Patents by Inventor Andrew Kimberly

Andrew Kimberly 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).

  • Patent number: 11969322
    Abstract: An absorbent article can have a topsheet layer, a liquid impermeable layer, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet layer and the liquid impermeable layer. The absorbent article can further include an exudate management layer in fluid communication with the topsheet layer. In various embodiments, the exudate management layer can be positioned on a body facing surface of the topsheet layer. In various embodiments, the exudate management layer can be positioned between the topsheet layer and the absorbent core. The exudate management layer has a first component which defines an opening for direct passage of body exudates into the absorbent core. The exudate management layer has a second component which at least partially overlaps the first component of the exudate management layer and further extends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article in a direction towards the posterior region of the absorbent article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Suzanne Marie Schmoker, Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins, Andrew Thomas Hammond, Kyle Mark Barriger, Michael Donald Sperl, Russell J. Brumm, Alyssa Kimberly DeYoung, Ellen E. Pelky, Kimberly M. Downs
  • Publication number: 20240037147
    Abstract: Operating a microservices registry hub that automatically discovers and sorts services. A microservice architecture application includes a plurality of services, the plurality of services are each an application program interface (API) performing a piecemeal function of an overall application function. The microservices registry hub stores an index of the services. The microservices registry hub is configured to enable consumption of services in execution environments. The service hub uses observation agents to monitor particular execution environments and generate a list of unsorted service data associated services available within that environment. That list is automatically pre-sorted based on a predetermined set of heuristic rules based on the index of the plurality of services. An administrator later goes through the pre-sorted service data and confirms whether or not that pre-sorting was correct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ross Kukulinski, Reza Shafii, David Erichsen, Andrew Kimberly, Yongtao Tang, Gabriella Angiolillo, Wanny Morellato, Samantha Hepler