Patents by Inventor Anna Kent

Anna Kent 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: 12252328
    Abstract: Various implementations include dispensers for a plurality of sheets of sheet material that includes at least two adjacent panels that together define a removable surfboard, wherein the two adjacent panels are joined together via a fold line. Various implementations also include blanks that can be folded into the dispensers and methods of assembling the same. In some implementations, the removable surfboard has a length of about 60% to about 80% of a length of the fold line. In addition, the removable surfboard has a medial portion and lateral portions disposed on opposite sides of the medial portion. The lateral portions defined by the first panel have a width that is greater than a width of the medial portion defined by the first panel. Additionally, in some implementations, the shape of the removable surfboard contributes to a unique look for the dispensers and the blanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Kent, Joseph E. Pierce, Margaret Kendhammer, Jeremy T. Gauger
  • Publication number: 20240327100
    Abstract: Various implementations include dispensers for a plurality of sheets of sheet material that includes at least two adjacent panels that together define a removable surfboard, wherein the two adjacent panels are joined together via a fold line. Various implementations also include blanks that can be folded into the dispensers and methods of assembling the same. In some implementations, the removable surfboard has a length of about 60% to about 80% of a length of the fold line. In addition, the removable surfboard has a medial portion and lateral portions disposed on opposite sides of the medial portion. The lateral portions defined by the first panel have a width that is greater than a width of the medial portion defined by the first panel. Additionally, in some implementations, the shape of the removable surfboard contributes to a unique look for the dispensers and the blanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Anna Kent, Joseph E. Pierce, Margaret Kendhammer, Jeremy T. Gauger
  • Patent number: D1067036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Kent, Joseph E. Pierce, Margaret Kendhammer, Jeremy T. Gauger
  • Patent number: D1067037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Kent, Joseph E. Pierce, Margaret Kendhammer, Jeremy T. Gauger