Patents by Inventor Robert Samuel Schlaupitz

Robert Samuel Schlaupitz 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: 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20170225875
    Abstract: A wall-mountable material dispensing system includes a material dispenser having a back wall, a bottom surface, a first element of an engagement component, and a self-alignment receiver, and a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes a baseplate having a generally planar wall-facing surface and an opposite outward-facing surface, a self-alignment protrusion extending from the outward-facing surface, wherein the self-alignment receiver is sized to at least partially receive the self-alignment protrusion. The mounting bracket also includes a second element of the engagement component configured to engage with the first element of the engagement component, wherein the second element of the engagement component is disposed on or in the outward-facing surface, a support member extending from or adjacent to the outward-facing surface, and a wall-mounting mechanism disposed on or adjacent to the wall-facing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Kroy Donald Johnson, Stephanie Diana Scharenbroch, Andrew John Fotjik, Benjamin Charles Sarbo, Timothy James Peters
  • Patent number: 9226627
    Abstract: A dispensing container for wet wipes includes a pop-up style dispensing means formed by a rigid port which surrounds a flexible, rubber-like material or sheet having one or more slits through which the wet wipes are dispensed. The configuration of the slits, in combination with the flexibility of the rubber-like material, enables the user to insert at least one finger through the slit to thread a wipe through the slit. The dispensing means has a Penetration Index of greater than 600 grams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: David James Sealy Powling, Robert Michael Hill, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Andrew John Fojtik
  • Publication number: 20150272405
    Abstract: A dispensing container for wet wipes includes a pop-up style dispensing means formed by a rigid port which surrounds a flexible, rubber-like material or sheet having one or more slits through which the wet wipes are dispensed. The configuration of the slits, in combination with the flexibility of the rubber-like material, enables the user to insert at least one finger through the slit to thread a wipe through the slit. The dispensing means has a Penetration Index of greater than 600 grams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: David James Sealy Powling, Robert Michael Hill, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Andrew John Fojtik
  • Patent number: 8944279
    Abstract: A container for storing personal care articles comprising a lid structure attached to the container is disclosed. The lid structure has a top lid portion connected to a base lid portion. The base lid portion includes a rigid port surrounding a unitary dispensing partition extending in an x and z direction to the rigid port, the unitary dispensing partition having a dispensing slit formed therethrough. The unitary dispensing partition forms an arc extending a first depth into the interior of the container in a z-direction. The depth of the dispensing partition allows for the personal care article to be stored in a pop-up dispensing position with a larger portion of the personal care article extending from the dispensing slit. This allows for easier retrieval of the product by a consumer and less dispensing failures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Walter Shoaf, Andrew Dale Brinkdopke, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz
  • Patent number: 8844745
    Abstract: A lid structure for use with a container for storing personal care products is disclosed. The lid structure includes a lid-activation button that when pressed allows the lid top to rotate about the lid base giving a consumer access to the contents of the container. Additionally, the lid-activation button functions so that the lid top is released independent of where the lid-activation button is pressed by the consumer. To create better and more consistent opening of the lid top portion, an inner longitudinal edge of the lid-activation button may be attached to the lid bottom via a living hinge that is formed integrally with the lid base. A strengthening rib is attached to the living hinge that keeps the main body side of the living hinge immobile and encourages the button side of the living hinge to flex when the lid-activation button is depressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy James Peters, Ryan Leslie Fulscher, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Kieron H. Tse, James Wolford, Tyson Manullang
  • Patent number: 8398041
    Abstract: Generally, a mounting bracket for mounting a mountable object is disclosed. The mounting bracket includes a baseplate has a substantially flat mounting surface and an opposite outward-facing surface. A ledge extends a first distance from the outward-facing surface to support the mountable object. A mounting bracket locking component adapted to frictionally engage a mountable object locks the mountable object in place. Additionally, a stabilizing member extending a second distance from the outward-facing surface contacts the mountable object to help limit movement of the object during use. The mounting bracket may be used with a material dispenser in a wall mountable material dispensing system. The wall mountable material dispensing system may be packaged as a kit wherein the mounting bracket is packaged within the material dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Dale Brinkdopke, Ryan Leslie Fulscher, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Christine Marie Cowell, David James Wilks, Elizabeth Oriel Bradley
  • Publication number: 20120160864
    Abstract: A container for storing personal care articles comprising a lid structure attached to the container is disclosed. The lid structure has a top lid portion connected to a base lid portion. The base lid portion includes a rigid port surrounding a unitary dispensing partition extending in an x and z direction to the rigid port, the unitary dispensing partition having a dispensing slit formed therethrough. The unitary dispensing partition forms an arc extending a first depth into the interior of the container in a z-direction. The depth of the dispensing partition allows for the personal care article to be stored in a pop-up dispensing position with a larger portion of the personal care article extending from the dispensing slit. This allows for easier retrieval of the product by a consumer and less dispensing failures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Timothy Walter Shoaf, Andrew Dale Brinkdopke, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz
  • Publication number: 20120048858
    Abstract: A lid structure for use with a container for storing personal care products is disclosed. The lid structure includes a lid-activation button that when pressed allows the lid top to rotate about the lid base giving a consumer access to the contents of the container. Additionally, the lid-activation button functions so that the lid top is released independent of where the lid-activation button is pressed by the consumer. To create better and more consistent opening of the lid top portion, an inner longitudinal edge of the lid-activation button may be attached to the lid bottom via a living hinge that is formed integrally with the lid base. A strengthening rib is attached to the living hinge that keeps the main body side of the living hinge immobile and encourages the button side of the living hinge to flex when the lid-activation button is depressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Timothy James Peters, Ryan Leslie Fulscher, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Kieron H. Tse, James Wolford, Tyson Manullang
  • Patent number: 8048363
    Abstract: A container having a scented label attached using an in-mold label process and methods of making the same. A scented material is supplied to the label, and the label is attached to the container using an in-mold label process. In another embodiment, a container comprises an interior cavity for retaining a substance, and a label adapted to dispense a scent, wherein the label is disposed on an exterior surface of the container using an in-mold label process. The scent may be suggestive of the content of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Kimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Timothy P. Clare, Marilyn A. Roberts
  • Patent number: 8033421
    Abstract: A dispenser configured to close and fold into a small, compact, refillable package for storing personal care products is disclosed. Specifically, the dispenser has significantly less surface area in the closed (i.e., folded) position as compared to the unfolded personal care product that is stored within the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Marie Cowell, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Kevin C. Possell, Jason Robert Boon, Daphne Lynn VanBuren, Erica Marie Golub
  • Publication number: 20110024586
    Abstract: A material dispensing system for hanging from a support is disclosed. The material dispensing system may contain a hanging member that includes an arm and an extension member slidably mounted on the arm. The arm includes a proximal end and a distal end. The rotatable attachment is a pivot point for the hanging member to rotate under or into the material dispenser. The extension member includes a retaining element to engage a support structure or a spindle of the paper roll holder. The material dispenser may include a base defining a cavity to store the hanging member which is rotatable into the cavity for storage. The hanging member may also have a proximal end rotatably connected to the material dispenser, and a distal end including a retaining element, wherein the retaining element is rotatable through an angle of at least about 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew Dale Brinkdopke, Ryan Leslie Fulscher, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz
  • Publication number: 20110024585
    Abstract: Generally, a mounting bracket for mounting a mountable object is disclosed. The mounting bracket includes a baseplate has a substantially flat mounting surface and an opposite outward-facing surface. A ledge extends a first distance from the outward-facing surface to support the mountable object. A mounting bracket locking component adapted to frictionally engage a mountable object locks the mountable object in place. Additionally, a stabilizing member extending a second distance from the outward-facing surface contacts the mountable object to help limit movement of the object during use. The mounting bracket may be used with a material dispenser in a wall mountable material dispensing system. The wall mountable material dispensing system may be packaged as a kit wherein the mounting bracket is packaged within the material dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew Dale Brinkdopke, Ryan Leslie Fulscher, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Christine Marie Cowell, David James Wilks, Elizabeth Oriel Bradley
  • Patent number: 7726513
    Abstract: A product for hanging from a paper roll holder having at least one arm including a sheet-material dispenser and at least one hanging member for attaching the sheet-material dispenser to the at least one arm. In one embodiment of the invention, the second end of the hanging member that is removably attachable to the arm of the paper roll holder included an elastomeric strap for wrapping about both arms of a toilet paper holder. Since the sheet-material dispenser is attached to the arms of the paper roll holder, it is not necessary to remove the sheet-material dispenser when removing the spindle of the paper roll holder to change the paper roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Herb Flores Velazquez, Meara Catherine Kelley, David James Wilks, David N. Woods, Scott G. Manke, Zachary Robert Kowalski
  • Patent number: 7699166
    Abstract: A package for carrying and dispensing wipes is described. The package has a wallet-like configuration and includes a first compartment separated from a second compartment along a foldable seam. The package can be configured to carry any suitable wipes including facial tissue, bath tissue, and any suitable pre-moistened wipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Thaddeus Gauger, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Paul R. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20090090736
    Abstract: A dispenser configured to close and fold into a small, compact, refillable package for storing personal care products is disclosed. Specifically, the dispenser has significantly less surface area in the closed (i.e., folded) position as compared to the unfolded personal care product that is stored within the dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Christine Marie Cowell, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Kevin C. Possell, Jason Robert Boon, Daphne Lynn VanBuren, Erica Marie Golub
  • Patent number: 7477156
    Abstract: Absorbent articles incorporating a wetness sensor for indicating the presence of a body fluid are disclosed. In particular, the absorbent articles include at least two conductive elements that form an open circuit within the article. Each conductive element is connected to a conductive pad member that has sufficient surface area in order to facilitate connection to a signaling device. In accordance with the present disclosure, various attachment mechanisms are disclosed for attaching the pad members to a signaling device. In particular, although the absorbent articles are disposable, the signaling device is intended to be used with multiple absorbent articles. Therefore, a simple and efficient method of connecting the signaling device to the pad members provides various advantages. In one particular embodiment, for instance, the pad members comprise a conductive loop-type material that is attached to a corresponding conductive hook-type material on the signaling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Long, Christopher Peter Olson, Shirlee A. Weber, Tom M. Ales, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Robert D. Wright, George I. Nukuto, Shawn J. Sullivan
  • Patent number: D630939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy James Peters, Andrew Dale Brinkdopke, Elizabeth Oriel Bradley, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Meghan Marie McGuire, Martin John Behling, II
  • Patent number: D663632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy James Peters, Ryan Leslie Fulscher, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Kieron H. Tse, Tyson Manullang