Inventor · Woodbury, MN, US

Leigh E. Wood

74Patents
30h-index
86Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: May 31, 1985 → Feb 7, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5077870A Mushroom-type hook strip for a mechanical fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 359 Expired
US4857067A Disposable diaper having shirred ears Human Necessities 204 Expired
US4959265A Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape fastener for releasably attaching an object to a fabric Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 157 Expired
US5531732A Adjustable fit disposable training pant or incontinence garment having disposable means Human Necessities 149 Expired
US5514120A Liquid management member for absorbent articles Human Necessities 141 Expired
US6880211B2 Macro closure device for disposable articles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 136 Expired
US5845375A Mushroom-type hook strip for a mechanical fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 125 Expired
US5429856A Composite materials and process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 119 Expired
US5238733A Stretchable nonwoven webs based on multi-layer blown microfibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 106 Expired
US4973326A Disposable diaper with improved fastener attachment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 105 Expired
US5679302A Method for making a mushroom-type hook strip for a mechanical fastener Performing Operations; Transporting 92 Expired
US6875710B2 Composite webs with reinforcing polymeric regions and elastic polymeric regions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Expired
US6106922A Coextruded mechanical fastener constructions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US5840412A Composite materials and process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Expired
US5620780A Composite materials and process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Expired
US5607635A Mushroom-type hook strip for a mechanical fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US4710190A Diaper having improved reinforced area for receiving adhesive fastening tape Human Necessities 68 Expired
US5053028A Disposable diaper with improved hook and loop fastener system Human Necessities 65 Expired
US6942894B2 Methods for producing composite webs with reinforcing discrete polymeric regions Performing Operations; Transporting 63 Expired
US7195729B2 Composite webs and closure systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US5158557A Refastenable adhesive tape closure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US4677137A Supported photoinitiator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US5800903A Composite materials and process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US5537722A Mechanical fastener for disposable article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US5773374A Composite materials and process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired

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