Patents by Inventor Adrienne Rae Loyd
Adrienne Rae Loyd 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).
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Patent number: 8012137Abstract: In a packaged feminine care absorbent article and method of applying such an article to a wearer, an absorbent article includes an absorbent structure and a shell, with the absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region. The shell is configured for supporting the absorbent structure and has adhesive on a body-facing surface thereof for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The absorbent article has a packaged configuration and a use configuration, at least a portion of the absorbent article being in overlapping relationship with another portion of the absorbent article in the packaged configuration, and with these respective portions being free from overlapping relationship in the use configuration. The article may be adhered to the wearer while in its packaged configuration and then converted to its use configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Carmen Lira, Deborah Snell Hannah, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Channon Lee B Arteman
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Publication number: 20110152742Abstract: A pull-activated applicator includes a barrel, a pledget, a finger grip, and a deployment element. The pledget includes a withdrawal string and is located within the barrel. The barrel, the pledget, and the deployment element are configured such that application of a force to the deployment element in a first direction deploys the pledget and withdrawal string from the barrel in a second direction generally opposite the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Paula Cardinahl Winkel, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Allan James Krueger, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Vivian Kate Barad, Judy May Lee, Rebecca Jeanine Sinclair, Adam Patrick Vollmer, Dennis J. Boyle, Luckas Martin Scherrer, Garry Roland Woltman, Jonathan Kyle Arendt, Marcus David Weiher, Pamela Mary Thompson, Angela Ann Johnston
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Publication number: 20110028929Abstract: A system for visually identifying the performance level of feminine care pads comprises a first feminine care pad and a second feminine care pad, each having a body-facing surface, a garment-facing surface, and a printed pattern that is visible to a user on at least one of the body-facing surface or the garment-facing surface. The first feminine care pad and the second feminine care pad are related. The second feminine care pad has a higher absorbent capacity level than the first feminine care pad. In addition, the total printed surface area of the printed pattern of the second feminine care pad is greater than the total printed surface area of the printed pattern of the first feminine care pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Suzanne K. Sullivan, Katie Ann Boland
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Publication number: 20100193386Abstract: A package containing vaginal-health products comprises a first vaginal-health product comprising a first applicator. The first applicator comprises a first barrel portion, a first plunger portion, and a first pledget at least partly contained in the first barrel portion, where the first barrel portion has a first barrel color. The package also contains a second vaginal-health product comprising a second applicator. The second applicator comprises a second barrel portion, a second plunger portion, and a second pledget at least partly contained in the second barrel portion, where the second barrel portion comprises a second barrel color. In addition, the first barrel color is different from the second barrel color, and the first pledget is the same as the second pledget.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Adrienne Rae Loyd, Andrew Pottle Meurer, Christopher Patrick Worzalla, Kristin Ann Goerg-Wood, Amy Lynn Attenberger, Jennifer Lea Westemeyer, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger
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Publication number: 20100152693Abstract: A feminine care absorbent article has a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. The absorbent structure has end portions and a middle portion located between the end portions. The absorbent structure has at least one line of weakness disposed in one of the end portions and configured to facilitate folding of the absorbent structure in a longitudinal direction in response to a lateral compressive force. The absorbent structure has a relief for inhibiting the longitudinal folding of the absorbent structure facilitated by the at least one line of weakness from extending beyond the middle portion of the absorbent structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.Inventors: Carmen Lira, Adrienne Rae Loyd
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Publication number: 20090204090Abstract: A packaged feminine care absorbent article has an absorbent article with an absorbent structure and a shell. The absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region. The shell is configured for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. At least a portion of the shell extends outward beyond the periphery of the absorbent structure. The absorbent article is configurable between a packaged configuration and a use configuration. At least part of the outward extending portion of the shell is arranged in direct overlapping relationship with a portion of the absorbent structure in the packaged configuration. The outward extending portion of the shell is free from overlapping relationship with the absorbent structure in the use configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Melissa Jean Dennis, Thomas Andrew Lutzow, Gerhard Andrew Foelsche, Luke Delehanty Hagan, Margaux Frances Boyaval, Adrienne Rae Loyd
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Publication number: 20090204092Abstract: In a body adhering absorbent article, an absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. A shell supports the absorbent structure at the vaginal region and has an adhesive on a body-facing surface thereof for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. A placement aid is disposed on at least one of the absorbent structure and the shell to facilitate placement on the wearer. Securement components may be provided for securing the article in a folded configuration during wear and/or to the wearer's undergarment. Detachment components may also be provided to facilitate detachment of the article from the wearer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Adrienne Rae Loyd, Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Carmen Lira, Katie Ann Boland, Katie McMillen, Meijia Ng, Kwee Ling Cheng, Priscilla Eng Choo Goh, DooHong Kim, Franz Aschenbrenner, YeinSze Ong
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Publication number: 20090182296Abstract: A personal care article comprises an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a wearer's vulva region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer, and a shell for supporting the absorbent structure at the vulva region. The shell has a first side and a second side, the first side having a first area and a second area. The first area surrounds and bounds at least a portion of the second area. In addition, at least a portion of the first area comprises a body adhesive. Furthermore, the absorbent structure is present in the second area of the shell. In addition, the first area of the shell contacts to the wearer's skin and/or hair surrounding the vulva region and the second area does not contact the vulva when in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Inventors: Melissa Jean Dennis, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Thomas Harold Roessler, Thomas Andrew Lutzow, Aidan J. Petrie, Daniel Joseph Nelson
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Publication number: 20090069780Abstract: In a feminine care absorbent article and method for donning the same, an absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region. A shell supports the absorbent structure at the vaginal region and has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The article has a peripheral edge defined at least in part by the shell and the absorbent structure is attached to the shell. At least one removal tab is attached to at least one of the absorbent structure and the shell and extends outward beyond the peripheral edge of the article. The article may also have adhesive on its garment-facing surface for attaching the article to a wearer's undergarment for use in placing the article on the wearer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Devany Plentovich, Renee Sue Booms, Katie Ann Boland, Dean Martom Wydeven, Deborah Snell Hannah, Carmen Lira, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Channon Lee Barteman
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Publication number: 20090069771Abstract: In a body adhering absorbent article, an absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. A shell supports the absorbent structure at the vaginal region and has an adhesive on a body-facing surface thereof for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. A placement aid is disposed on at least one of the absorbent structure and the shell, and is configured for sensory perception by a wearer of the article upon placement of the article on the wearer to facilitate positive alignment of the absorbent article in a target placement region of the wearer with the absorbent structure disposed adjacent the wearer's vaginal region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Lisha Yu, Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Suzanne K. Vanderloop, Kristin Ann Goerg-Wood, David John Enz, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Carmen Lira
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Publication number: 20090062762Abstract: A feminine care absorbent article has an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer, and a shell for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The shell has a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, an anterior region, a posterior region, and a central region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the anterior and posterior regions. The anterior region of the shell includes a longitudinal edge having a longitudinal extent from the transverse axis. The longitudinal extent increases as the longitudinal edge extends transversely outward from the longitudinal axis of the shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.Inventors: Timothy James Van Himbergen, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Carmen Lira, David Arthur Fell
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Publication number: 20090054864Abstract: In a packaged feminine care absorbent article and method of applying such an article to a wearer, an absorbent article includes an absorbent structure and a shell, with the absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region. The shell is configured for supporting the absorbent structure and has adhesive on a body-facing surface thereof for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The absorbent article has a packaged configuration and a use configuration, at least a portion of the absorbent article being in overlapping relationship with another portion of the absorbent article in the packaged configuration, and with these respective portions being free from overlapping relationship in the use configuration. The article may be adhered to the wearer while in its packaged configuration and then converted to its use configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Carmen Lira, Deborah Snell Hannah, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Channon Lee B. Arteman
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Publication number: 20090036858Abstract: The present invention provides a body adhering absorbent articles which is capable of absorbing bodily fluids. In particular embodiment of the present invention, provided is an absorbent article which is specifically designed for attachment to a wearer's skin in the vulva region of the wearer's torso.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2007Publication date: February 5, 2009Inventors: Thomas William Van Den Bogart, Adrienne Rae Loyd, David-John Enz, Carmen Lira-Nunez, Suzanne K. Sullivan Conrad, Roxanne Belinda Hallock, Deborah Snell Hannah, Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Mary L. McDaniel
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Patent number: 7422105Abstract: An easy open package for personal care products which has sensory cues as to the location of the opening of a wrapper component. In addition, the present invention provides a wrapper component which has a gradient seal which allows the user to effectively open the wrapper without unnecessarily tearing the wrapper.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2005Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Adrienne Rae Loyd, Joseph DiPalma, Thomas William VanDenBogart, Marcus David Weiher, Lynn Marie Matheus
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Publication number: 20070288300Abstract: A method for rapidly producing a prototype includes the steps of conducting an interview of a participant in a product development study; presenting an item for review; providing physical sets of alternatives for components of the item; eliciting preference values for the alternatives from the participant; inputting the preference values into a computer software program; producing a virtual ideal item based on the preference values using the computer software program; and presenting the virtual ideal item to the participant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2006Publication date: December 13, 2007Inventors: Thomas William VanDenBogart, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Steven Anthony Moore, Matthew Karl Gruttadauria, Michael Joseph Nelson, Cerita Diane Bethea
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Publication number: 20070151885Abstract: The present invention provides an easy open package for personal care products which has sensory cues as to the location of the opening of a wrapper component. In addition, the present invention provides a wrapper component which has a gradient seal which allows the user to effectively open the wrapper without unnecessarily tearing the wrapper.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2005Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Adrienne Rae Loyd, Joseph DiPalma, Thomas William VanDenBogart, Marcus David Weiher, Lynn Marie Matheus