Patents by Inventor Nicole Jeane Barna

Nicole Jeane Barna 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).

  • Absorbent article with wipe gripper handle
    Patent number: 10925780
    Abstract: An absorbent article includes a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region, the front waist region having a front fastener and an outermost surface, the absorbent article further including a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis. The absorbent article also includes an absorbent assembly including a bodyside liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent body disposed between the bodyside liner and the outer cover; and a gripper handle disposed in the front waist region and extending from the outermost surface, wherein the outermost surface is one of the outer cover and the front fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Nicole Jeane Barna, Nancy Ellen Dawson, John T. Hahn, Eric Donald Johnson, Paul Alois Weber, Georgia Lynn Zehner
  • Multi-component vaginal insert
    Patent number: 10603152
    Abstract: A vaginal insert which can be provided in an applicator for the treatment of urinary incontinence in females. The vaginal insert can provide tension-free incontinence treating support perpendicularly to the urethra (i.e., across the urethra).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Louis Heinen, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Yung Hsiang Huang, Nicole Jeane Barna
  • MULTI-COMPONENT VAGINAL INSERT
    Publication number: 20190060044
    Abstract: A vaginal insert which can be provided in an applicator for the treatment of urinary incontinence in females. The vaginal insert can provide tension-free incontinence treating support perpendicularly to the urethra (i.e., across the urethra).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey Louis Heinen, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Yung Hsiang Huang, Nicole Jeane Barna
  • ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH WIPE GRIPPER HANDLE
    Publication number: 20160120710
    Abstract: An absorbent article includes a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region, the front waist region having a front fastener and an outermost surface, the absorbent article further including a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis. The absorbent article also includes an absorbent assembly including a bodyside liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent body disposed between the bodyside liner and the outer cover; and a gripper handle disposed in the front waist region and extending from the outermost surface, wherein the outermost surface is one of the outer cover and the front fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Nicole Jeane Barna, Nancy Ellen Dawson, John T. Hahn, Eric Donald Johnson, Paul Alois Weber, Georgia Lynn Zehner
  • Outer cover for an absorbent article
    Patent number: D657456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Paul Gehrke, Nicole Jeane Barna, Jorgen Keynon Carter, Janet Elaine Collins, Terri Lynn Meisel, Holly Kay Kowalski, Joan Barbara Leist
  • Outer cover for an absorbent article
    Patent number: D657868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Paul Gehrke, Nicole Jeane Barna, Jorgen Keynon Carter, Janet Elaine Collins, Terri Lynn Meisel, Holly Kay Kowalski, Joan Barbara Leist