Patents by Inventor Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom

Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom 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: 20140110284
    Abstract: An array of personal care product packages comprises a first package containing a first personal care product and a second package containing a second personal care product. The first package and the second package are each of a single primary brand. The first package is of a first sub-brand and the second package is of a second sub-brand that is different than the first sub-brand. Each package further includes a visual schema, where the visual schema comprises a primary viewing area. The primary viewing area includes a product identification region comprising product identification indicia, a qualitative information region comprising qualitative information indicia, and a photographic region comprising photographic indicia. In addition, the visual schema is repeated for the first package and the second package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Keegan G. K. Coulter, Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom, Dayton Joel Henderson, Robert Eric MacDonald, Brenda Marie Coulter, Nicole Malik, Laura Leigh Boudrie, Christine Marie Mau, Michael Patrick McCuskey
  • Patent number: 8636146
    Abstract: An array of personal care product packages comprises a first package containing a first personal care product and a second package containing a second personal care product. The first package and the second package are each of a single primary brand. The first package is of a first sub-brand and the second package is of a second sub-brand that is different than the first sub-brand. Each package further includes a visual schema, where the visual schema comprises a primary viewing area. The primary viewing area includes a product identification region comprising product identification indicia, a qualitative information region comprising qualitative information indicia, and a photographic region comprising photographic indicia. In addition, the visual schema is repeated for the first package and the second package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Keegan G. K. Coulter, Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom, Dayton Joel Henderson, Robert Eric MacDonald, Brenda Marie Nelson, Nicole Minotti, Laura Leigh Boudrie, Michael Patrick McCuskey, Christine Marie Mau
  • Publication number: 20110215017
    Abstract: An array of personal care product packages comprises a first package containing a first personal care product and a second package containing a second personal care product. The first package and the second package are each of a single primary brand. The first package is of a first sub-brand and the second package is of a second sub-brand that is different than the first sub-brand. Each package further includes a visual schema, where the visual schema comprises a primary viewing area. The primary viewing area includes a product identification region comprising product identification indicia, a qualitative information region comprising qualitative information indicia, and a photographic region comprising photographic indicia. In addition, the visual schema is repeated for the first package and the second package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Keegan G. K. Coulter, Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom, Dayton Joel Henderson, Robert Eric MacDonald, Brenda Marie Nelson, Nicole Minotti, Laura Leigh Boudrie, Michael Patrick McCuskey, Christine Marie Mau
  • Publication number: 20090120834
    Abstract: An array of packages adapted for transporting and selling personal care products is provided. The array includes a first package including first removable product-identifying graphics and a plurality of first personal care products disposed within a first storage bin, the first storage bin including a first design and being substantially free of product-identifying graphics. The array also includes a second package including second removable product-identifying graphics and a plurality of second personal care products disposed within a second storage bin, the second storage bin including a second design and being substantially free of product-identifying graphics, wherein the second design is different from and complementary to the first design. The first and second personal care products can be different sizes of the same product, different products, the same product but adapted to be sold at differently-branded retailers, or different combinations of personal care products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Marcille Faye Ruman, Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom, Paula Sosalla, Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins, Karissa Brummond, Abayomi Michael Shonoiki, Margaret Mary Posorske
  • Publication number: 20090120825
    Abstract: Packaging is provided in which to supply personal care products to a consumer, wherein at least a portion of the packaging is adapted to be reused by the consumer. The packaging includes a storage bin having a storage bin bottom and a reclosable cover, and a removable bin enclosure adapted to overlie a portion of the storage bin and to be removable from the storage bin by the consumer, wherein the bin enclosure includes product-identifying graphics, and wherein the storage bin includes non-product-identifying graphics and is substantially free of product-identifying graphics. Product-identifying graphics can include product type, product size, and product count. Non-product-identifying graphics can include seasonal graphics, graphics adapted to make the storage bin appear to be a household object, or can be related to a cause.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Marcille Faye Ruman, Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom, Margaret Mary Posorske, Abayomi Michael Shonoiki, Louise Cynthia Ellis Coe, Heidi Lynn Carey, Jason Robert Boon, Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins, Jason Daniel Rottier, Christian Matthew Hirthe, Jane Louise Clough
  • Patent number: D672646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom, Dayton Joel Henderson, Robert Eric MacDonald, Michael Patrick McCuskey, Christine Marie Mau
  • Patent number: D678058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom, Dayton Joel Henderson, Robert Eric MacDonald, Michael Patrick McCuskey, Christine Marie Mau
  • Patent number: D678059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom, Dayton Joel Henderson, Robert Eric MacDonald, Michael Patrick McCuskey, Christine Marie Mau
  • Patent number: D678060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom, Dayton Joel Henderson, Robert Eric MacDonald, Michael Patrick McCuskey, Christine Marie Mau
  • Patent number: D678061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom, Dayton Joel Henderson, Robert Eric MacDonald, Michael Patrick McCuskey, Christine Marie Mau
  • Patent number: D678062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom, Dayton Joel Henderson, Robert Eric MacDonald, Michael Patrick McCuskey, Christine Marie Mau
  • Patent number: D678766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom, Dayton Joel Henderson, Robert Eric MacDonald, Michael Patrick McCuskey, Christine Marie Mau
  • Patent number: D680428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi Ellen Vanden Boom, Dayton Joel Henderson, Robert Eric MacDonald, Michael Patrick McCuskey, Christine Marie Mau