Patents by Inventor Folke Schlueter

Folke Schlueter 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: 20060129114
    Abstract: A feminine hygiene article having a body-facing surface, a first end region and a second end region. The feminine hygiene article is for placement in an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings, the feminine hygiene article comprising at least one functional enhancement indicator visible from said body-facing surface, the functional enhancement indicator corresponding to at least one functionally-enhanced portion of the feminine hygiene article. The feminine hygiene article can be a sanitary napkin, a pantiliner, or an incontinence pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Mason, Ronald Visscher, Jeanne Hughes, Folke Schlueter, Emma Somma, Giovanni Carlucci, Paul Weisman
  • Publication number: 20060129115
    Abstract: An array of feminine hygiene articles for placement in an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings. Each feminine hygiene article of the array has a body-facing surface, a first end region and a second end region, the array of feminine hygiene articles comprising at least first and second the feminine hygiene articles differing in at least one functional characteristic. The first and second feminine hygiene articles each comprise a functional enhancement indicator visible from the body-facing surface, the functional enhancement indicator of the first and second feminine hygiene articles being visibly different to distinguish the first feminine hygiene article from the second feminine hygiene article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Ronald Visscher, Peter Mason, Jeanne Hughes, Folke Schlueter, Emma Somma, Giovanni Carlucci, Paul Weisman
  • Publication number: 20060129116
    Abstract: A method for placing a feminine hygiene article in the crotch portion of an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings. The method comprising the steps of providing a feminine hygiene article having a body-facing surface and at least one functional enhancement indicator visible from the body-facing surface, the functional enhancement indicator providing a distinct visual emphasis to a portion of the feminine hygiene article; orienting the feminine hygiene article with respect to the crotch portion such that the at least one functional enhancement indicator is oriented toward the front of the undergarment; and, affixing the feminine hygiene article to the crotch portion of the undergarment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Jeanne Hughes, Ronald Visscher, Peter Mason, Folke Schlueter, Emma Somma, Giovanni Carlucci, Paul Weisman
  • Patent number: 6512513
    Abstract: A digitizer pointer for use in conjunction with a digitizer system. The pointer is shaped so as to reduce finger/hand fatigue of users manipulating the pointer over and/or across a digitizer tablet. In certain embodiments, an enlarged grip area may flare toward the bottom which helps to prevent the pointer from sliding out of the user's hand. In certain other embodiments, a textured grip area is provided to improve the user's ability to hold onto and control the pointer. In yet further embodiments, a flare is provided near the tip of the pointer in order to reduce the force required by fingers of the user to manipulate and hold the pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: David C. Fleck, Scott Rawlings, Konrad W. Pollmann, Jan Hippen, Folke Schlueter, Yasuyuki Fukushima, Masuo Hirota
  • Publication number: 20010043185
    Abstract: A digitizer pointer for use in conjunction with a digitizer system. The pointer is shaped so as to reduce finger/hand fatigue of users manipulating the pointer over and/or across a digitizer tablet. In certain embodiments, an enlarged grip area may flare toward the bottom which helps to prevent the pointer from sliding out of the user's hand. In certain other embodiments, a textured grip area is provided to improve the user's ability to hold onto and control the pointer. In yet further embodiments, a flare is provided near the tip of the pointer in order to reduce the force required by fingers of the user to manipulate and hold the pointer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: DAVID C FLECK, SCOTT RAWLINGS, KONRAD W POLLMANN, JAN HIPPRN, FOLKE SCHLUETER, YASUYUKI FUKUSHIMA, MASUO HIROTA
  • Patent number: D522139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Folke Schlüter
  • Patent number: D529171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Folke Schlueter
  • Patent number: D490892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Folke Schlueter, Silvia Reichel
  • Patent number: D636940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gwen Sheila Trinidad Acierto, Mark Jay Barnes, Christopher Louis Hansen, Folke Schlueter, Ian Andrew Carnduff
  • Patent number: D419878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: George Scott Kerr, John Allen Wooton, Jennifer Sue Dwyer, Folke Schlueter, John Edward Jamieson, Charlene Marie Stevenot