Marcille F Ruman

6430989, Aug 13, 2002

Dec 29, 2000

09/751907

Sherry Ann Van Dyke - Neenah WI
Robin Kurt Nason - Oshkosh WI
Daryl Steven Meyer - Oshkosh WI
David W. Koenig - Menasha WI
Thomas Mathias Kolb - Appleton WI
Cynthia Helen Nordness - Oshkosh WI
Marcille Faye Ruman - Oshkosh WI
Faith Eileen Cochrane - Appleton WI
Jesse Paul Sorenson - Little Chute WI
Devertt DeWayne Woolwine - Neenah WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

G01M 0326

073 455, 073 40, 604385101, 604387

A quantitative method of evaluating swimwear for underwater leakage using a mechanical test mannequin, a water tank, a fluorescent bowel movement simulant, and a fluorescence meter. More particularly, a swimwear garment is applied to the mannequin, the fluorescent bowel movement simulant is inserted into the swimwear garment, the mannequin and the swimwear garment are submersed into water within the water tank, and a motion mechanism attached to the mannequin moves the mannequin up and down, thereby simulating typical water play movements. The fluorescence meter can be used to quantitatively determine the amount of leakage of the fluorescent bowel movement simulant from the swimwear garment.

6503854, Jan 7, 2003

Jul 6, 2000

09/611005

Frank Paul Abuto - Duluth GA
Marcille Faye Ruman - Oshkosh WI
Anthony John Wisneski - Kimberly WI
Yong Li - Appleton WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 544

442149, 442414, 604365, 604368, 604372, 604387

An absorbent composite material composed of a fibrous absorbent material and a binding agent, the binding agent binding at least a portion of the fibers of the fibrous absorbent material. The fibrous absorbent material is preferably selected from the group consisting of fluff pulp, synthetic fibers, natural fibers, and combinations thereof. The material suitable for use as an absorbent in personal care absorbent articles such as diapers, training pants, and adult incontinence garments.

6723034, Apr 20, 2004

May 15, 2001

09/855451

Debra Hartley Durrance - Appleton WI
Scott Gerald Chapple - Neenah WI
David Michael Clemens - Menasha WI
Jason Gene Csida - Reno TX
Kurt Garrett Krupka - Neenah WI
Heather Schenck Mortell - Neenah WI
Robert Lee Popp - Hortonville WI
Marcille Faye Ruman - Oshkosh WI
Scott John Andrew Swanson - Neenah WI
Charles Robert Tomsovic - Omro WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

B31B 4900

493373, 493 3, 493178, 493179, 493357, 493360, 493454

A process for making prefastened and refastenable garments includes providing a plurality of discrete articles with mating fastening components disposed in the waist regions. First fastening components are separated from one another by an initial transverse distance. The waist region containing the first fastening components is modified to transversely displace these fastening components to a post displacement distance that is not equal to the initial distance. The process allows for convenient alignment of the fastening components to form refastenable seams.

6727404, Apr 27, 2004

Nov 12, 2002

10/293886

Marcille Faye Ruman - Neenah WI
Lawrence Howell Sawyer - Neenah WI
Christopher Peter Olson - Neenah WI
Shirlee Ann Weber - Neenah WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 1315

604378, 604385101, 604367

A disposable absorbent pant having fluid handling characteristics useful for encouraging toilet training. The pant has a limited absorbent capacity of between about 30 grams and about 400 grams, which contributes to a slow fluid intake, pooled fluid, and delayed fluid lock-up in the absorbent pad. The pant also has considerable fluid distribution, resulting in a large area of wetness. Each of these fluid handling characteristics provides awareness to a wearer of the filled status of the pant.

6976978, Dec 20, 2005

Jan 25, 2002

10/056888

Marcille Faye Ruman - Oshkosh WI, US
Kathleen Irene Ratliff - Neenah WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F013/15

60438501, 604386, 604394

A disposable pant garment is made from a web by joining front and back side panels attached to the garment chassis. The side panels have diagonal edges in order to result in side seams on the garment which run diagonally on the garment side. This diagonal side seam provides superior fit and releasability, especially in the case of refastenable side seams such as may be used for training pants. One or more of the side panels may be constructed from a plurality of pieces.

7162749, Jan 16, 2007

Dec 13, 2002

10/319099

Robert L. Popp - Hortonville WI, US
Debra H. Durrance - Appleton WI, US
Matthew Lee Koele - Chilton WI, US
Marcille F. Ruman - Oshkosh WI, US
Kathleen I. Ratliff - Neenah WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A41B 9/14
A61B 19/12
A41B 9/02
A61B 19/08

2400, 604391, 24442, 24452, 24444

A mechanical fastening system for an article wherein a first fastening component is secured to the article within an attachment region. A portion of the first fastening component within the attachment region is mechanically bonded to the article, with a ratio of an area of the bonded portion to an area of the attachment region defining a percent bonded area of the first fastening component. A second fastening component is secured to the article within an attachment region thereof. A portion of the second fastening component within the attachment region is mechanically bonded to the article, with a ratio of an area of the bonded portion to an area of the attachment region thereof defining a percent bonded area of the second fastening component. The percent bonded area of the first fastening component is substantially less than the percent bonded area of the second fastening component.

7427277, Sep 23, 2008

Apr 19, 2006

11/406855

Garry Roland Woltman - Appleton WI, US
Carrie Nicole Pateras - Appleton WI, US
Angela Rae Heck - Appleton WI, US
Karyn Clare Schroeder - Neenah WI, US
Marcille Faye Ruman - Oshkosh WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 13/15
A61B 19/02

604385201, 60438502, 60438504, 60438501, 60438503, 206440

A personal care article () has a longitudinal-direction (), a relatively shorter, lateral cross-direction (), a first end-section (), a second end-section (), and an intermediate-section () which is contiguous with and interposed between the first end-section () and the second end-section (). The article includes a liquid permeable topsheet layer (), and a backsheet layer () which is operatively connected to the topsheet layer (). The article has been folded about a first, supplemental-fold-region () and a second, supplemental-fold-region () to provide a preliminary-folded article (). The preliminary-folded article has been operatively enclosed in a wrap member (), and the preliminary-folded article and wrap member have been folded along a composite-fold-region () to provide a composite-folded, wrapped-article (). The wrap member has included a wrap retainer mechanism () which has been configured to operatively hold the composite-folded, article and wrap member in their composite-folded condition.

7708727, May 4, 2010

Apr 19, 2006

11/406854

Garry Roland Woltman - Appleton WI, US
Carrie Nicole Pateras - Appleton WI, US
Angela Rae Heck - Appleton WI, US
Karyn Clare Schroeder - Neenah WI, US
Teresa Marie Zander - Bonduel WI, US
Marcille Faye Ruman - Oshkosh WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 13/15
A61B 19/02

604385201, 60438502, 60438504, 60438501, 60438503, 206440

A personal care article () has a longitudinal-direction (), a relatively shorter, lateral cross-direction (), a first end-section (), a second end-section (), and an intermediate-section (). The article has been operatively connected in facing relation with a wrap member (), and the article has been folded about a first, laterally extending supplemental-fold-region (). The article and a corresponding section of the wrap member have been folded about a second, laterally extending supplemental-fold-region (). A preliminary-folded article () and a corresponding, preliminary-folded wrap member have been provided after the article has been folded about both the first and second supplemental-fold-regions. The preliminary-folded article and wrap member have also been folded along a laterally extending, composite-fold-region () of both the preliminary-folded article and wrap member, to provide a composite-folded, wrapped article ().