Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

William Clayton Bunyard

Kelly Dean Branham

Troy Michael Runge

Michael Ralph Lostocco

Dave Allen Soerens

Thomas Gerard Shannon

Jian Qin

Scott W Wenzel

Corey Thomas Cunningham

Nathan John Vogel

Stacy Averic Mundschau

Elizabeth Oriel Bradley

Steven Michael Hurley

Timothy James Van Himbergen

Christopher James Uecker

David William Koenig

Xuedong Song

Andrew Mark Long

Timothy Edward Long

Joseph D Mitchell

Thomas Joseph Dyer

Richard Warren Tanzer

Kevin Christopher Possell

WanDuk Lee

Lisa Ann Flugge-Berendes

Shijing Cheng

Lisa Marie Kroll

Jeffrey Michael Hockersmith

Lisa Ann Flugge

Jin Chen

Adam E Smith

Marlene Ruth Lehman

Chris Uecker

Sean T Hemp

YoonHee Cho

A disposable absorbent product includes a double-network polymer element including a cross-linked, covalently-bonded polymer and a reversible, partially ionicly-bonded polymer, wherein the element has a moisture level less than or equal to 15 percent of the total weight of the element, wherein the element comprises a latent retractive force, and wherein the element is configured to release the retractive force to achieve a dimensional change in the disposable absorbent product with exposure of the element to an aqueous liquid. Manufacturing a disposable absorbent product includes producing a double-network hydrogel; elongating by force and dehydrating while still elongated the double-network hydrogel, wherein elongating and dehydrating captures a latent retractive force in the element; and positioning the element in a disposable absorbent product such that a dimensional change in the disposable absorbent product is achieved with exposure of the element to an aqueous liquid.

Products with materials that shrink in one dimension and expand in another dimension

A composition includes a responsive block copolymer, the responsive block copolymer including at least one block A that is a triggerable copolymer, the triggerable copolymer including at least one lower critical solution temperature monomer and at least one charged monomer, wherein the triggerable copolymer block A is a dual trigger block configured to trigger on temperature and ionic strength, and wherein the responsive block copolymer micellizes or gels at a temperature between 28&#xb0; C. and 37&#xb0; C. and a salt concentration of about 0.9 wt %.

Dual responsive block copolymer compositions

A cleansing product suitable for making the cleaning of both inanimate and animate surfaces more fun and effective for children is disclosed. Specifically, the cleansing product is capable of expanding in volume under certain temperature conditions, and in some embodiments, can additionally include a coloring agent, providing a color change to indicate when sufficient cleansing has been performed.

Foaming hand sponge for bodily cleansing with color change indicator

The present disclosure generally relates to wet wipes having liquid wipe compositions that including an organopolysiloxane that reduces sheet-to-sheet adhesion, improves the stack height, increases flexibility and maintains strength in the wet wipe. The liquid wipe compositions include an organopolysiloxane having the following structure: wherein p+q=1 to 2000, Ris independently selected from a monovalent hydrocarbon group or hydroxyl group, and Rand Rare independently selected from a monovalent hydrocarbon group, a hydroxyl group, a monovalent hydrocarbon group functional in amine, a monovalent hydrocarbon group functional in polyether, a monovalent hydrocarbon group functional in quaternary, and a monovalent hydrocarbon group functional in polyampholyte.

Wet wipes having a liquid wipe composition with an organopolysiloxane

Foaming hand sponge with color change indicator

The present disclosure generally relates to wet wipes having liquid wipe compositions that including an anti-adhesion component that reduces sheet-to-sheet adhesion, improves the stack height, increases flexibility and maintains strength in the wet wipe. The liquid wipe compositions include an organopolysiloxane having the following structure: wherein p+q=0 to 2000, Ris independently selected from a monovalent hydrocarbon group or hydroxyl group, and Rand Rare independently selected from a monovalent hydrocarbon group, a hydroxyl group, a monovalent hydrocarbon group functional in amine, a monovalent hydrocarbon group functional in polyether, a monovalent hydrocarbon group functional in quaternary, and a monovalent hydrocarbon group functional in polyampholyte.

Wet wipes having a liquid wipe composition with anti-adhesion component

The present invention is a soft tissue sheet having reduced lint and slough. The tissue sheet comprises papermaking fibers and a synthetic co-copolymer. The synthetic co-polymer has the general structure: wherein R, R, Rare independently selected from a group consisting of: H; Calkyl radicals; and, mixtures thereof; Ris selected from a group consisting of C-Calkyl radicals and mixtures thereof; Zis a bridging radical attaching the Rfunctionality to the polymer backbone; and, Qis a functional group containing at least a cationic quaternary ammonium radical. w, x, y&#x2267;1 and the mole ratio of x to (x+y) is about 0.5 or greater.

Method of making low slough tissue products

The present invention is directed to a wet wipe product. The wet wipe product comprises a fibrous substrate and a triggerable binder formulation. The triggerable binder formulation is capable of binding the fibers in the fibrous substrate. The triggerable binder formulation may include acrylamide polymers, vinylamide/amine polymers, and mixtures. The triggerable binder formulation is insoluble in a wetting composition comprising an insolubilizing agent but is dispersible in disposal water.

Dispersible alcohol/cleaning wipes via topical or wet-end application of acrylamide or vinylamide/amine polymers

The present invention is a soft tissue sheet. The tissue sheet comprises papermaking fibers and a polysiloxane composition. The polysiloxane composition comprises a polysiloxane and a compatible synthetic resin binder having a glass transition temperature of about 100&#xb0; C. or less.

Hydrophobically modified cationic acrylate copolymer/polysiloxane blends and use in tissue

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DePere, WI, United States of America

William Clayton Bunyard