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Kenneth B. Close
Also filed as: CLOSE KENNETH B · CLOSE KENNETH BRADLEY
11 granted patents·17 pending applications·381 citations·filing 2000–2021
92Inventor score
Files withKIMBERLY CLARK CO15CLOSE KENNETH B5JOHNSON KROY D2CLOSE KENNETH BRADLEY1SCHMIDT MICHAEL A1
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28 records- 0196US6946413B2Composite material with cloth-like feelKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 20, 2005·106 cites·36 claims
- 0296US6680265B1Laminates of elastomeric and non-elastomeric polyolefin blend materialsKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 20, 2004·121 cites·39 claims
- 0394US6811638B2Method for controlling retraction of composite materialsKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 2, 2004·54 cites·43 claims
- 0484US6971542B2Reach-in wipes with enhanced dispensibilityKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 6, 2005·35 cites·28 claims
- 0582US7681756B2Stretchable composite sheet for adding softness and textureKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 23, 2010·11 cites·6 claims
- 0682US6848595B2Wipes with a pleat-like zone along the leading edge portionKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 1, 2005·23 cites·18 claims
- 0781US10617576B2Process for forming a fibrous nonwoven web with uniform, directionally-oriented projectionsKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 14, 2020·4 cites·12 claims
- 0879US9260808B2Flexible coform nonwoven webSCHMIDT MICHAEL A·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 16, 2016·11 cites·7 claims
- 0964US7465266B2Process and apparatus for producing wipes with a pleat-like zone along the leading edge portionKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 16, 2008·9 cites·7 claims
- 1061US2013309439A1Fibrous Nonwoven Web with Uniform, Directionally-Oriented Projections and a Process and Apparatus for Making the SameKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1159US2016175170A1Fibrous Nonwoven Web with Uniform, Directionally-Oriented Projections and a Process and Apparatus for Making the SameKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 1258US7078087B2Wipes with an edge treatment along a leading edge portionKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 18, 2006·7 cites·27 claims
- 1357US2008103461A1Appliance for delivering a composition, the appliance having an outer fibrous layer and inner liquid-impermeable layerJOHNSON KROY D·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 1457US2008116096A1Liquid-permeable appliance for delivering a compositionJOHNSON KROY D·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 1557US2005051276A1Method for controlling retraction of composite materialsFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 1654US2011152164A1Wet Wipe Having Improved Cleaning CapabilitiesCLOSE KENNETH BRADLEY·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 1753US2025066961A1Soft absorbent coform nonwoven webKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 1853US2005148261A1Nonwoven webs having reduced lint and sloughKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 1953US2025019876A1Soft absorbent coform nonwoven webKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2052US2008102093A1Appliance for delivering a composition, the appliance having an elastic layer and a shielding layerCLOSE KENNETH B·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2152US2007098767A1Substrate and personal-care appliance for health, hygiene, and/or environmental applications(s); and method of making said substrate and personal-care applianceCLOSE KENNETH B·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2252US2007026028A1Appliance for delivering a compositionCLOSE KENNETH B·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2351US2025027239A1Soft absorbent coform nonwoven webKIMBERLY CLARK CO·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2448US8314040B2Laminates of elastomeric and non-elastomeric polyolefin blend materialsSMITH C ALLEN·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 20, 2012·0 cites·10 claims
- 2548US2008103460A1Method for making an appliance for delivering a composition, the appliance having an elastic layer and a shielding layerCLOSE KENNETH B·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2648US2002132543A1Stretchable composite sheet for adding softness and textureFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2746US2012165770A1Absorbent article with stimulation compositeZHOU PEIGUANG·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 2842US2007098768A1Two-sided personal-care appliance for health, hygiene, and/or environmental application(s); and method of making said two-sided personal-care applianceCLOSE KENNETH B·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
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