Patents by Inventor Louise C. Ellis

Louise C. Ellis 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: 20100108707
    Abstract: A method and system of customizing bulk purchases of consumer personal care products are provided. In accordance with the present disclosure, multiple product forms and variants of the product forms may be contained within an integrated display within a retail outlet. The product forms may comprise any suitable personal care products, such as absorbent articles, feminine care products, toiletries, products for infants and children, adult incontinence products, tissue products, and the like. In accordance with the present disclosure, a consumer can select multiple packages based on personal preference that contain various different product forms and/or variants. The consumer is instructed to select a particular number of packages for purchase that total a single bulk price. In this manner, the consumer can take advantage of bulk pricing while still being able to select multiple related personal care products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Marcille Faye Ruman, Jason R. Boon, Heidi L. Carey, Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins, George I. Nukuto, Abayomi Shonoiki, Louise C. Ellis Coe, Christian Hirthe, Charlcie Christie Kay Leitner, Heather Anne Sorebo, Nancy R. Ver Kuilen
  • Patent number: 4770657
    Abstract: The invention is generally accomplished by providing a curved elongated absorbent pad for absorption of bodily excretions comprising a liquid-impermeable backing member, an upper reinforcing absorbent member, a reservoir absorbent member, and liquid-permeable body-side member. The upper reinforcing absorbent member is provided as a sheet below the permeable cover and extends substantially coextensively with the backing member at the edges of said pad. The lower absorbent reservoir member is shaped generally in a manner as to have an hourglass or dog-bone shape that provides a narrower middle portion of soft absorbent material. The middle portion of the lower absorbent, also in the preferred embodiment, is somewhat thicker than the reservoir absorbent portions at the ends of the pad. The pad is provided with upstanding side portions in the middle of each long edge in the area where the lower soft absorbent is narrower. The upper reinforcing absorbent sheet extends into the side edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Louise C. Ellis, Julie T. Basten, Allan J. Krueger, Russell L. Nowak
  • Patent number: 4701177
    Abstract: The invention is generally accomplished by providing an elongated, curved, better-fitting absorbent pad for absorption of bodily excretions comprising a liquid-impermeable backing member, an absorbent inner member and a liquid-permeable body-side member. The absorbent member is shaped generally in a manner that provides a narrower middle portion of absorbent material. The middle portion also in the preferred embodiment is somewhat thicker than the absorbent portions at the ends of the pad. The pad is provided with upstanding side portions in the middle of each long edge in the area where the absorbent is narrower. The pad further is curved so as to generally conform to the pudendum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Louise C. Ellis, Anne M. Fahrenkrug, Julie T. Basten, James D. Milner