Michael D Sperl, 56Waupaca, WI

6838154, Jan 4, 2005

Dec 9, 1998

09/209044

Eugenio Go Varona - Marietta GA, US
Monica Lynn Bontrager - Appleton WI, US
Jaime Braverman - Atlanta GA, US
Kuo-Shu Edward Chang - Roswell GA, US
Michael Allen Daley - Alpharetta GA, US
Karen Lynn English - Alpharetta GA, US
Arthur Edward Garavaglia - Alpharetta GA, US
Hristo Angelov Hristov - Roswell GA, US
Nancy Donaldson Kollin - Roswell GA, US
Tamara Lee Mace - Doraville GA, US
David Michael Matela - Alpharetta GA, US
Sharon Rymer - Neenah WI, US
Reginald Smith - Roswell GA, US
Michael Donald Sperl - Greenville WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

D06N 704
D04H 100
D04H 1300
D04H 300
D04H 500
D04H 316
A61F 1315
A61F 1320

428152, 442340, 442401, 604358, 604367, 604368, 604372

There is provided a resilient, three dimensional material having fibrous texture and appearance and capable of fluid handling. It consists of a top surface and a bottom surface wherein fiber-like elements typically extend from one surface to the other forming flat to undulating surfaces characterized by a multiplicity of interconnected fluid passageways. Deformed, discontinuous film-like or encapsulated regions connect fiber-like elements and stabilize the material. The material of this invention is unique based on the three principle characteristics which are communicated in this application: 1) f(ψ)

7011653, Mar 14, 2006

Jun 7, 2002

10/165185

W. Ann Imsangjan - Neenah WI, US
Michael Donald Sperl - Waupaca WI, US
Christopher Peter Olson - Neenah WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 13/15

60438501, 6043853

An absorbent pant garment having high leg cuts. The garment includes an absorbent chassis defining a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. The absorbent chassis includes a front region, a crotch region, a back region, two side panels connecting the front region and the back region. The side panels may include refastenable side seams between front and back panels, a permanently bonded side seam, or no side seams at all. In embodiments having refastenably attached side panels, the front side panels may have an S shape along a bottom edge to minimize the possibility of a pointed piece of the back side panels sticking out. The high-cut side regions may be defined by a ratio of side panel width at a narrowest longitudinal dimension of the side panel divided by a width of the side panel along a side seam of less than about 0. 7. Alternatively, the high-cut side regions may be defined by a ratio of leg opening circumference divided by waist opening circumference of at least about 0. 7.

7153561, Dec 26, 2006

Jul 11, 2003

10/618030

Todd Christopher Larson - Appleton WI, US
Mark M. Mleziva - Appleton WI, US
Michael Donald Sperl - Waupaca WI, US
Paula Mary Sosalla - Appleton WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Wordwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

B32B 3/00

4281951, 428201, 428204, 428207, 428690, 283 85, 283 92, 283 93

In a substrate having a graphic and a method for applying the graphic thereto, a non-phosphorescent material is applied to the substrate to define a non-phosphorescent region of the graphic and a phosphorescent material is applied to the substrate to define a phosphorescent region of the graphic. At least a portion of the non-phosphorescent region and at least a portion of the phosphorescent region are in overlapping relationship with each other so as to define an overlapping region of the graphic. When the overlapping region is exposed to light sufficient to cause phosphorescence of the phosphorescent region the at least a portion of the phosphorescent region phosphoresces to render the overlapping region visible in the absence of light. In another embodiment, the graphic has a non-photoluminescent region in overlapping relationship with a photoluminescent region.

7871401, Jan 18, 2011

Apr 29, 2005

11/119195

Michael Donald Sperl - Waupaca WI, US
Richard Joseph Kamps - Wrightstown WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 13/20

60438527, 604367

A stretchable absorbent article has a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, a front waist region, a back waist region, a crotch region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting said front and back waist regions, a length, and a width. The absorbent article has a liquid impermeable outer cover stretchable in at least one direction and a liner in opposed relationship with the outer cover and stretchable in at least one direction. At least one of the liner and the outer cover has a width substantially equal to the width of the absorbent article along the length thereof. An absorbent structure is disposed between the liner and the outer cover and extends from the crotch region to at least one of the front waist region and the back waist region of the article. The outer cover is elastic and is configured to improve the fit of the absorbent article.

D639936, Jun 14, 2011

May 30, 2008

29/318936

Michael J. Faulks - Neenah WI, US
Robert Lee Popp - Hortonville WI, US
Michael D. Sperl - Waupaca WI, US
Nancy Meetz - Appleton WI, US
Sandra M. Rogers - Appleton WI, US
Frank Rosch - Sherwood WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

2404

D24126

8152787, Apr 10, 2012

May 30, 2008

12/130409

Michael J. Faulks - Neenah WI, US
Robert Lee Popp - Hortonville WI, US
Michael D. Sperl - Waupaca WI, US
Nancy Meetz - Appleton WI, US
Sandra M. Rogers - Appleton WI, US
Lorelle M. Scheibe - Appelton WI, US
Joseph P. Fell - Appleton WI, US
Christine Ann Caneba - Appleton WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 13/15
A61F 13/20

60438513, 604389, 604391, 24442, 24445, 24448

An absorbent article has front and back waist regions that define transversely opposite sides each extending a length Lp from a waist opening to a leg opening of the article. A disposal tab has an attachment region attached to one side of the article and extending a greatest length La along at least a portion of the length Lp of the side. A tab region of the tab extends transversely outward from the attachment region a greatest distance Dt and is attachable to the article in at least a disposal configuration of the article. The greatest length La of the attachment region is substantially greater than the greatest distance Dt that the tab region extends transversely outward from the attachment region. The greatest length La of the attachment region is in the range of about 35 percent to 100 percent of the length Lp of the side of the article.

8216200, Jul 10, 2012

Oct 7, 2009

12/575107

Nancy Darlene Meetz - Appleton WI, US
Michael Donald Sperl - Waupaca WI, US
Michael John Faulks - Neenah WI, US
Robert Lee Popp - Hortonville WI, US
Sandra Marie Rogers - Appleton WI, US
Troy Leonard Tipton - Neenah WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 13/15

60438513, 604387, 604389, 604391, 604394, 604396, 604386

An absorbent article is provided for personal wear about a wearer's waist. The article includes a pair of front side panels attached to the front waist region and a pair of back side panels attached to the back waist region, and is configurable from a wear configuration to a disposal configuration in which the article is generally compacted for disposal. The article also includes a disposal tab having an attachment region with an attachment width and a tab region with a gripping width, the attachment region attached to one of the front or back side panels, the tab region being attachable to the article in at least the disposal configuration of the article, wherein the attachment width is substantially equal to the gripping width.

8246594, Aug 21, 2012

Dec 30, 2004

11/026423

Michael D. Sperl - Waupaca WI, US
Davis Dang Hoang Hhan - Appleton WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 13/15
A61F 13/20

60438516, 604385201

An absorbent article generally has a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting said front and back waist regions. The article comprises an outer cover stretchable in at least the lateral direction and a liner in opposed relationship with the outer cover and stretchable in at least the lateral direction. An absorbent structure is disposed between the liner and the outer cover and extends from the crotch region to at least one of the front waist region and the back waist region of the article. The article has an attachment zone and at least one non-attachment zone laterally adjacent the attachment zone. The absorbent structure is configured for improved lateral stretch distribution of the article.