Patents by Inventor Troy Leonard Tipton

Troy Leonard Tipton 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).

  • Disposable absorbent article with disposal tab
    Patent number: 8216200
    Abstract: An absorbent article is provided for personal wear about a wearer's waist. The article includes a pair of front side panels attached to the front waist region and a pair of back side panels attached to the back waist region, and is configurable from a wear configuration to a disposal configuration in which the article is generally compacted for disposal. The article also includes a disposal tab having an attachment region with an attachment width and a tab region with a gripping width, the attachment region attached to one of the front or back side panels, the tab region being attachable to the article in at least the disposal configuration of the article, wherein the attachment width is substantially equal to the gripping width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy Darlene Meetz, Michael Donald Sperl, Michael John Faulks, Robert Lee Popp, Sandra Marie Rogers, Troy Leonard Tipton
  • Disposable Absorbent Article With Disposal Tab
    Publication number: 20110082436
    Abstract: An absorbent article is provided for personal wear about a wearer's waist. The article includes a pair of front side panels attached to the front waist region and a pair of back side panels attached to the back waist region, and is configurable from a wear configuration to a disposal configuration in which the article is generally compacted for disposal. The article also includes a disposal tab having an attachment region with an attachment width and a tab region with a gripping width, the attachment region attached to one of the front or back side panels, the tab region being attachable to the article in at least the disposal configuration of the article, wherein the attachment width is substantially equal to the gripping width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Nancy Darlene Meetz, Michael Donald Sperl, Michael John Faulks, Robert Lee Popp, Sandra Marie Rogers, Troy Leonard Tipton