Patents by Inventor Willie C. McGhee, JR.

Willie C. McGhee, JR. 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).

  • Gusseted dispenser package for wet wipes
    Patent number: 10875701
    Abstract: A package of moist wipes includes a substantially water-vapor impervious flexible film sheet surrounding the moist wipes, and the flexible film sheet defines an inner surface and an outer surface. The package includes at least one seam in which the flexible film is bonded to itself via energy. The seam includes an inner-surface-to-inner-surface energy bonded portion and an outer-surface-to-outer-surface energy bonded portion. In particular embodiments, a top wall is tucked toward a bottom wall adjacent the two side walls to define gusset portions. The top wall can include a resealing mechanism adapted to cover a dispensing orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Willie C. McGhee, Jr., Reed Carlson Eppelheimer
  • GUSSETED DISPENSER PACKAGE FOR WET WIPES
    Publication number: 20200148457
    Abstract: A package of moist wipes includes a substantially water-vapor impervious flexible film sheet surrounding the moist wipes, and the flexible film sheet defines an inner surface and an outer surface. The package includes at least one seam in which the flexible film is bonded to itself via energy. The seam includes an inner-surface-to-inner-surface energy bonded portion and an outer-surface-to-outer-surface energy bonded portion. In particular embodiments, a top wall is tucked toward a bottom wall adjacent the two side walls to define gusset portions. The top wall can include a resealing mechanism adapted to cover a dispensing orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Willie C. McGhee, JR., Reed Carlson Eppelheimer