Patents by Inventor Kyle Hillegass

Kyle Hillegass 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: 20220192893
    Abstract: An insertion end for a tampon applicator assembly. The insertion end has an insertion tip region and optionally an inflection region. The insertion end of the tampon applicator assembly is unique in one or more ways, including one or more of the following: having a unique degree of closure, an inflection region length that is different than an insertion end region length, petal slits that form a tear-drop shape, petals having multiple radii of curvature, the insertion end having a unique radius of curvature, the insertion end having a unique part thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Sezen Buell, Kyle Hillegass
  • Patent number: 11304857
    Abstract: An insertion end for a tampon applicator assembly. The insertion end has an insertion tip region and optionally an inflection region. The insertion end of the tampon applicator assembly is unique in one or more ways, including one or more of the following: having a unique degree of closure, an inflection region length that is different than an insertion end region length, petal slits that form a tear-drop shape, petals having multiple radii of curvature, the insertion end having a unique radius of curvature, the insertion end having a unique part thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Sezen Buell, Kyle Hillegass
  • Patent number: 10940973
    Abstract: A packaging scheme for identifying consumer goods affiliated with, made and/or sold by a company and/or brand. The packaging scheme provides for a first product and a second product where the first product and the second product are different products, and a first package containing the first product and a second package containing both the first product and the second product. A first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue are associated with the first product. A second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue are associated with the second product, such that the first package has a first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, while the second package has both a (i) first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, and (ii) a second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Ilona Bergquist, Sezen Buell, Ricardo de Oliveira, Anna Dietrich, Danielle Kay Gerlach, Adebimpe Ogunade, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Kyle Hillegass, Robert F. Rosasco, III
  • Patent number: 10575999
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tampon applicator package assembly having a tampon applicator and a cap having a closed end and an open end. The tampon applicator has a barrel for housing a pledget and a plunger. The plunger has an end portion that is a cap cover that connects to a remainder of the plunger and mates with the cap at the open end to provide a seal with the cap that completely encloses the tampon applicator in the cap. Also disclosed is an assembly having a tampon applicator, a cap having both a closed end and open end, and a cap cover for covering the open end of the cap. When the cap cover is placed on the open end, the open end is sealed and the tampon applicator is completely enclosed in the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC.
    Inventors: Sezen Buell, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Ricardo de Oliveira, Scott Osiecki, Philip Burkhardt, Adeyinka Abdul, Kyle Hillegass, Peter Preisner, Hassan Mohamed, Joseph Fedora
  • Publication number: 20180334281
    Abstract: A packaging scheme for identifying consumer goods affiliated with, made and/or sold by a company and/or brand. The packaging scheme provides for a first product and a second product where the first product and the second product are different products, and a first package containing the first product and a second package containing both the first product and the second product. A first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue are associated with the first product. A second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue are associated with the second product, such that the first package has a first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, while the second package has both a (i) first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, and (ii) a second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Ilona Bergquist, Sezen Buell, Ricardo de Oliveira, Anna Dietrich, Danielle Kay Gerlach, Adebimpe Ogunade, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Kyle Hillegass, Robert F. Rosasco, III
  • Patent number: 10053258
    Abstract: A packaging scheme for identifying consumer goods affiliated with, made and/or sold by a company and/or brand. The packaging scheme provides for a first product and a second product where the first product and the second product are different products, and a first package containing the first product and a second package containing both the first product and the second product. A first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue are associated with the first product. A second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue are associated with the second product, such that the first package has a first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, while the second package has both a (i) first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, and (ii) a second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC.
    Inventors: Ilona Bergquist, Sezen Buell, Ricardo de Oliveira, Anna Dietrich, Danielle Kay Gerlach, Adebimpe Ogunade, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Kyle Hillegass, Robert F. Rosasco, III
  • Publication number: 20180125726
    Abstract: An insertion end for a tampon applicator assembly. The insertion end has an insertion tip region and optionally an inflection region. The insertion end of the tampon applicator assembly is unique in one or more ways, including one or more of the following: having a unique degree of closure, an inflection region length that is different than an insertion end region length, petal slits that form a tear-drop shape, petals having multiple radii of curvature, the insertion end having a unique radius of curvature, the insertion end having a unique part thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Sezen Buell, Kyle Hillegass
  • Publication number: 20170158373
    Abstract: A packaging scheme for identifying consumer goods affiliated with, made and/or sold by a company and/or brand. The packaging scheme provides for a first product and a second product where the first product and the second product are different products, and a first package containing the first product and a second package containing both the first product and the second product. A first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue are associated with the first product. A second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue are associated with the second product, such that the first package has a first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, while the second package has both a (i) first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, and (ii) a second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Ilona Bergquist, Sezen Buell, Ricardo de Oliveira, Anna Dietrich, Danielle Kay Gerlach, Adebimpe Ogunade, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Kyle Hillegass, Robert F. Rosasco, III