Patents by Inventor Arthur J. Garcia

Arthur J. Garcia has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6360985
    Abstract: An adapter for converting a core roll product dispenser into a dispenser for a coreless roll product having a pair of depressions defined in the ends of the coreless roll. The adapter includes: (1) a mounting structure defining a central opening, the mounting structure having a thickness so the central opening has a depth, the mounting structure attachable to a core roll product dispenser; (2) a plunger having a distal end, a central shaft, and a base; and (3) a resilient device connecting the plunger and the mounting structure so that the base of the plunger is located in the central opening and the central shaft and distal end of the plunger protrude from the central opening, the resilient device being configured so that the plunger is adapted to retract into the depth of the central opening when a force is applied against the distal end of the plunger and extend from the central opening when the force is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Lawrence Phelps, Arthur J. Garcia
  • Patent number: D428286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
    Inventors: Stephen Lawrence Phelps, Arthur J. Garcia