Inventor · West Harrison, IN, US

Douglas Herrin Benson

29Patents
22h-index
32Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 21, 1985 → May 6, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7682686B2 Tufted fibrous web Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,169 Expired
US5167897A Method for incrementally stretching a zero strain stretch laminate web to impart elasticity thereto Performing Operations; Transporting 765 Expired
US5628097A Method for selectively aperturing a nonwoven web Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 486 Expired
US5916661A Selectively apertured nonwoven web Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 417 Expired
US6383431B1 Method of modifying a nonwoven fibrous web for use as component of a disposable absorbent article Performing Operations; Transporting 393 Expired
US5628741A Absorbent article with elastic feature having a prestrained web portion and method for forming same Performing Operations; Transporting 201 Expired
US6830800B2 Elastic laminate web Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 199 Expired
US5914084A Method of making a stabilized extensible nonwoven web Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 186 Expired
US5658639A Method for selectively aperturing a nonwoven web exhibiting surface energy gradients Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 181 Expired
US6878433B2 Applications for laminate web Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 178 Expired
US7037569B2 Laminate web comprising an apertured layer and method for manufacturing thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 176 Expired
US6863960B2 User-activatible substance delivery system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 163 Expired
US5695846A Zero scrap absorbent core formation process and products derived from web-based absorbent materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 157 Expired
US6884494B1 Laminate web Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 120 Expired
US6114263A Stable web having enhanced extensibility and method for making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 116 Expired
US6129801A Method for making a stable web having enhanced extensibility in multiple directions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 88 Expired
US6506329B1 Method for making a stable nonwoven web having enhanced extensibility in multiple direction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US6620485B1 Stable web having enhanced extensibility and method for making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US6726870B1 Method for making a bulked web Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US8241543B2 Method and apparatus for making an apertured web Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Active
US8679391B2 Method and apparatus for making an apertured web Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US4859388A Improved method of making discrete airlaid absorbent fibrous articles Human Necessities 30 Expired
US5597437A Zero scrap absorbent core formation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US4671432A Pump dispenser for fluent products featuring a reciprocable plunger and diaphragm seal Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6730622B2 Electrical cable Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.