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Non-woven materials are nowadays mainly produced from man-made fibers. Two synthetic polymers dominate the market: polypropylene and polyesters (mainly PET). Nonwovens are often application-designated as either durable or disposable. Nonwoven used as a housewrap to prevent water infiltration is a durable nonwoven. Nonwoven used as a facing on a baby diaper is a disposable or single-use nonwoven.
 
Non-woven materials are nowadays mainly produced from man-made fibers. Two synthetic polymers dominate the market: polypropylene and polyesters (mainly PET). Nonwovens are often application-designated as either durable or disposable. Nonwoven used as a housewrap to prevent water infiltration is a durable nonwoven. Nonwoven used as a facing on a baby diaper is a disposable or single-use nonwoven.
  
====Application====
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====[[Application]]====
Non-woven materials are used in numerous applications, including:
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=====Hygiene=====
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* Baby diapers
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* Feminine hygiene
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* Adult incontinence products
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* Wipes
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* Bandages and wound dressings
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=====Medical=====
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* Isolation gowns
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* Surgical gowns
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* Surgical drapes and covers
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* Surgical scrub suits
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* Caps
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=====Technical=====
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* Roll roofing and shingle reinforcement
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* Insulation backing
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* Battery electrode separators
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* Vinyl flooring reinforcement
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* Plastic surface reinforcement (veils)
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* Wall coverings
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* Honeycomb structural components
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* Ceiling tile facings
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* Circuit board reinforcement
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* Electrical insulation
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=====Geotextiles=====
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* Soil stabilizers and roadway underlayment
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* Agriculture mulch
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* Pond and canal water barriers
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* Sand infiltration barrier for drainage tile
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=====Other=====
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* Carpet backing (primary and secondary)
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* Composites
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** Marine sail laminates
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** Table cover laminates
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* Backing/Stabilizer for machine embroidery
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* Thermal insulation (fiberglass quilting/batting)
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* Pillows, cushions, and upholstery padding
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* Batting in quilts or comforters
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* Consumer and medical face masks
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* Tarps, tenting and transportation (lumber, steel) wrapping
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* Disposable clothing (foot coverings, coveralls)
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=== Pictorial analysis ===
 
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====Absorbent pad====
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====[[Absorbent pad]]====
[[Image:des1.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
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[[Image:111.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
 
[[Image:111.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
[[Image:des3.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
 
[[Image:666.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
 
[[Image:222.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
 
[[Image:333.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
 
[[Image:des7.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
 
[[Image:des8.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
 
[[Image:des9.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
 
[[Image:555.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
 
  
 
====Attaching napkin to garment====
 
====Attaching napkin to garment====
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====Shoulder strap pad for bra====
 
====Shoulder strap pad for bra====
 
[[Image:Shoulder.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
 
[[Image:Shoulder.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
====Tampon====
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====[[Tampon]]====
 
[[Image:Tampon11.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
 
[[Image:Tampon11.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
[[Image:Tampon22.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
 
  
 
===Production patents===
 
===Production patents===
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[[Image:productionaa.png|thumb|center|800px| Production patents]]
 
[[Image:productionaa.png|thumb|center|800px| Production patents]]
  
==Non Wovens for Skin care wipes==
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==[[Non Wovens for Skin care wipes]]==
===Skin Care Applications===
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[[Image:NWSCW_SCAps1.jpg|850px|center]]
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===IP Activity===
 
====Based on Priority Year====
 
[[Image:NWSCW_Pri_yr1.jpg|1050px|center]]
 
 
====Based on Publication Year====
 
[[Image:NWSCW_Pub_yr.jpg|1050px|center]]
 
 
===Assignee Statistics===
 
:* Following graph represents top assignees in field of non woven for skin care wipes.
 
[[Image:NWSCW_Top.jpg|1050px|center]]
 
<br>
 
:* Following graph represents top assignees most active in last 10 years in field of non woven for skin care wipes.
 
[[Image:NWSCW_Top_10.jpg|1050px|center]]
 
 
===Geographical Distribution===
 
====Unique Family Member====
 
:* The following graph represents geographical distribution of patents based on priority country.
 
[[Image:NWSCW_Geo_D.jpg|1050px|center]]
 
 
====Unique Family Member====
 
:* The following white space represents patents filed in different geographies by top assignees.
 
[[Image:NWSCW_Geo_Asgn.jpg|1050px|center]]
 
 
===Statistics for Kimberly Clark===
 
:* IP activity for Kimberly Clark based on publication year
 
[[Image:NWSCW_Pub_KC.jpg|1050px|center]]
 
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:* IP activity for Kimberly Clark based on priority year
 
[[Image:NWSCW_Pri_KC.jpg|1050px|center]]
 
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:* The following white space represents geographical distribution of patents owned by Kimberly Clark.
 
[[Image:NWSCW_Geo_KC.jpg|1050px|center]]
 
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:* The following white space represents non-woven substrates as used by Kimberly Clark. (Year-wise distribution)
 
[[Image:NWSCW_NWS_KC.jpg|1050px|center]]
 
 
===Citations===
 
:* Top cited patents:
 
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Title'''</font>
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Count of citing patents'''</font>
 
|-
 
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220060094320%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20060094320&RS=DN/20060094320 US20060094320A1]</u></font>
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|20041102
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|20060504
 
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Kimberly Clark Corp
 
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Gradient nanofiber materials and methods for making same
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|60
 
|-
 
|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220050137272%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20050137272&RS=DN/20050137272 US20050137272A1]</u></font>
 
|align = "center"|20030908
 
|align = "center"|20050623
 
|Fmc Biopolymer As
 
|Gelled biopolymer based foam
 
|align = "center"|44
 
|-
 
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220050148261%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20050148261&RS=DN/20050148261 US20050148261A1]</u></font>
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|20031230
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|20050707
 
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Kimberly Clark Corp
 
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nonwoven webs having reduced lint and slough
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|32
 
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|align = "center"|20060331
 
|align = "center"|20071004
 
|Procter & Gamble
 
|Nonwoven fibrous structure comprising synthetic fibers and hydrophilizing agent
 
|align = "center"|31
 
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|20010322
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|20040212
 
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Kimberly Clark Corp
 
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Water-dispersible, cationic polymers, a method of making same and items using same
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|27
 
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|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6638527.PN.&OS=PN/6638527&RS=PN/6638527 US6638527B2]</u></font>
 
|align = "center"|20000417
 
|align = "center"|20031028
 
|Unilever Plc
 
|Substantially dry cleansing product of improved latherability and wet flexibility
 
|align = "center"|26
 
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|20040419
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|20090818
 
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Procter & Gamble
 
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Fibers, nonwovens and articles containing nanofibers produced from high glass transition temperature polymers
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|26
 
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|align = "center"|20031216
 
|align = "center"|20050616
 
|Procter & Gamble
 
|Disposable nonwoven mitt adapted to fit on a child<nowiki>’</nowiki>s hand
 
|align = "center"|25
 
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|20040419
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|20060119
 
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Procter & Gamble
 
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Articles containing nanofibers for use as barriers
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|24
 
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|align = "center"|20010418
 
|align = "center"|20040720
 
|Kimberly Clark Corp
 
|Skin cleansing composition incorporating anionic particles
 
|align = "center"|22
 
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:* Top assignees citing Kimberly Clark patents:
 
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Procter & Gamble Co
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|32
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nonwoven substrates and disposable articles
 
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|align = "center"|Eastman Chemical Company
 
|align = "center"|23
 
|align = "center"|Nonwovens produced from multicomponent fibers
 
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Donaldson Company Inc.
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|14
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nonwoven polymer blends
 
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|align = "center"|International Paper Company
 
|align = "center"|10
 
|align = "center"|Composition containing expandable microspheres
 
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|SCA Hygiene Products AB
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|7
 
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Hygeine products
 
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Latest revision as of 06:01, 27 September 2013

Introduction

Nonwoven textiles are those which are neither woven nor knit, for example felt. General use hyphenates the word, but industrial use spells it as one word. Non-wovens are typically not strong (unless reinforced by a backing or densified). In the recent years non-woven material has become an alternative to polyurethane foam.
Non-woven fabric is typically manufactured by putting small fibers together in the form of a sheet (web) and then binding them either mechanically (as in the case of felt, by interlocking them with serrated needles such that the inter-fiber friction results in a stronger fabric), with an adhesive, or thermally {by applying binder(in the form of powder, paste, or polymer melt) and melting the binder onto the web by increasing temperature}.

Raw material

Non-woven materials are nowadays mainly produced from man-made fibers. Two synthetic polymers dominate the market: polypropylene and polyesters (mainly PET). Nonwovens are often application-designated as either durable or disposable. Nonwoven used as a housewrap to prevent water infiltration is a durable nonwoven. Nonwoven used as a facing on a baby diaper is a disposable or single-use nonwoven.

Application

Sample IP analysis

  • Area: Baby diapers and Feminine hygiene.
  • Search: Based on title, abstract and claims for some major companies in this field.

Year wise IP activity

  • Based on title, abstract and claims for some major companies in this field.The graph is based on the patents of Kimberly-Clark Corp, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, and Playtex from 1836 to 2006.
Year wise IP activity

Competitive analysis

Competitive analysis

Sample analysis of some patents

  • This information is according to analysis of 27 patents.
Sample analysis
Design patents
  • Classification of Design patents
Design Total records Kimberly Clark Procter & Gamble Johnson & Johnson Playtex
Absorbent pad 11 2 5 4 0
Attaching napkin to garment 1 1 0 0 0
Fastening means 1 0 0 1 0
Shoulder strap pad for bra 1 0 0 0 1
Tampon 2 0 0 0 2
Design patents

Pictorial analysis

Absorbent pad

111.jpg

Attaching napkin to garment

Napkin.jpg

Fastening means

Fasten.jpg

Shoulder strap pad for bra

Shoulder.jpg

Tampon

Tampon11.jpg

Production patents

  • Classification of Production patents
Production Total records Kimberly Clark Procter & Gamble Johnson & Johnson Playtex
Absorbent pad 6 2 2 2 0
Odour removing composition 2 1 1 0 0
Wrapper 1 1 0 0 0
Elastic 1 1 0 0 0
Tampon 1 1 0 0 0
Production patents

Non Wovens for Skin care wipes

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