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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 |
| 8187246 | Structurally optimized component A structurally optimized component comprising a fastening member having a middle section and an end section, wherein either the middle section comprises an inner slot leg region, an outer slot leg region, and an interior low mass slot leg region or the end section c... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182458 | Fastener with adhesive blocker An absorbent article including a front waist region having an inner surface, and outer surface, a first lateral end portion and a second lateral end portion, a back waist region having an inner surface, and outer surface, a first lateral end portion and a second lat... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172822 | Wearing article and method of making the same A wearing article configured so that hook elements of a mechanical fastener can be firmly attached to a chassis and the hook elements can be held in engagement with loop elements of a mechanical fastener tightly without correspondingly increasing a manufacturing cos... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172821 | Personal wear absorbent article with waist adjustment tab An absorbent article includes a front waist region, a back waist region and a crotch region interconnecting the front and back waist regions. An article fastening system attaches the back waist region to the front waist region to define a wear configuration of the a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8083725 | Disposable absorbent articles with improved garment fastening A disposable absorbent article with an element intended to absorb bodily exudates and a web with stems which functions as a mechanical fastener to prevent shifting of the article e.g. when affixed on underwear. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079995 | Composite fastener products A method of manufacturing a composite fastener material, the composite fastener material, and products derived from the composite fastener material. The method includes providing two longitudinally continuous sheets of material, positioning the two sheets to form a ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8052666 | Fastening system having elastomeric engaging elements and disposable absorbent article made therewith An improved mechanical fastening system that includes a male component and a female component is disclosed. The female component is adapted for releasable engagement with the male component, and the female component comprises a fibrous web, wherein the fibrous web c... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8007485 | Mechanical fastening system for an absorbent article In a mechanical fastening system for an article, a first fastening component of the fastening system is constructed of an oriented nonwoven loop material. The nonwoven loop material is constructed at least part of an nonwoven web of fibers that is extensible from a ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002761 | Disposable diaper To improve the fastening property of a fastening type disposable diaper. The problem is overcome by use of a disposable diaper having an engagement section that is constituted so that the separation strength off a fastening tape is constituted so as to decrea... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7862550 | Mechanical fastening system for an absorbent article A mechanical fastening system for an article having a stretchable loop fastener component mountable on the article and including an elastomeric substrate and a high bond point non-woven loop material secured to the elastomeric substrate. The bond points on the non-w... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7837664 | Disposable wearing article with improved fastening arrangement A disposable wearing article includes first and second engagement members attached to the outer surface of a front waist region along transversely opposite side edge portions thereof so as to be spaced from each other by a given dimension in a longitudinal direction... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833212 | Disposable absorbent article designed to facilitate an easy change A disposable absorbent article to be worn about the lower torso of a wearer that facilitates an easy, intuitive change is provided. The disposable absorbent article includes at least one serviceable indicium that facilitates an easy change by providing alignment of ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7766890 | Paper diaper A disposable diaper includes a hook and loop fastener which includes: (i) a plurality of hook components, which are fixed in place on both lateral sides of a rear side of the disposable diaper, and (ii) a hook receiving component that is fixed in place at a belly si... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7749213 | Disposable diaper In a disposable diaper includes a pair of side flaps respectively extending from an end portion in a lateral direction of the diaper main body and a fixing tape disposed in proximity of a farthest edge of the respective side flaps, the fixing tape is provided with a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7713254 | Sanitary absorbent article including a fastener A sanitary, absorbent article includes a hooks and loops type fastener for releasably attaching a first and a second part of the article to each other, wherein the first part is overlapping the second part when the parts are attached to each other, with a hooks memb... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7637898 | Disposable absorbent pant having refastenable seams A disposable absorbent pant having refastenable seams that minimize the product's potential for tearing when forces are applied to separate the refastenable seams. More particularly, the refastenable seams have a shear separation strength that is less than a tensile... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7608070 | Foam-based fasteners In one embodiment of the present invention, an article has a mechanical fastener and configured is to be worn by a user. The article comprises a body portion configured to be worn by a user. The body portion may include a fibrous landing layer wherein the fibrous la... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7582077 | Wearing article A wearing article includes a chassis having front and rear waist regions, a fastener mechanism adapted to fasten transversely opposite side edges of the chassis, and an elastic adjusting element adapted to stretch or contract at least one of the front and rear waist... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7578813 | Disposable wearing article A disposable wearing article is provided with a pair of tape fasteners each composed of inner and outer tape strips and a hook member. The outer tape strip has a proximal portion fixed to the side section of the rear waist region and a distal portion extending outwa... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7578812 | Pre-fastened absorbent article having simplified fastening features Prefastened absorbent articles (20) may include a singular fastening mechanism that includes an oversized fastener (60), to provide stability between the front waist region and the back waist region and to maintain the prefastened configuration. The pr... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7569040 | Absorbent article having stretchable fastening member An absorbent article comprising a stretchable fastening member is disclosed. The absorbent article comprises a chassis and a stretchable fastening member. The chassis extends longitudinally and laterally and comprises a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7524314 | Wearing article having waist fastening elements with inserts and pockets The wearing article is provided with a fastening system adapted to releasably connecting front and rear waist regions defining a waist-opening. The fastening system includes engaging fasteners located on transversely opposite side edges of the rear waist region and ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7497851 | Mechanical fastening system for an absorbent article An absorbent article such as infant training pants is provided with a mechanical hook-and-loop type fastening system in which at least the loop fastener component is made of an elastomeric substrate and a high bond point non-woven loop material. ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7497852 | Pull-on disposable wearing article A disposable diaper includes a front panel and a rear panel connected to each other, tear-apart zones provided at side edges of a waist region, in which the front and rear panels can be disconnected from each other, fastening members provided on the side of inner su... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7435245 | Fastening element for hygiene articles and endless tape for the production of said element A fastening element for hygiene articles. The fastening element presents a first longitudinal direction and a second transverse direction in the form of a longitudinal section. The fastening element includes mechanically adhering clip elements, a first section corre... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7404812 | Disposable wearing article with improved fastening arrangement A disposable wearing article includes first and second engagement members attached to the outer surface of a front waist region along transversely opposite side edge portions thereof so as to be spaced from each other by a given dimension in a longitudinal direction... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7384415 | Absorbent article with improved surface fastening system An article having a surface fastening system and a primary direction of load bearing. The surface fastening system includes at least one first fastening element and at least on second fastening element. The first fastening element further includes an attached portio... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7373698 | Closure tabs for absorbent articles A closure tab is provided and includes a first substrate. A second substrate is adhesively attached to the first substrate. The second substrate has mechanical closure material formed thereon. A compression bond pattern is applied to the first substrate and the seco... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373700 | Skin-friendly hook fastening component A skin-friendly hook component of a hook and loop fastener that reduces or eliminates the occurrence of red-marking and/or irritation if brought into contact with a wearer's skin. In one embodiment, the hook component can have a relatively large top surface area amo... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371302 | Method for forming fastening members A method for forming a plurality of pairs of fastening members is disclosed. Each fastening member extends in a longitudinal dircetion and in a lateral direction and comprises a base panel and a tab extending laterally from the base panel. The tab has first fastenin... | 05/13/2008 |
| RE40247 | Absorbent article fastening device A dual fastening device suitable for pull-up and cinch use with absorbent articles. The fastening device preferably includes a first fastening member and a second member. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351236 | Absorbent article with improved closing mechanism The invention relates to an absorbent article (100) such as a diaper or an incontinence protector, which absorbent article is designed like underpants, with a first leg opening (120) and a second leg opening (130) and a waist opening (110... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347846 | Elastic absorbent pants having an elastic material secured in an unstretched state to an absorbant core or core pack Absorbent pants with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction at right angles to the longitudinal direction and having an absorption core arranged between a liquid-tight cover sheet and a liquid-permeable cover sheet. The diaper pants have a front portion... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347848 | Absorbent article and method for its manufacture An absorbent article is provided with a belt 9, 9′ attached to or adapted to be attached to the back portion 6 of the article and to the front portion 5 of the article in such a way that the article assumes a pantlike shape, where the belt for... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347845 | Disposable absorbent article having tension indicators A disposable absorbent article having a front part, a rear part, a crotch part extending between the front and rear part, and fasteners for fastening the side portions of the front and rear parts together in an overlapping relationship in order to give the absorbent... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344525 | Absorbent article with improved fastening system An absorbent article includes a pair of front ear regions as part of a front waist region, a pair of back ear portions including a mechanical fastener as part of a back waist region, a crotch region connecting the front waist region and the back waist region, and a ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331087 | Activatable fastening system and web having elevated regions and functional material members A web for use in applying a functional material is provided. The web includes a layer that has a plurality of elevated regions. The layer defines a plurality of cavities such that the cavities are located between adjacent elevated regions. A plurality of depressed r... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329794 | Disposable absorbent garment with elastic inner layer having multiple fasteners The present invention relates to improvements in structure of disposable garments. The disposable garments of the invention may include an outer layer and an elastic inner layer. The elastic inner layer has an elastic inner layer perimeter and defines an opening, wh... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325421 | Printed loop fabric and method for producing the same The present invention relates generally to a printed loop fabric with improved graphic visibility and clarity which may be used as the female portion of a mechanical closure system. The loop fabric is generally comprised of a knit fabric, and more specifically, of a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326663 | Spunbonded nonwoven made of endless fibers This invention relates to a spunbonded nonwoven made of thermoplastic material, which exhibits a filament diameter of less than 1.0 μm. The filaments are made from bursted fibers, whereby the filaments exhibit a length of at least five centimeters and are connected... | 02/05/2008 |
