Patents by Inventor Laura Boudrie

Laura Boudrie 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: 20070141208
    Abstract: Various packages for consumable products are disclosed. The package may include a supporting member made from a rigid material. The supporting member includes a first panel adjacent to a second panel. The panels are directly attached or indirectly attached at one end and have an opposite open end. A first group of consumable products is supported by the first panel, while a second group of consumable products is supported by the second panel. Of particular advantage, the panels include an open end that may be draped over an adjacent structure, such as the railing on a shopping cart. In this manner, the package can accommodate rather large quantities of a consumable product, such as paper towels or bath tissue, while minimizing the amount of space the package occupies in the shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: George Nukuto, Catherine Hancock-Cooke, Jane Clough, Laura Boudrie, Ryan Patterson
  • Publication number: 20070141207
    Abstract: A package for consumable products is disclosed. In one embodiment, the package includes a connecting member that connects a group of products together. The connecting member may comprise one or more bands that partially encircle the products or connect the products along a top surface. In addition, the package configuration may include a locking element that is configured to attach adjacent packages together or to attach the package to an adjacent structure, such as the railing of a shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Laura Boudrie, Ryan Patterson, George Nukuto, Catherine Hancock-Cooke, Janet Collins, Pamela Hermans, Scott Baum
  • Publication number: 20060130989
    Abstract: A softening composition for treating tissue products is disclosed. The softening composition comprises a combination of particular amino-functional polysiloxanes and alkoxylated alcohols in particular proportionate amounts. When applied to tissue products at add-on levels of less than about 5% by weight, the softening composition has been found not only to improve the softness of the product but also not to substantially interfere with the wettability characteristics of the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Kou-Chang Liu, Laura Boudrie, Michael Smith, Steven Jones, John Urlaub
  • Publication number: 20060130988
    Abstract: Multi-ply tissue products are disclosed. The multi-ply tissue products contain tissue webs that have raised areas and depressed areas. The tissue webs may be constructed so as to be relatively non-compressive and may have a resilient three-dimensional structure. During production, in one embodiment, the tissue webs may be produced without being subjected to any substantial compression, such as a calendering process. Although not necessary in all applications, in one embodiment, the tissue webs may be combined such that the depressed areas contact each other to form the multi-ply product. The tissue webs, for instance, may comprise a through-air dried web in which the raised areas and the depressed areas are molded into the web. Tissue products made according to the present invention have enhanced absorption characteristics. For instance, the tissue products can have an interply absorbency of greater than about 3 g/g after 30 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Hermans, James Perkins, Young Ko, Arvinder Kainth, Laura Boudrie, James Baggot, Micheal Smith