Patents by Inventor Susan Mary Oates

Susan Mary Oates 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 contrasting wrapper graphics
    Patent number: 8939955
    Abstract: A product includes an absorbent article contained within a pouch. The absorbent article includes a first graphic and the pouch includes a second graphic which is different than the first graphic. The pouch is at least partially translucent and the absorbent article is arranged in the pouch such that at least a portion of the first graphic is visible through the pouch. The first graphic defines a first complexity value and the second graphic defines a second complexity value wherein the difference between the first complexity value and the second complexity value is at least 1.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Susan Mary Oates
  • Package with contrasting graphics
    Patent number: 8657114
    Abstract: A package includes an outer structure having at least one display face. The display face has a framing region and a focal region. The framing region has a framing pattern having a framing pattern complexity value and the focal region has a focal pattern having a focal pattern complexity value. The difference between the framing pattern complexity value and the focal pattern complexity value is at least 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan Mary Oates, Anne Marie Jones, David Flippin Woltz, Jennifer Lea Westemeyer
  • Package Navigation Using Contrasting Graphics
    Publication number: 20140034538
    Abstract: A package includes an outer structure having at least one display face having a pointer region and a focal region, wherein the pointer region has a pointer pattern having a pointer pattern complexity value and the focal region has a focal pattern having a focal pattern complexity value, wherein the difference between the pointer pattern complexity value and the focal pattern complexity value is at least 3 for measurements in millimeters. A portion of the pointer region points toward the focal region. The pointer region can have a first end and a second end, wherein the pointer region tapers from the second end to the first end, and wherein the first end is adjacent the focal region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: David Glen Biggs, Jennifer Lea Bacon, Akrit Malik, Susan Mary Oates
  • Package With Contrasting Graphics
    Publication number: 20120305576
    Abstract: A package includes an outer structure having at least one display face. The display face has a framing region and a focal region. The framing region has a framing pattern having a framing pattern complexity value and the focal region has a focal pattern having a focal pattern complexity value. The difference between the framing pattern complexity value and the focal pattern complexity value is at least 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Susan Mary Oates, Anne Marie Jones, David Flippin Woltz, Jennifer Lea Westemeyer
  • Absorbent Article with Contrasting Wrapper Graphics
    Publication number: 20120310201
    Abstract: A product includes an absorbent article contained within a pouch. The absorbent article includes a first graphic and the pouch includes a second graphic which is different than the first graphic. The pouch is at least partially translucent and the absorbent article is arranged in the pouch such that at least a portion of the first graphic is visible through the pouch. The first graphic defines a first complexity value and the second graphic defines a second complexity value wherein the difference between the first complexity value and the second complexity value is at least 1.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: Susan Mary Oates
  • Feminine pad package
    Patent number: D647408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John Niemeyer, Emily Nicole Schmitz, Susan Marie Trefethren, Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins, Mary Lou McDaniel, Katie Ann Boland, Susan Mary Oates
  • Feminine care package
    Patent number: D689769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan Mary Oates, Anne Marie Jones, David Flippin Woltz, Jennifer Lea Westemeyer
  • Feminine pad
    Patent number: D692557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clack Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John Niemeyer, Emily Nicole Schmitz, Susan Marie Trefethren, Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins, Mary Lou McDaniel, Katie Ann Boland, Susan Mary Oates
  • Feminine care package
    Patent number: D730180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan Mary Oates, Anne Marie Jones, David Flippin Woltz, Jennifer Lea Bacon
  • Feminine pad
    Patent number: D777911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John Niemeyer, Emily Nicole Schmitz, Susan Marie Trefethren, Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins, Mary Lou McDaniel, Katie Ann Boland, Susan Mary Oates