Patents by Inventor James A. Boldra

James A. Boldra 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).

  • Absorbent article
    Patent number: 8246598
    Abstract: An absorbent article including an absorbent chassis and a pair of back ears. The absorbent chassis includes a liquid impermeable outercover and an absorbent body disposed on said outercover. A least a portion of each back ear is substantially flush with the chassis back waist edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Vogt, Keith R. Haen, James A. Boldra, Allen J. Dohnalik
  • Absorbent product stacker package
    Patent number: 8230998
    Abstract: A flexible packaging bags for containing and dispensing articles. More particularly, the present invention relates to a flexible packaging bag having a hanging element, permitting hanging of the bag after the bag has been initially opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Boldra, Jane L. Clough, Edward J. Foley, Keith R. Haen, Linda K. Lemerande
  • Absorbent article packaging
    Patent number: 8172084
    Abstract: A package containing an article. The article includes a first article texture and a second article texture. The package includes a plastic packaging material having an outer surface. Further the first article texture and the second article texture are non-similar and at least a portion of the outer surface has a packaging texture that is a simulant of the first article texture and at least a portion of the outer surface has a packaging texture that is a simulant of the second article texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Kellie M. Goodrich, James A. Boldra, Jane L. Clough, Edward J. Foley, Keith R. Haen, Linda K. Lemerande, Thomas W. Odorzynski, Robert E. Vogt
  • ABSORBENT PRODUCT STACKER PACKAGE
    Publication number: 20110062042
    Abstract: A flexible packaging bags for containing and dispensing articles. More particularly, the present invention relates to a flexible packaging bag having a hanging element, permitting hanging of the bag after the bag has been initially opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: James A. Boldra, Jane L. Clough, Edward J. Foley, Keith R. Haen, Linda K. Lemerande
  • Absorbent article
    Publication number: 20070100312
    Abstract: An absorbent article including an absorbent chassis and a pair of back ears. The absorbent chassis includes a liquid impermeable outercover and an absorbent body disposed on said outercover. A least a portion of each back ear is substantially flush with the chassis back waist edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Vogt, Keith Haen, James Boldra, Allen Dohnalik
  • Multi-roll bonding and aperturing
    Publication number: 20060243367
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for bonding and aperturing one or more fibrous webs including bonding at least one fibrous web in a bonding nip created by a rotatable bonding roll and a rotatable anvil roll and aperturing the at least one fibrous web in an aperturing nip created by a rotatable aperture roll and an anvil roll. The bonding roll has a plurality of protuberances extending from the peripheral bonding surface that define a bonding pattern and result in highly bonded regions within the fibrous web. The aperture roll has a plurality of projections extending from the peripheral aperture surface that define an aperturing pattern. The aperturing pattern substantially aligns with the bonding pattern thereby creating apertures within the highly bonded regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Darin Engelhart, James Boldra, Robert Leveille, Robert Vogt
  • Absorbent article packaging
    Publication number: 20060144736
    Abstract: A package containing an article. The article includes a first article texture and a second article texture. The package includes a plastic packaging material having an outer surface. Further the first article texture and the second article texture are non-similar and at least a portion of the outer surface has a packaging texture that is a simulant of the first article texture and at least a portion of the outer surface has a packaging texture that is a simulant of the second article texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Kellie Goodrich, James Boldra, Jane Clough, Edward Foley, Keith Haen, Linda Lemerande, Thomas Odorzynski, Robert Vogt
  • Absorbent product stacker package
    Publication number: 20060131200
    Abstract: A flexible packaging bags for containing and dispensing articles. More particularly, the present invention relates to a flexible packaging bag having a hanging element, permitting hanging of the bag after the bag has been initially opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: James Boldra, Jane Clough, Edward Foley, Keith Haen, Linda Lemerande
  • Tunable microwave apparatus
    Patent number: 7034266
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for tuning a microwave apparatus. The chamber volume of the microwave apparatus can be changed by moving a flexible portion of a flexible wall while a perimeter portion of the flexible wall remains fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis J. DeGroot, James A. Boldra, Keith R. Haen