Patents by Inventor Alethea Swiecicki

Alethea Swiecicki 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).

  • Publication number: 20050137557
    Abstract: A disposable intralabial urinary incontinence article having a resilient and liquid impermeable exostructure captures bodily exudates. The exostructure has a top surface and an internal space adapted to receive fluids. At least a portion of the exostructure is a flange that rests at least partially outside the labia. The exostructure also has a neck extending from the top surface that at least partially occupies the vestibular region and rests proximate the vestibule floor. The neck has a fluid receiving opening which is in communication with the internal space. The neck is configured so the fluid receiving opening is positioned generally adjacent the urethral meatus to direct urine into the internal space. The internal space may include an absorbent and the article may include a clitoral guide to aid positioning of the article within the vestibule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Alethea Swiecicki, Cindy Price, MaryAnn Zunker, Richard Hantke, Corey Pelz
  • Patent number: D888460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Brian S. Bickers, Sarah Jane Clinard, Allan Hasse, Jr., Matthew E. Pennington, Christina L. Schuette, Alethea Swiecicki, Deborah VanDrasek Visin