Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Jeff Lindsay

William Robert Newman

Gerald P DeGreen

Jeffrey M Kalman

Herb F Velazquez

Michael John Faulks

Yung Hsiang Huang

Nick E Stanca

Cherry Ann Bochmann

Ligia A Rivera

Walter Caswell Reade

Paige Annette Dellerman

Jennifer Cappel Larson

Frederick John Lang

Tong Sun

Walter Theodore Schultz

Steven John Romme

John Eugene Peluso

Mike Thomas Goulet

Fung-jou Chen

Peiguang Zhou

Kelly Dean Branham

Troy Michael Runge

Tammy Jo Balzar

Julie Bednarz

Daniel James Heuer

Daniel Lee Ellingson

Lisa Ann Flugge

Tom G Shannon

Dawn Lynn Houghton

Craig Martin Saunders

Fred Lang

Mike Lostocco

Jamie Foster

Gil Garnier

Christine M Klaubauf

Leslie Taneri

Julie Marie Bednarz

Ii James A Cotter

A sponge-like pad used for cleaning and other wiping and polishing applications is disclosed. The sponge-like pad is made from a plurality of textured paper webs attached together at selected locations. The paper web can be, for instance, a highly textured throughdried paper web containing high-yield fibers and a wet strength agent. In one embodiment, the stacked plies can be contained within a cover material that is liquid pervious. The sponge-like product of the present invention can be used alone or it can be incorporated into a cleaning tool, such as a mop.

Sponge-like pad comprising paper layers and method of manufacture

A method and system for the collection of consumer sales data for use in intelligent management of shelf space in a retail environment based on quantitative analysis of consumer sales data in which interactions between two or more products are quantitatively applied in estimating sales for a particular selection of the shelf space location and/or shelf space amount. Such management may be achieved manually or automatically with the invention.

Methods and system for allocating shelf space

A method and system are provided to aid consumers having food allergies, or other dietary concerns. An RFID system is used to provide consumers with food product information. The food products are provided with smart tags. The tags containing information regarding the food product that is of interest to consumers with allergies or dietary concerns. A smart tag scanner is used to retrieve the food product information from the smart tags. The consumers scan a potential food product with the scanner and, based on the retrieved food product information, make an informed decision as to whether to purchase or consume the food product.

RFID system and method for ensuring food safety

A RFID method and system are provided to aid consumers in making an informed decision prior to purchasing products from a vending or other type of dispensing machine. The products in the machine are associated with a smart tag that contains information regarding the product that may be of interest to a consumer prior to purchasing the product. A smart tag scanner is incorporated with the dispensing machine and used to retrieve the product information from the smart tags.

RFID system and method for vending machine control

Textile materials, including paper webs, treated with a polyvinylamine polymer and a second agent that interacts with the polyvinylamine polymer are disclosed. The second agent added with the polyvinylamine polymer can be, for instance, a polymeric anionic reactive compound or a polymeric aldehyde-functional compound. When incorporated into a paper web, the combination of the polyvinylamine polymer and the second agent provide improved strength properties, such as wet strength properties. In an alternative embodiment, the polyvinylamine polymer and the second polymer can be applied to a textile material for increasing the affinity of the textile material for acid dyes.

Polyvinylamine treatments to improve dyeing of cellulosic materials

A RFID jamming device and methodology are provided for inhibiting unwanted intrusions of RFID smart tag technology. The device includes a mechanism for actively or passively preventing a RFID scanner from accurately receiving information from smart tags associated with products.

Jamming device against RFID smart tag systems

Textile materials, including paper webs, treated with a polyvinylamine polymer and a second agent that interacts with the polyvinylamine polymer is disclosed. The second agent added with the polyvinylamine polymer can be, for instance, a polymeric anionic reactive compound or a polymeric aldehyde-functional compound. When incorporated into a paper web, the combination of the polyvinylamine polymer and the second agent provide improved strength properties, such as wet strength properties. In an alternative embodiment, the polyvinylamine polymer and the second polymer can be applied to a textile material for increasing the affinity of the textile material for acid dyes.

There is provided a system and apparatus for dispensing wet wipes. The system may include a housing, a tray and a cartridge, and a wiper blade. The cartridge may have the ability to be inserted into the dispenser in a pre-selected manner based on the desired orientation of the wipes contained therein. The wiper blade may have the ability to control the dispensing characteristics of the wet wipes.

Dispensing system for wipes

A method is provided for tracking the freshness or expiration dates of food products put into storage. The food products placed into storage are provided with smart tags, the smart tags containing food product information regarding the freshness or expiration date of the food product. The food products are scanned with a smart tag scanner prior to placing the products into storage, the scanner configured to retrieve the food product information from the smart tags. The user may be alerted if the retrieved information indicates that the food product being placed into storage has expired or is no longer fresh. The food products are placed in storage, and the user may be alerted when any of stored products have expired or are no longer fresh.

RFID system and method for tracking food freshness

There is provided a mounting system for an apparatus for dispensing wet wipes. The system may include a dispenser, a mounting assembly, a backing plate, and arms. The dispenser has the ability to be mounted to a surface by applied pressure or by conventional fastening. The mounting assembly may securely yet removably hold the dispensing apparatus to the surface.

Mounting system for a wet wipes dispenser

Fibrous materials treated with a polyvinylamine polymer

There is provided a system and apparatus for dispensing wet wipes. The system may include a housing, a tray, a cartridge. The cartridge that may be used in the system may have the ability to be inserted into the dispenser in a pre-selected manner. Such pre-selected manner may be based on the desired orientation of the wipes contained therein.

Wipes dispensing system

There is provided a cartridge for dispensing wet wipes and for use with or in a dispensing system. The system may include a housing, a tray and a cartridge. The cartridge has the ability to be inserted into the dispenser in a pre-selected manner based on the desired orientation of the wipes contained therein.

Container for wet wipes

There is provided a method for dispensing wet wipes. The method may include mounting a dispenser, inserting a container of wet wipes, threading the wipes through the dispenser, and separating a portion of wipes. The container may have the ability to be inserted into the dispenser in a pre-selected manner based on the desired orientation of the wipes contained therein.

Method for dispensing wet wipes

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Appleton, WI, United States of America

Jeff Lindsay