Patents by Inventor Melanie Allen

Melanie Allen 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: 20080172612
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for providing help content to users of software application, where the help content includes references to interface elements of a graphical user interface. A method for providing help information includes receiving a request for help content, where the requested help content includes a reference to an element of the GUI, determining a current location of an interface element in the GUI corresponding to the reference in the help content, and modifying the help content to specify the current location of the GUI element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Melanie Allen, Alison Keller, Asheem Mamoowala, Jeremy Carter
  • Publication number: 20060212018
    Abstract: A pull-on wearable article includes a main portion with an outer cover, the main portion defining a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region extending between and connecting the front and rear waist regions. First and second extendable side panels extend between and connect the main portion front waist region and the main portion rear waist region to form the article in a closed waist configuration, wherein at least a portion of each side panel is extendable between a relaxed state and an extended state. The article defines first and second side regions, each side region including one of the first and second side panels and a transverse region of the main portion bordering the respective side panel. An informational image is disposed in at least the first side region, wherein the informational image is legible when the first and second side panels are substantially in the relaxed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Donald Roe, Melanie Allen, Kathleen Ames-Ooten, Mark Ciesko, Barry Feist, Eiro Fukuda, George Glackin
  • Publication number: 20060212010
    Abstract: A pull-on wearable article includes a main portion including an outer cover, the main portion defining a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region extending between and connecting the front and rear waist regions. First and second extendable side panels extend between and connect the main portion front waist region and the main portion rear waist region to form the article in a closed waist configuration, at least a portion of each side panel being extendable between a relaxed state and an extended state. The article defines first and second side regions, each side region including one of the first and second side panels and a transverse region of the main portion bordering the respective side panel. An informational image is disposed in at least the first side region. The article may further include a texture feature formed in an outer surface of the article and positioned proximate to the informational image to form a composite image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Donald Roe, Melanie Allen, Kathleen Ames-Ooten, Mark Ciesko, Barry Feist, Eiro Fukuda, George Glackin
  • Publication number: 20060020249
    Abstract: An absorbent article having an outer cover which has an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface; an absorbent assembly disposed on the interior surface; a permanent character graphic disposed on the outer cover; a permanent object graphic disposed on the outer cover; wherein the permanent character graphic is interactively interrelated with the permanent object graphic; and further having at least one active character graphic, wherein said active character graphic is related in subject matter with said permanent character graphic and said permanent object graphic. The active character graphic may become significantly more visible or invisible when exposed to urine. Alternatively, the active character graphic may become significantly more visible or invisible with the passage of time when exposed to the environment but not exposed to urine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventor: Melanie Allen