Patents by Inventor James Ronald Bath

James Ronald Bath 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).

  • Flexible orifice for wet wipes dispenser
    Patent number: 6766919
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible orifice for pop-up style dispensing with a wet wipes dispenser. The orifice includes a flexible, rubber-like sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface. A continuous slit extends across the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet and enables a wet wipe to pass from the bottom surface to the top surface or from the top surface to the bottom surface. The continuous slit has at least one curved portion connected with at least one non-curved portion. Alternately, the continuous slit has at least one zigzag portion connected with a pair of end leg portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung Hsiang Huang, Timothy Walter Shoaf, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Gerald Keith Sosalla, Paige Annette Dellerman, Stephen Robert Kehn, James Ronald Bath, Rodney Carlton Christianson
  • Flexible orifice for wet wipes dispenser
    Patent number: 6592004
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible orifice for pop-up style dispensing with a wet wipes dispenser. The orifice includes a flexible, rubber-like sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface. A continuous slit extends across the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet and enables a wet wipe to pass from the bottom surface to the top surface or from the top surface to the bottom surface. The continuous slit has at least one curved portion connected with at least one non-curved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung Hsiang Huang, Timothy Walter Shoaf, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Gerald Keith Sosalla, Paige Annette Dellerman, Stephen Robert Kehn, James Ronald Bath, Rodney Carlton Christianson
  • Flexible orifice for wet wipes dispenser
    Patent number: 6585131
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible orifice for pop-up style dispensing with a wet wipes dispenser. The orifice includes a flexible, rubber-like sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface. A continuous slit extends across the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet and enables a wet wipe to pass from the bottom surface to the top surface or from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first portion of the sheet has a first thickness and a second portion of the sheet located between the continuous slit and the first portion has a second thickness which is greater than or less than the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung Hsiang Huang, Timothy Walter Shoaf, Robert Samuel Shlaupitz, Gerald Keith Sosalla, Paige Annette Dellerman, Stephen Robert Kehn, James Ronald Bath, Rodney Carlton Christianson
  • Flexible orifice for wet wipes dispenser
    Publication number: 20020179626
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible orifice for pop-up style dispensing with a wet wipes dispenser. The orifice includes a flexible, rubber-like sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface. A continuous slit extends across the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet and enables a wet wipe to pass from the bottom surface to the top surface or from the top surface to the bottom surface. The continuous slit has at least one curved portion connected with at least one non-curved portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Yung Hsiang Huang, Timothy Walter Shoaf, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Gerald Keith Sosalla, Paige Annette Dellerman, Stephen Robert Kehn, James Ronald Bath, Rodney Carlton Christianson
  • Flexible orifice for wet wipes dispenser
    Publication number: 20020179625
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible orifice for pop-up style dispensing with a wet wipes dispenser. The orifice includes a flexible, rubber-like sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface. A continuous slit extends across the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet and enables a wet wipe to pass from the bottom surface to the top surface or from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first portion of the sheet has a first thickness and a second portion of the sheet located between the continuous slit and the first portion has a second thickness which is greater than or less than the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Yung Hsiang Huang, Timothy Walter Shoaf, Robert Samuel Shlaupitz, Gerald Keith Sosalla, Paige Annette Dellerman, Stephen Robert Kehn, James Ronald Bath, Rodney Carlton Christianson
  • Flexible orifice for wet wipes dispenser
    Publication number: 20020179627
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible orifice for pop-up style dispensing with a wet wipes dispenser. The orifice includes a flexible, rubber-like sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface. A continuous slit extends across the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet and enables a wet wipe to pass from the bottom surface to the top surface or from the top surface to the bottom surface. The continuous slit has at least one curved portion connected with at least one non-curved portion. Alternately, the continuous slit has at least one zigzag portion connected with a pair of end leg portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung Hsiang Huang, Timothy Walter Shoaf, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Gerald Keith Sosalla, Paige Annette Dellerman, Stephen Robert Kehn, James Ronald Bath, Rodney Carlton Christianson
  • Container for wipes
    Patent number: D459124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Anh Le, James Ronald Bath, Jane Margaret Frieders Ferguson, Anh Thy Duy Nguyen, Gary Earl Torkington, Louis Javier Collazo
  • Cover portion for a dispenser
    Patent number: D465685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Paige Annette Dellerman, Rodney Carlton Christianson, Timothy Walter Shoaf, James Ronald Bath, Daniel Keating Childs, Gary Frank Prokop, Monique Chatterjee
  • Portion of a container for wipes
    Patent number: D467105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Anh Le, James Ronald Bath, Jane Margaret Frieders Ferguson, Anh Thy Duy Nguyen, Gary Earl Torkington, Louis Javier Collazo
  • Container for wipes
    Patent number: D467454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Anh Le, James Ronald Bath, Jane Margaret Frieders Ferguson, Anh Thy Duy Nguyen, Gary Earl Torkington, Louis Javier Collazo