing which defines a chamber adapted to receive a press... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6001218 | Production of soft paper products from old newspaper A method of making sanitary paper products from newspapers. The method includes the steps of: (a) pulping newspapers in water with agitation to produce a pulp slurry, the fiber in the newspapers having an oil content ranging from about 0.025% to about 2.0... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5912194 | Permeable liquid flow control material A permeable, liquid flow control material composed of: 1) a permeable sheet having a plurality of individual exposed surfaces, at least a portion of which have a surface energy of less than about 45 dynes/cm; and 2) amphiphilic proteins adsorbed onto at l... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5912196 | Flame inhibitor composition and method of application A flame retardant composition for treating a high pulp content nonwoven web is provided. The flame retardant composition includes soluble solids formed from inorganic salts, such as ammonium polyphosphate and sulfur. The TGA range of such soluble solids i... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5910455 | Hand cleanser The present invention provides an aqueous cleanser formulation comprising a blend of paramenthadienes together with one or more surfactants and/or solubilisers. Such a formulation has been found to be capable of removing a wide range of heavy soils from t... | 06/08/1999 |
