Patents by Inventor Sarah Freiburger

Sarah Freiburger 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).

  • Three-piece garment having an absorbent insert secured with variable adhesive regions
    Patent number: 7250549
    Abstract: An absorbent garment includes a front body panel having a terminal waist edge and a terminal crotch edge and a rear body panel having a terminal waist edge and a terminal crotch edge. The terminal crotch edge of the rear body panel is longitudinally spaced from and forms a gap with the terminal crotch edge of the front body panel. An absorbent insert includes first and second longitudinally spaced end portions and opposite laterally spaced side edges. The absorbent insert bridges the gap between the front and rear body panels with the first and second end portions overlying and connected to the front and rear body panels respectively. At least one of the first and second end portions of the absorbent insert is connected respectively to a corresponding one of the front and rear body panels with at least first and second adhesive regions having first and second adhesive basis weights respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra A. Richlen, Paul Christoffel, Suzanne M. Schmoker, Paul Hasler, Sarah Freiburger, David F. Bishop, Melanie J. Milslagle
  • Three-piece garment having an absorbent insert secured with variable adhesive regions
    Publication number: 20050148965
    Abstract: An absorbent garment includes a front body panel having a terminal waist edge and a terminal crotch edge and a rear body panel having a terminal waist edge and a terminal crotch edge. The terminal crotch edge of the rear body panel is longitudinally spaced from and forms a gap with the terminal crotch edge of the front body panel. An absorbent insert includes first and second longitudinally spaced end portions and opposite laterally spaced side edges. The absorbent insert bridges the gap between the front and rear body panels with the first and second end portions overlying and connected to the front and rear body panels respectively. At least one of the first and second end portions of the absorbent insert is connected respectively to a corresponding one of the front and rear body panels with at least first and second adhesive regions having first and second adhesive basis weights respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Sandra Richlen, Paul Christoffel, Suzanne Schmoker, Paul Hasler, Sarah Freiburger, David Bishop, Melanie Milslagle