Patents by Inventor David P. Kaufman

David P. Kaufman 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).

  • Method for providing absorbent paper products and packaging therefor having coordinated consumer-specified features
    Patent number: 8346621
    Abstract: Methods and systems by which a consumer may select or specify coordinated features of an absorbent paper product and its packaging, such as a facial tissue or paper towel product, and then receive an absorbent paper product and packaging having the coordinated features selected or specified by the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Kaufman, Timothy McFarland
  • System and method for providing absorbent paper products and packaging therefor having coordinated consumer-specified features
    Patent number: 7340417
    Abstract: Methods and systems by which a consumer may select or specify coordinated features of an absorbent paper product and its packaging, such as a facial tissue or paper towel product, and then receive an absorbent paper product and packaging having the coordinated features selected or specified by the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Kaufman, Timothy McFarland
  • Method for improving the dispensing of stacked wet wipes
    Patent number: 5201164
    Abstract: In the manufacture of wet wipes, compressing the wet wipe stack within the container prior to sealing the container improves one-at-a-time dispensing of the wipes, e.g. the tendency for certain wipes to stick together upon removal is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventor: David P. Kaufman
  • Container with "stay open" lid
    Patent number: 4971220
    Abstract: A wet wipe container contains first and second protruding surfaces within the lid and base, respectively, which contact each other to maintain the lid in a partially open position until the user applies a sufficient downward force to close the lid. Maintaining the lid in a partially open position is particularly advantageous for users of baby wipes, who frequently have to reach into the container for a second wipe using only one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: David P. Kaufman, Lynn A. Mellenthin