Patents by Inventor Anna Maria Serbiak

Anna Maria Serbiak 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).

  • Container having virucidal, bacterial, and/or germicidal properties
    Patent number: 6523714
    Abstract: A tissue dispenser having virucidal, bacterial, and/or germicidal properties is provided. The tissue dispenser includes a carton adapted to contain tissues having a plurality of walls and a carton opening. The carton can be made from numerous materials, including cardboard, paperboard, or plastic materials. Various anti-microbial agents known in the art can also be applied the exterior surface of the tissue dispenser to impart virucidal, bacterial, and/or germicidal properties thereto. The anti-microbial agent can comprise up to 100% of the surface area of the exterior surface of the dispenser, and in some embodiments, between about 10% to about 80%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Anna Maria Serbiak
  • Container having virucidal, bacterial, and/or germicidal properties
    Publication number: 20020043537
    Abstract: A tissue dispenser having virucidal, bacterial, and/or germicidal properties is provided. The tissue dispenser includes a carton adapted to contain tissues having a plurality of walls and a carton opening. The carton can be made from numerous materials, including cardboard, paperboard, or plastic materials. Various anti-microbial agents known in the art can also be applied the exterior surface of the tissue dispenser to impart virucidal, bacterial, and/or germicidal properties thereto. The anti-microbial agent can comprise up to 100% of the surface area of the exterior surface of the dispenser, and in some embodiments, between about 10% to about 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Anna Maria Serbiak