Patents by Inventor Anne Holland Bruce

Anne Holland Bruce 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: 6652500
    Abstract: Absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins, panty liners, adult incontinence devices, and the like, that have components that are bonded for improved integrity and an unbonded window on their body-facing side for improved acquisition are disclosed. The absorbent articles comprise a topsheet that is fused to an underlying liquid pervious or absorbent layer at a plurality of individual bonded areas. The absorbent articles have an unbonded window that is substantially free of bonded areas, which is surrounded by regions of the absorbent article that contain bonded areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dean Jeffrey Daniels, Tana Marie Kirkbride, Stephanie Tych Craig, Anne Holland Bruce
  • Patent number: 6604609
    Abstract: A method of providing a system of selecting feminine hygiene products to a consumer comprises the steps of: providing an array of feminine hygiene products from at least one array, wherein said array is comprised of one or more feminine hygiene products and wherein said array is adapted to correspond to a predetermined range of panty styles, and; providing information to said consumer regarding the products which make up said array, thereby enabling said consumer to select feminine hygiene products by panty style. A kit for use with the system of selecting feminine hygiene products comprises at least one feminine hygiene product, a package containing the product and indicia on the package to inform the consumer of a panty style with which said product is to be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Anne Holland Bruce, Gale Jenkins Fogg, Frances Jeanne Diedling, John Lee Hammons
  • Publication number: 20030097109
    Abstract: A method of providing a system of selecting feminine hygiene products to a consumer comprises the steps of: providing an array of feminine hygiene products from at least one array, wherein said array is comprised of one or more feminine hygiene products and wherein said array is adapted to correspond to a predetermined range of panty styles, and; providing information to said consumer regarding the products which make up said array, thereby enabling said consumer to select feminine hygiene products by panty style. A kit for use with the system of selecting feminine hygiene products comprises at least one feminine hygiene product, a package containing the product and indicia on the package to inform the consumer of a panty style with which said product is to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Anne Holland Bruce, Gale Jenkins Fogg, Frances Jeanne Diedling, John Lee Hammons
  • Publication number: 20020004654
    Abstract: Absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins, panty liners, adult incontinence devices, and the like, that have components that are bonded for improved integrity and an unbonded window on their body-facing side for improved acquisition are disclosed. The absorbent articles comprise a topsheet that is fused to an underlying liquid pervious or absorbent layer at a plurality of individual bonded areas. The absorbent articles have an unbonded window that is substantially free of bonded areas, which is surrounded by regions of the absorbent article that contain bonded areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dean Jeffrey Daniels, Tana Marie Kirkbride, Stephenie Tych Craig, Anne Holland Bruce
  • Patent number: 6319239
    Abstract: Absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins, panty liners, adult incontinence devices, and the like, that have components that are bonded for improved integrity and an unbonded window on their body-facing side for improved acquisition are disclosed. The absorbent articles comprise a topsheet that is fused to an underlying liquid pervious or absorbent layer at a plurality of individual bonded areas. The absorbent articles have an unbonded window that is substantially free of bonded areas, which is surrounded by regions of the absorbent article that contain bonded areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dean Jeffrey Daniels, Tana Marie Kirkbride, Stephanie Tych Craig, Anne Holland Bruce
  • Patent number: 6231555
    Abstract: Absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins, panty liners, adult incontinence devices, and the like, that have components that are bonded for improved integrity and an unbonded window on their body-facing side for improved acquisition are disclosed. The absorbent articles comprise a topsheet that is fused to an underlying liquid pervious or absorbent layer at a plurality of individual bonded areas. The absorbent articles have an unbonded window that is substantially free of bonded areas, which is surrounded by region of the absorbent article that contain bonded areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kathy Suzanne Lynard, Anne Holland Bruce, Pamela Jean Brown, Stephanie Craig, Tana Marie Kirkbride
  • Patent number: D469868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Anne Holland Bruce, Sheri Keeler, John Richard Noel
  • Patent number: D476083
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Anne Holland Bruce, Sheri Keeler, John Richard Noel
  • Patent number: D590941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Richard Noel, Anne Holland Bruce, Hong Lu, Carter John Thomas
  • Patent number: D607996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Richard Noel, Anne Holland Bruce, Hong Lu, Carter John Thomas
  • Patent number: D607997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Richard Noel, Anne Holland Bruce, Hong Lu, Carter John Thomas
  • Patent number: D617896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Richard Noel, Anne Holland Bruce, Hong Lu, Carter John Thomas
  • Patent number: D639934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Richard Noel, Anne Holland Bruce, Hong Lu, Carter John Thomas
  • Patent number: D399310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kathy Suzanne Lynard, Pamela Jean Brown, Anne Holland Bruce
  • Patent number: D403763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kathy Suzanne Lynard, Anne Holland Bruce, Pamela Jean Brown, Stephanie Tych Craig, Tana Marie Kirkbride, Wilfried Maria Kollner
  • Patent number: D403764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kathy Suzanne Lynard, Anne Holland Bruce, Pamela Jean Brown, Stephanie Tych Craig, Tana Marie Kirkbride, Wilfried Maria Kollner
  • Patent number: D403765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Pamela Jean Brown, Kathy Suzanne Lynard, Anne Holland Bruce, Stephanie Tych Craig, Tana Marie Kirkbride
  • Patent number: D816214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Anne Holland Bruce, Beth Goldman Mason, McKenzie Kae Elston, Jessica Danielle Owen, Li Tang, Fancheng Wang