Ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers, a method of making same and items using same

US6713414B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

• William S. Pomplun · Neenah, US
• Franklin M. Chen · Appleton, US
• Paige Annette Dellerman · Appleton, US
• Eric D. Johnson · Larsen, US
• Jeffrey Dean Lindsay · Appleton, US
• Ligia A. Rivera · Appleton, US
• Kim G. Schick · Menasha, US
• Walter T. Schultz · Appleton, US
• Varsha Shah · Menasha, US
• Dave Allen Soerens · Neenah, US
• Kenneth Y. Wang · Greensboro, US
• Frederick J. Lang · Neenah, US
• Yihua Chang · Portland, US
• David M. Jackson · Roswell, US
• Pavneet S. Mumick · Montgomery, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 4, 2000
• Grant date: Mar 30, 2004
• Expiry date: May 4, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T442/698
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention is directed to ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers. The present invention is also directed to a method of making ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers and their applicability as binder compositions. The present invention is further directed to fiber-containing fabrics and webs comprising ion-sensitive, water-dispersible binder compositions and their applicability in water-dispersible personal care products.