Inventor

Thomas Gerard Shannon

Inventor

Neenah, WI, US

Overview

1986–2021

Patent span

Textiles

Primary field (CPC D)

Patents· 105 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

D21Hprimary

D21HPulp compositions31%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification16%

C08GMacromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds13%

A47KSanitary equipment5%

C08FMacromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds4%

D21FPaper-making machines4%

B32BLayered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form3%

C07CAcyclic or carbocyclic compounds3%

A61KPreparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes2%

A61QSpecific use of cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations2%

PatentTitleYear

10,947,673High strength and low stiffness hesperaloe tissue2021 10,914,039Soft tissue comprising non-wood fibers2021 10,550,522Soft tissue comprising non-wood fibers2020 10,526,752High strength and low stiffness hesperaloe tissue2020 10,519,601Highly durable towel comprising non-wood fibers2019 10,501,892Soft tissue comprising synthetic fibers2019 10,450,703Soft tissue comprising synthetic fibers2019 10,428,465High strength and low stiffness agave tissue2019 10,337,148Hesperaloe tissue having improved cross-machine direction properties2019 10,337,149High strength and low stiffness hesperaloe tissue2019 10,145,066Highly durable towel comprising non-wood fibers2018 10,145,069Soft tissue comprising non-wood fibers2018 10,132,036High bulk hesperaloe tissue2018 9,890,502'Tissue products comprising high carbohydrate content fillers'2018 9,499,941'High strength macroalgae pulps'2016 9,410,291'Tissue product comprising bamboo'2016 9,365,376'Coreless tissue rolls and method of making the same'2016 9,222,224'Tissue product comprising bamboo'2015 9,074,324'Layered tissue structures comprising macroalgae'2015 8,940,323'Tissue products having a cooling sensation when contacted with skin'2015 8,778,505'Tissue product comprising bamboo'2014 8,771,468'Tissue comprising macroalgae'2014 8,574,400'Tissue comprising macroalgae'2013 8,535,780'Coreless tissue rolls and method of making the same'2013 8,524,374'Tissue Product comprising bamboo'2013 8,298,374'Tissue products containing microalgae materials'2012 8,039,011'Skin cooling compositions'2011 8,038,446'Hygiene training device and method'2011 7,988,824'Tissue product having a transferable additive composition'2011 7,927,457'Environmentally sustainable multiple ply paper product'2011 7,914,866'Sleeved tissue product'2011 7,820,010'Treated tissue products having increased strength'2010 7,811,948'Tissue sheets containing multiple polysiloxanes and having regions of varying hydrophobicity'2010 7,794,565'Method of making low slough tissue products'2010 7,678,230'Environmentally sustainable multiple ply paper product'2010 7,678,232'Process for incorporating poorly substantive paper modifying agents into a paper sheet via wet end addition'2010 7,517,433'Soft paper sheet with improved mucus removal'2009 7,381,299'Apertured tissue products'2008 7,377,995'Soft durable tissue'2008 7,351,308'Paper products having a tropical composition applied in discrete droplets'2008 7,306,699'Tissue product containing a topical composition in the form of discrete droplets'2007 7,294,230'Flexible multi-ply tissue products'2007 7,219,815'Dispenser for dispensing two different substrates'2007 7,186,318'Soft tissue hydrophilic tissue products containing polysiloxane and having unique absorbent properties'2007 7,147,752'Hydrophilic fibers containing substantive polysiloxanes and tissue products made therefrom'2006 7,029,756'Soft tissue hydrophilic tissue products containing polysiloxane and having unique absorbent properties'2006 7,008,507'Non-impact printing method for applying compositions to webs and products produced therefrom'2006 6,994,770'Strength additives for tissue products'2006 6,964,725'Soft tissue products containing selectively treated fibers'2005 6,951,598'Hydrophobically modified cationic acrylate copolymer/polysiloxane blends and use in tissue'2005 6,949,167'Tissue products having uniformly deposited hydrophobic additives and controlled wettability'2005 6,936,136'Amino-functionalized pulp fibers'2005 6,916,402'Process for bonding chemical additives on to substrates containing cellulosic materials and products thereof'2005 6,911,114'Tissue with semi-synthetic cationic polymer'2005 6,896,766'Paper wiping products treated with a hydrophobic additive'2005 6,896,769'Modified condensation polymers containing azetidinium groups in conjunction with amphiphilic hydrocarbon moieties'2005 6,893,537'Tissue products containing a flexible binder'2005 6,749,721'Process for incorporating poorly substantive paper modifying agents into a paper sheet via wet end addition'2004 6,740,406'Coated activated carbon'2004 6,701,637'Systems for tissue dried with metal bands'2004 6,632,904'Synthetic polymers having hydrogen bonding capability and containing polysiloxane moieties'2003 6,620,295'Modified polysaccharides containing amphiphilic hydrocarbon moieties'2003 6,596,126'Modified polysaccharides containing aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties'2003 6,548,427'Sanitary tissue products with improved flushability'2003 6,517,678'Modified polysaccharides containing amphiphillic hydrocarbon moieties'2003 6,488,812'Soft tissue with improved lint and slough properties'2002 6,472,487'Modified vinyl polymers containing amphiphilic hydrocarbon moieties'2002 6,465,602'Modified condensation polymers having azetidinium groups and containing polysiloxane moieties'2002 6,398,911'Modified polysaccharides containing polysiloxane moieties'2002 6,383,336'Strong, soft non-compressively dried tissue products containing particulate fillers'2002 6,365,667'Synthetic polymers having hydrogen bonding capability and containing aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties'2002 6,287,418'Modified vinyl polymers containing amphiphilic hydrocarbon moieties'2001 6,274,667'Synthetic polymers having hydrogen bonding capability and containing aliphatic hydrocarbon moieties'2001 6,235,155'Modified condensation polymers having azetidinium groups and containing polysiloxane moieties'2001 6,224,714'Synthetic polymers having hydrogen bonding capability and containing polysiloxane moieties'2001 6,077,393'Soft tissue products having high strength'2000 5,928,470'Method for filling and coating cellulose fibers'1999 5,596,049'Stabilization of polyesters using epoxy compounds in combination with a catalyst'1997 5,453,479'Polyesterification catalyst'1995 5,264,548'Low melting cyclic polycarbonate composition'1993 RE034431'Macrocyclic oligomers containing spiro(bis)indane moieties'1993 4,994,595'Preparation of spirobiindane bisphenol bischloroformate compositions'1991 4,980,453'Macrocyclic oligomers containing spiro(bis)indane moietes'1990 4,972,039'Process of crosslinking polycyclic oligomer from tetraphenal'1990 4,921,975'Cyclic monocarbonate bishaloformates'1990 4,904,810'Bischoloroformate preparation method with phosgene removal and monochloroformate conversion'1990 4,888,411'Crosslinkable polycyclic polycarbonate oligomer and methods for their preparation and use'1989 4,829,144'Cyclic polyester oligomer and method for their preparation'1989 4,814,428'Method of increasing the thermal stability of cyclic carbonate oligomers'1989 4,814,420'Detecting the stoichiometric end point of phosgenation reactions'1989 4,794,160'Crosslinkable polycyclic polycarbonate oligomers and method for their preparation'1988 4,775,741'Preparation of resin composition from cyclic polycarbonate oligomers from spirobiindane bisphenol'1988 4,767,877'Nitrogen-containing bisphenol compositions'1988 4,767,840'Cyclic monocarbonate bishaloformates, method for their preparation, and uses thereof'1988 4,757,132'Cyclic polyester oligomer polymerization'1988 4,755,586'Method for preparing crosslinkable polycyclic polycarbonate oligomer compositions with suppression of aqueous emulsion formation'1988 4,740,583'Method for converting cyclic polycarbonate oligomer mixtures to linear polycarbonate, and composition resulting therefrom'1988 4,736,016'Cyclic polycarbonate oligomers from spirobiindane bisphenols'1988 4,727,134'Method for preparing cyclic polycarbonate oligomer mixtures'1988 4,722,995'Detecting the stoichiometric end point of phosgenation reactions'1988 4,696,998'Cyclic heterocarbonates and methods for their preparation and use'1987 4,649,210'Reducing phosgenation reaction temperatures'1987 4,644,053'Cyclic polycarbonate oligomers and methods for their preparation and use'1987 4,638,077'Method for the preparation of chloroformate compositions'1987 4,601,858'Method for preparing bischloroformate compositions'1986

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1986–1997Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (28)· patent assignee history

1986–1991Based in Schenectady, NY, US· patent location history

1989–1997Based in Evansville, IN, US· patent location history

1999–2021Patents assigned to KIMBERLY CLARK CO (77)· patent assignee history

1999–2021Based in Neenah, WI, US· patent location history

2001–2002Based in Appleton, WI, US· patent location history

2012–2016Patents assigned to SHANNON THOMAS GERARD (6)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to SHI BO (3)· patent assignee history

2013–2016Patents assigned to KRAUTKRAMER CANDACE DYAN (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
KIMBERLY CLARK CO	77	1999–2021
GEN ELECTRIC	28	1986–1997
SHANNON THOMAS GERARDself	6	2012–2016
SHI BO	3	2012–2016
KRAUTKRAMER CANDACE DYAN	2	2013–2016

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Neenah, WI, US	74	1999–2021
Schenectady, New York, US	21	1986–1991
Evansville, IN, US	7	1989–1997
Appleton, WI, US	3	2001–2002