Patents by Inventor Rainer Richard Bernd Bauer

Rainer Richard Bernd Bauer 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).

  • Patent number: 6079562
    Abstract: A bag of folded disposable diapers including folded diapers arranged in at least two superimposed stacks in a direction substantially parallel to their thickness. Each of the diapers has a pair of substantially planar surfaces which are oriented to be substantially parallel to the side panels of the bag and each diaper is folded along at least one folding line in the cross direction so as to define at least one folded area and two non-folded end areas. The diapers are arranged in the bag such that the non-folded end areas corresponding to the waist areas are positioned inwardly, away from the end panels of the flexible bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rainer Richard Bernd Bauer, Bruce Kevin Bitowft, Andreas Flohr
  • Patent number: 6026957
    Abstract: A package comprising an array of at least two substantially parallelepipedal packs, the packs including compressed flexible articles encased in a flexible bag, and a flexible paper covering disposed adjacent the whole of the bottom panel of the array and a substantial part of the side panels of the array corresponding to at least 30 percent of the height of the array. The paper covering is held under tension around the array so as to create a strong and protective outer casing for the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rainer Richard Bernd Bauer, Khalid Berrada, Bruce Kevin Bitowft, Bettina Hoinke, Jorg Andreas Muller, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: 5971153
    Abstract: A package (1) comprising an array (3) of compressed, flexible absorbent articles (5) that have a front face (7), a back face (9), a top face (6), a bottom face (8), side faces (10), an upper section (11) and a lower section (13). The upper and lower sections have mutually different compressibilities and calipers, and the absorbent articles are placed with the front and back faces in a contacting relationship. The package comprises a flexible outer casing (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: The Proctor & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rainer Richard Bernd Bauer, Andre Franz Sturm, Georg Pfeifer