Inventor · New London, WI, US

Kenneth B. Close

11Patents
7h-index
22Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 21, 2000 → Jan 22, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6946413B2 Composite material with cloth-like feel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US6680265B1 Laminates of elastomeric and non-elastomeric polyolefin blend materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US6811638B2 Method for controlling retraction of composite materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6971542B2 Reach-in wipes with enhanced dispensibility Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6848595B2 Wipes with a pleat-like zone along the leading edge portion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7681756B2 Stretchable composite sheet for adding softness and texture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US9260808B2 Flexible coform nonwoven web Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7465266B2 Process and apparatus for producing wipes with a pleat-like zone along the leading edge portion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US10617576B2 Process for forming a fibrous nonwoven web with uniform, directionally-oriented projections Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7078087B2 Wipes with an edge treatment along a leading edge portion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US8314040B2 Laminates of elastomeric and non-elastomeric polyolefin blend materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired

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