Patents by Inventor Jean Mallett

Jean Mallett 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).

  • Elastic back wrap having diamond-shaped thermal pattern and anti-slip means
    Patent number: 5980562
    Abstract: A substantially rectangular piece of flexible web having a first end and a second end and an elastic portion therebetween, stretchable along a longitudinal axis of the piece of web. The piece of web has a length great enough to encircle a user's waist such that the first and second ends overlap. The first end has a reclosable fastening system for attaching the first end to the piece of web near the second end in order to hold the piece of web around the user's waist when the piece of web is stretched. The back wrap further comprises a plurality of individual thermal elements embedded in the piece of web. The plurality of thermal elements have a substantially planar diamond-shaped pattern which approximates the shape of erector muscles in the user's back. The pattern has a gap transverse to the longitudinal axis which corresponds to the user's spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William R. Ouellette, Sandra H. Clear, Kurt E. Holstein, Elizabeth M. Harvey, Timothy A. Burkett, Jean Mallett
  • Elastic back wrap having diamond-shaped thermal pattern and anti-slip means
    Patent number: 5741318
    Abstract: A substantially rectangular piece of flexible web having a first end and a second end and an elastic portion therebetween, stretchable along a longitudinal axis of the piece of web. The piece of web has a length great enough to encircle a user's waist such that the first and second ends overlap. The first end has a reclosable fastening system for attaching the first end to the piece of web near the second end in order to hold the piece of web around the user's waist when the piece of web is stretched. The back wrap further comprises a plurality of individual thermal elements embedded in the piece of web. The plurality of thermal elements have a substantially planar diamond-shaped pattern which approximates the shape of erector muscles in the user's back. The pattern has a gap transverse to the longitudinal axis which corresponds to the user's spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William R. Ouellette, Sandra H. Clear, Kurt E. Holstein, Elizabeth M. Harvey, Timothy A. Burkett, Jean Mallett