US Patent Issued to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide on Sept. 9 for "Protective fabric and garments made therefrom" (South Korean, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,715, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).

"Protective fabric and garments made therefrom" was invented by KyoungRock Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), HoMyung Yang (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), YoonJae Park (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), J. David Tucker (Canton, Ga.), Shawn Jenkins (Suwanee, Ga.), Fang Wang (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Patricia H. Calhoun (Alpharetta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wettable barrier fabric is provided that exhibits barrier function to dry particles and splashed liquids while also exhibiting wettability and wicking properties. A garment formed from a wettable barrie...