Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4315965 | Method of making nonwoven fabric and product made thereby having both stick bonds and molten bonds The method of autogenously bonding a nonwoven web formed predominantly of thermoplastic fibers is characterized by the steps of directing heat into the web from only one surface thereof to preheat the web, and then directing the preheated web through a bo... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4315507 | Sanitary napkin with heat fusible baffle A sanitary device, e.g. a sanitary napkin is provided which has an absorbent matrix and a fluid impervious baffle. Part of the fluid impervious baffle is a heat fusible sheet which is adhered to the absorbent component by fusing. The absorbent component m... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4306559 | Moisture-permeable disposable diapers A disposable diaper comprising a urine-permeable surface sheet, a urine-impervious backing sheet and an absorbent pad interposed between said two sheets, said disposable diaper being characterized in that the urine-impervious backing sheet comprises at le... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4305391 | Double wrapped tampon A tampon having an absorbent core with two fluid permeable wraps is provided. The combination of two wrapping layers aids in withdrawal particularly when a superabsorbent material is used as part of the absorbent and also may aid in the prevention of reve... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4300563 | Reusable baby napkin The present invention provides a baby's napkin for a baby comprising a relatively moisture impervious outer layer and a relatively moisture absorbent inner layer secured to one another and having extended portions adapted to be tied together to secure the... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4297410 | Absorbent material An absorbent material companies a non-woven fabric including thermoplastic fibers, on which a highly absorbing, hydrophilic polymetric substance is scattered and which is thermally set.... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4275105 | Stabilized rayon web and structures made therefrom A stabilized absorbent rayon web which may be used alone or which may serve as outer plies for absorbent structures. The rayon web may be a spunbonded web or an air laid, wet laid or carded web of staple length or longer fibers, with substantial fiber ori... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4244369 | Surgical sponge with visually detectable element A surgical sponge comprising, a sheet of an absorbent material, and an elongated visually detectable element at least partially located on an outer surface of the sheet, with the element being non-wettable and of a color which contrasts with the color of ... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4233345 | Thin-skin stabilization of pads of fluffed pulp A method is provided for the stabilization of a high loft, low density, air-laid pad of short length fibers by the formation of a thin, reinforcing layer on a surface thereof. The film is formed by first pretreating a surface of the pad with a light spray... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4226238 | Disposable diaper A diaper comprises an outer sheet of waterproof plastic material having a deformed recess area between the sides and ends thereof which forms a pad receiving cavity which is bordered by marginal areas on each side and end. The cavity is about an inch deep... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4219024 | Absorbent article An absorbent article for placement against a wearer to capture body fluids comprising, an absorbent pad comprising a mass of fibers, and particles of plastic material fused to fibers in the pad to increase the integrity and resiliency of the fibrous mass.... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4217901 | Crush-resistant adhesively-attached absorbent product A thin absorbent product for adhesive attachment to a wearer's garment is provided with means for resisting deformation when worn or applied. Such means comprise providing on the garment facing major surface of the absorbent pad of such product, a densifi... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4211227 | Surgical sponge material A nonwoven hospital sponge material has been provided comprising a layered fabric having an inner core of a substantially hydrophilic material disposed adjacent at least one outer or surface layer or between a pair of outer layers of a substantially hydro... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4205679 | Disposable undergarment A unitary, multi-layer disposable undergarment such as a panty adapted for use in training infants or for use by incontinent adults or children is provided. The undergarment is constructed from a non-woven, stretchable fabric and comprises a front portion... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4200103 | Increasing absorbent capacity of sanitary napkin by sealing cover material to repellent barrier An improvement is provided in a absorbent product for absorbing and retaining body fluids of the kind having a body facing side and a garment facing side and comprising an elongated, planar absorbent pad. The pad is enveloped in a generally rectangular me... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4198977 | Dental therapeutic device Disclosed is a device advantageously usable for dental therapy and examination, which is an elongated bundle of axially extending fibers. The elongated bundle is tapered at one or both of its ends, and the fibers are bonded to each other in places along t... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4195634 | Sanitary napkin with resilient stiffening means A sanitary napkin including a stiffening means which because of its resilient properties enables the napkin to lie flat and help it to retain a large degree of its original configuration even after it is subjected to the type of compressive forces that oc... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4193404 | Stretchable and conformable pad A disposable nursing pad is provided which comprises a flat but stretchable and conformable body constructed of a plurality of substantially coextensive layers and having a fibrous facing layer, an absorbent inner layer and a moisture-impervious backing l... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4186743 | Perfuming self-adhering napkins A sanitary napkin is provided having a pressure-sensitive adhesive element on the surface thereof for adhering to the crotch portion of the undergarment. The adhesive element is further provided with a protective releasable layer having adhered thereto mi... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4184902 | Method of making an absorbent article An absorbent article comprising an absorbent pad having a front surface, a fluid pervious top sheet covering at least a portion of the front surface of the pad, and a perforated film of thermoplastic material intermediate the sheet and pad. The film is he... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4166464 | Absorbent dressing A highly conformable laminated absorbent dressing which comprises an absorbent pad or layer and an elastic backing film which is both elastic and easily deformable and which preferably is highly thermoplastic and easily heat-sealable. The backing film pos... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4136699 | Absorbent article with adhesive strip The disclosed article (e.g. a sanitary napkin) typically comprises (1) an elongated absorbent pad, (2) an outer covering layer in adherent contact with at least one surface of the pad, (3) an adhesive strip or layer on the exposed surface of the outer lay... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4129132 | Fibrous material and method of making the same A high loft, low density, nonwoven fibrous material is provided comprising two layers of irregularly arranged, intersecting, overlapping, mechanically interengaged, loosely assembled fibers, one of the layers including thermoplastic synthetic wood pulp fi... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4125114 | Disposable nursing pad A disposable nursing pad is provided which comprises a dished or cup-shaped body constructed of a plurality of substantially coextensive layers and having an inner concave surface and an outer convex surface. The inner concave surface is adapted to substa... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4100324 | Nonwoven fabric and method of producing same A nonwoven fabric-like material having a unique combination of strength, absorbency and hand consists essentially of an air-formed matrix of thermoplastic polymer microfibers having an average fiber diameter of less than about 10 microns, and a multiplici... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4077410 | Disposable absorbent pad with non-woven facing A disposable absorbent pad such as a diaper, sanitary napkin, underpad, surgical dressing or wipe, and the like, is made from a flexible, body fluid-impermeable backing sheet, a layer of absorbent material on the backing sheet, and a soft, body fluid-perm... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4074721 | Breast pads A pad for absorbing lacteal fluid is constructed comprising an absorbent central portion, a moisture-impermeable outer portion, and a fluid-transmitting body-contacting portion. Between the body-contacting portion and the absorbent central portion there i... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4075382 | Disposable nonwoven surgical towel and method of making it A nonwoven disposable towel, having particular utility as a surgical towel, comprising a five-ply structure and method of making it. The outermost plies of the towel are tissue. To each of these tissue plies there is adhered an intermediate ply constituti... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4069821 | Absorbent article An absorbent article comprising, an absorbent pad having a mass of hydrophilic fibers and a matrix of a comminuted hydrophobic material dispersed in the interfiber spaces defined by the fibers throughout at least a portion of the pad.... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4069822 | Porous fibrous web to a substrate and articles therefrom A method of bonding a fluid-porous, fibrous, woven or non-woven web to a substrate and products made thereby. The porous web is overall or pattern coated with an extremely low level of hot-melt adhesive by causing the hot-melt adhesive to be wiped from a ... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4067336 | Perineal shield and discharge containment device A protective and discharge containment device for the perineum made from flexible sheet material shaped to provide close conformity with changing perineal contours by being folded on a set of pre-established lines radiating outward from a base point inter... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4067338 | Disposable diaper with improved tape fastener An improved diaper fastener system has particular application to a conventional disposable diaper having a generally rectangular-shaped absorbent pad or filler disposed between a fluid-permeable top cover sheet and a thermoplastic film backing sheet. The ... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4059114 | Garment shield A disposable shield for garment protection and everyday feminine hygiene including odor control comprising a very thin, lightweight, highly absorbent structure is disclosed. The shield is soft, rattle-free, supple and easily comformable to the body and th... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4054141 | Absorptive material for hygienic purposes Fluid absorptive bodies for hygienic purposes or the like are formed consisting of an absorptive layer of hydrophil fibers, and a sheath formed at least in part of hydrophil fibers bound together by solid particles of thermoplastic. The hydrophil fibers o... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4050463 | Diapers In a disposable diaper comprising a porous absorbent pad of cellulosic fibers and a water impervious back sheet adjacent and bonded to one surface of the pad, that improvement wherein the fibers at the surface of the pad opposite the backing sheet are bon... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4045833 | Absorbent bed pad An absorbent bed pad comprises a liquid-impervious sheet which is adhered to an absorbent fabric throughout the interface therebetween. The fabric is unitary and highly stable and is formed from a mixture of long and short fibers. The mixture of fibers va... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4037601 | Process for preparing sterilized feminine hygiene articles of non-woven and woven textures A process for preparing sterilized hot melt adhesive bonded articles is disclosed comprising applying to one surface of an adhesive, such as a hot melt adhesive film, a blend of polypropylene, a tackifying hydrocarbon resin, and a diluent, pressing the su... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4034760 | Self contained disposable diaper A combined disposable diaper and disposal bag wherein a thin plastic sheet is affixed over the waterproof side of a conventional disposable diaper and sealed to it along a portion of its periphery to form a permanently attached waterproof pocket with part... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4022211 | Wetness indicator for absorbent pads A wetness indicator for an absorbent pad assembly in which the pads have light-transmitting backing sheets. The indicator comprises a water-dispersible or water-soluble coloring agent affixed to a carrier means adjacent the absorbent pad and of sufficient... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4020841 | Catamenial tampon A catamenial tampon comprising an elongated core of conventional highly absorbent fibrous material enclosed along its sides and posterior ends by a sheath of non-absorbent, resilient and thus compressible foam material whereby the storage capacity of the ... | 05/03/1977 |
