ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,001, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).
"Fine hollow fibers having a high void fraction" was invented by Eric E. Lennon (Roswell, Ga.), John H. Conrad (Alpharetta, Ga.), Douglas J. Hulslander (Stone Mountain, Ga.) and David W. Hall (Alpharetta, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hollow fiber that extending along at least a portion of the fiber along a longitudinal axis thereof and is defined by an interior wall is provided. Through selective control over the manner in which it is formed, the present inventors have discovered that the hollow fiber can exhibit a unique combination of a high...