Jack L Couillard

6395115, May 28, 2002

May 16, 2000

09/571348

Robert Lee Popp - Hortonville WI
Joseph D. Coenen - Neenah WI
Jack L. Couillard - Menasha WI
Christopher Peter Olson - Neenah WI
David Arthur Kuen - Neenah WI
Shawn A. Quereshi - Neenah WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 1356

156 66, 156226, 156227, 156256, 156270, 156290, 156292, 1563041, 1563046, 1563084, 604387, 604390, 604391

A method of producing refastenable side seams in an absorbent garment results in an absorbent garment that is adapted to easy application and removal. The refastenable side seams can be produced in either a cross direction or a machine direction. Each of the refastenable side seams is a dual side seam that includes a standing butt seam formed between a front lap seam and a back lap seam. The resulting garment can be opened and closed on either a front side of the garment or a back side of the garment.

6409858, Jun 25, 2002

May 16, 2000

09/571905

Robert Lee Popp - Hortonville WI
Joseph D. Coenen - Neenah WI
Jack L. Couillard - Menasha WI
Christopher Peter Olson - Neenah WI
David Arthur Kuen - Neenah WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 1315

156 66, 156204, 156227, 156269, 604391

A method of producing refastenable side seams in an absorbent garment results in an absorbent garment that is adapted to easy application and removal. The refastenable side seams can be produced in a cross direction. Each of the refastenable side seams includes a lap side seam, which puts the seams under shearing strain during use, as opposed to peel forces.

6432243, Aug 13, 2002

May 16, 2000

09/571906

Robert Lee Popp - Hortonville WI
Joseph D. Coenen - Neenah WI
Jack L. Couillard - Menasha WI
Christopher Peter Olson - Neenah WI
David Arthur Kuen - Neenah WI
Shawn A. Quereshi - Neenah WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

B31F 100

156204, 156 66, 156226, 156269, 156270, 156297, 156299, 604358, 60438501, 604385201

A method of producing refastenable side seams in an absorbent garment results in an absorbent garment that is adapted to easy application and removal. The refastenable side seams can be produced in either a cross direction or a machine direction. Each of the refastenable side seams is a dual side seam that includes a front lap seam and a back lap seam. The resulting garment can be opened and closed on either a front side of the garment or a back side of the garment on either a left side or a right side of the garment.

6432248, Aug 13, 2002

May 16, 2000

09/571904

Robert Lee Popp - Hortonville WI
Joseph D. Coenen - Neenah WI
Jack L. Couillard - Menasha WI
Christopher Peter Olson - Neenah WI
David Arthur Kuen - Neenah WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 1315

156256, 156163, 156164, 156250, 156229

A method of producing refastenable side seams in an absorbent garment results in an absorbent garment that is adapted to easy application and removal. The refastenable side seams can be produced in a cross direction. Each of the refastenable side seams includes a lap side seam and a standing butt seam. The lap side seam puts the seams under shearing strain during use, as opposed to peel forces.

6447628, Sep 10, 2002

May 16, 2000

09/571218

Jack L. Couillard - Menasha WI
Christopher Peter Olson - Neenah WI
Joseph D. Coenen - Neenah WI
Robert Lee Popp - Hortonville WI
Shawn A. Quereshi - Neenah WI
David Arthur Kuen - Neenah WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 1315

156204, 156227, 156269, 604389

A method of producing refastenable side seams in an absorbent garment results in an absorbent garment that is adapted to easy application and removal. The refastenable side seams can be produced in either a cross direction, wherein the width of the product is the machine direction, or a machine direction wherein the length of the product is the machine direction. Each of the refastenable side seams includes a lap side seam, which puts the seams under shear strain, as opposed to peel forces. The resulting garment can be opened and closed on either a left side or a right side of the garment.

6454890, Sep 24, 2002

Nov 30, 2000

09/727218

Jack Lee Couillard - Menasha WI
Robin Kurt Nason - Oshkosh WI
Kent William Abel - Black Creek WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

B29C 6508

156 731, 156290, 1563084, 156553, 156555, 1565802, 156582

Bonding apparatus and methods for creating up to full-width ultrasonic bonds in an advancing web. The bonding apparatus comprises a first nip, defined by, in combination, a first set of bonding elements comprising a first rotary ultrasonic horn and a first rotary anvil, and first engagement apparatus bringing the first horn and first anvil into effective bonding engagement with each other. The first horn and anvil being supported from support structure and rotating in common with each other thereby to convey the web through the first nip. The bonding apparatus also comprises a second nip, defined by a second set of bonding elements comprising second separate and distinct horn and anvil, and second engagement apparatus bringing the second horn and second anvil into effective bonding engagement with each other. The first and second sets of bonding elements are cooperatively disposed at first and second separate and distinct work stations spaced along the length of the operations path, and are preferably disposed at respective first and second different locations across the width of the operations path.

6513221, Feb 4, 2003

May 15, 2001

09/858071

Brian Robert Vogt - Oshkosh WI
Jack Lee Couillard - Menasha WI
Jason Gene Csida - Reno TX
Patricia Katherine Eng - Appleton WI
Richard Mark Konetzke - Menasha WI
Michael Lee Lohoff - Oshkosh WI
Charles Robert Tomsovic - Omro WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 1315

29429, 156200, 156227, 604391, 1988361

A method for positioning side panels during manufacture of a pant includes positioning the side panels on side panel transfer devices. The side panels move perpendicular to a pant transport plane as the pant is transported in the machine direction and the side panels reside on the side panel transfer devices. The side panels can include refastenable fastening components. The method and apparatus can move the fastening components closer together in the cross-machine direction or maintain the fastening components at a constant cross-machine position while the side panels reside on the side panel transfer devices.

6517650, Feb 11, 2003

Nov 30, 2000

09/727129

Jack Lee Couillard - Menasha WI
Kent William Abel - Black Creek WI
Joseph Daniel Coenen - Kaukauna WI
Michael Lee Lohoff - Oshkosh WI
Robin Kurt Nason - Oshkosh WI
Dan James Sorensen - Neenah WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

B29C 6508

156 731, 156290, 1563084, 156553, 156555, 1565802, 156582

This invention pertains to apparatus and methods for intermittently creating ultrasonic bonds in sequentially advancing work piece segments, in a nip. The work piece segments are up to about 0. 25 inch thick. The apparatus comprises a frame, anvil support apparatus supporting an anvil, and horn support apparatus supporting an ultrasonic horn. The ultrasonic horn and anvil are collectively mounted and configured such that the ultrasonic horn and anvil can be brought together to define the nip. The frame, anvil support apparatus, and horn support apparatus collectively are sufficiently rigid that the horn and anvil can be brought together with interference levels of about 0. 000 to about 0. 008 inch at a raised bonding portion in combination with defining sufficient nip pressure to develop ultrasonic bonds in work piece segments passing through the nip. The method comprehends bringing a back-up roll, mounted above the ultrasonic horn, into engagement with the ultrasonic horn, to directly support the horn. First and second support rolls can be used to releasably support opposing sides of the outer surface of the ultrasonic horn, preferably below the axis of the horn, whereby the support rolls can be used to lift the horn into engagement with the back-up roll.