Patents by Inventor Candace D. Krautkramer

Candace D. Krautkramer 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).

  • Publication number: 20230157909
    Abstract: A pull-on wearable article can have a front region, a back region, and a crotch region located between the front region and the back region. The pull-on wearable article has a permanent closed waist configuration providing the pull-on wearable article with a waist opening and two leg openings. An informational cue can be associated with the pull-on wearable article to communicate to the wearer of the pull-on wearable article where to place the crotch region of an absorbent article when placing the absorbent article into the pull-on wearable article. The informational cue triggers a cognitive response in the wearer of the pull-on wearable article and can be an attention attracting graphic, a textural feature, or a combination of an attention attracting graphic, textural feature, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: YangSook Jeon, CheolHee Kim, JeongOg Byun, JungNam Kim, Candace D. Krautkramer
  • Publication number: 20230157904
    Abstract: A pull-on wearable article can have a front region, a back region, and a crotch region located between the front region and the back region. The pull-on wearable article has a permanent closed waist configuration providing the pull-on wearable article with a waist opening and two leg openings. An informational cue can be associated with the pull-on wearable article to communicate to the wearer of the pull-on wearable article where to place the crotch region of an absorbent article when placing the absorbent article into the pull-on wearable article. The informational cue triggers a cognitive response in the wearer of the pull-on wearable article and can be an attention attracting graphic, a textural feature, or a combination of an attention attracting graphic, textural feature, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: YangSook Jeon, CheolHee Kim, JeongOg Byun, JungNam Kim, Candace D. Krautkramer
  • Patent number: 7642395
    Abstract: The present invention provides a topical composition for application to the perianal and/or labial areas of the skin which helps prevent viscoelastic fluids, such as menses and feces, from attaching to the skin and aids in the reducing the viscoelastic properties of the fluid so that the fluid can flow into absorbent articles. The composition contains at least one viscoelastant material and at least one an anti-adherent material. the composition may be applied with a wipe, including mitts and gloves, a solid stick composition, an aerosol dispenser, a pump spray, a trigger spray, a squeeze bottle, as a foam, as a cream, as an ointment, as a salve, as a gel, as a wash or as a lotion. In addition, absorbent articles, such as pads or pants, diapers and the like may also be used as a means to transfer the composition to the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Karyn C. Schroeder, Candace D. Krautkramer, David W. Koenig, Douglas R. Hoffman, Katherine D. Stahl
  • Patent number: 7632258
    Abstract: An absorbent feminine care article (20) having a longitudinal direction (22), a lateral direction (24), first and second longitudinally opposed end portions (72, 72a), and an intermediate portion (76) located between the end portions. The article (20) comprises an absorbent body structure (30) sandwiched between a cover (26) and a baffle (28). In a particular aspect, the absorbent structure (30) can include an intake layer (32) and a shaping layer (36). In other aspects, the intake layer (32) and shaping layer (36) can have differently configured absorbent capacities, differently configured densities, differently configured basis weights and/or differently configured sizes which are selectively arranged to provide desired combinations of liquid intake rate, absorbent retention capacity, shape maintenance, and aesthetics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Misek, Danielle G. Finger, Alice Y. Romans-Hess, Mary A. Berceau, Jamie L. Gloede, Candace D. Krautkramer, Jason M. English, Jennifer E. Pozniak, Stuart J. Burgan, Peter S. Gebhardt, Patsy A. Krautkramer, Wendy L. Hamilton, Amanda J. Carlson
  • Publication number: 20040186448
    Abstract: An absorbent feminine care article (20) having a longitudinal direction (22), a lateral direction (24), first and second longitudinally opposed end portions (72, 72a), and an intermediate portion (76) located between the end portions. The article (20) comprises an absorbent body structure (30) sandwiched between a cover (26) and a baffle (28). In a particular aspect, the absorbent structure (30) can include an intake layer (32) and a shaping layer (36). In other aspects, the intake layer (32) and shaping layer (36) can have differently configured absorbent capacities, differently configured densities, differently configured basis weights and/or differently configured sizes which are selectively arranged to provide desired combinations of liquid intake rate, absorbent retention capacity, shape maintenance, and aesthetics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Misek, Danielle G. Finger, Alice Y. Romans-Hess, Mary A. Berceau, Jamie L. Gloede, Candace D. Krautkramer, Jason M. English, Jennifer E. Pozniak, Stuart J. Burgan, Peter S. Gebhardt, Patsy A. Krautkramer, Wendy L. Hamilton, Amanda J. Carlson