Patents by Inventor Barbara O. Sauer
Barbara O. Sauer 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).
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Patent number: 6908458Abstract: A personal care absorbent article, such as an infant diaper, a training pant, an incontinence garment and the like, having at least one swellable structure attached thereto for use as a containment dam or support structure. The swellable structure having a swellable layer and a cover material adapted to expand upon swelling of the swellable layer. The pleated cover material allows the swellable layer to swell freely in a z-direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2000Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Barbara O. Sauer, Laura Turner
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Patent number: 6736287Abstract: A product comprising an absorbent paper material and a dispenser adapted to hanging from a support such as a towel bar or a hook is disclosed. The dispenser can be optionally located on a surface instead of hung from a support, and a space at the bottom of the dispenser protects the absorbent paper material from damage due to liquid spills on the surface. The dispenser has an advantage of two distinct dispensing modes, and protection of the unused absorbent paper material from liquid spills.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2003Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Barbara O. Sauer, Richard Frederick House, Paul Roy Schmidt, Herb F. Velazquez
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Publication number: 20030192903Abstract: A product comprising an absorbent paper material and a dispenser adapted to hanging from a support such as a towel bar or a hook is disclosed. The dispenser can be optionally located on a surface instead of hung from a support, and a space at the bottom of the dispenser protects the absorbent paper material from damage due to liquid spills on the surface. The dispenser has an advantage of two distinct dispensing modes, and protection of the unused absorbent paper material from liquid spills.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Inventors: Barbara O. Sauer, Richard Frederick House, Paul Roy Schmidt, Herb F. Velazquez
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Patent number: 6632205Abstract: A personal care absorbent article, such as an infant diaper, a training pant, an incontinence garment and the like, having a structure for opening a support channel adjacent a gluteal fold when the wearer is in a sitting position. The structure having an expandable element hingedly connected to a compressible element whereby the expandable element forms the support channel upon compression of the compressible element.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2000Date of Patent: October 14, 2003Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventor: Barbara O. Sauer
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Patent number: 6588626Abstract: A product comprising an absorbent paper material and a dispenser adapted to hanging from a support such as a towel bar or a hook is disclosed. The dispenser can be optionally located on a surface instead of hung from a support, and a space at the bottom of the dispenser protects the absorbent paper material from damage due to liquid spills on the surface. The dispenser has an advantage of two distinct dispensing modes, and protection of the unused absorbent paper material from liquid spills.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2000Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Barbara O. Sauer, Richard Frederick House, Paul Roy Schmidt, Herb F. Velazquez
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Publication number: 20030045853Abstract: An absorbent article having a fluid impermeable backsheet, a body-side liner attached to the fluid impermeable backsheet and a flap sheet attached to at least one of the body-side liner and the fluid impermeable backsheet and forming a pocket. The flap sheet includes at least two longitudinally oriented discrete pleats disposed proximate a back region of the absorbent article on opposed sides of the pocket.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2000Publication date: March 6, 2003Inventor: Barbara O. Sauer
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Patent number: 6468255Abstract: A personal care absorbent article, such as an infant diaper, a training pant, an incontinence garment and the like, having a structure for forming a separation barrier between a wetting point and a fecal discharge point when the wearer of the personal care absorbent article is in a sitting position. The structure having an expandable region connected to a compressible region whereby the expandable region forms the separation barrier upon compression of the compressible region.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2000Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Barbara O. Sauer, Melissa C. Putzer
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Patent number: 6439386Abstract: A product comprising an absorbent paper material and a container for use as a dispenser, which is adapted to hanging from a support member, such as a towel bar, is disclosed. The container can be optionally located on a surface, such as a counter top, and used as a dispenser. This provides the container with two different dispensing modes. The container has a hanger member integral with the container on one end, and the hanger member is attachable to the container in at least two separate positions. The hanger member is also adapted to covering at least a portion of the absorbent paper material exposed by an opening into the container prior to hanging the container.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2000Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Barbara O. Sauer, Mary Rece Holt, Richard Frederick House, Paul Roy Schmidt, Herb F. Velazquez
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Publication number: 20020092789Abstract: A product comprising an absorbent paper material and a container for use as a dispenser, which is adapted to hanging from a support member, such as a towel bar, is disclosed. The container can be optionally located on a surface, such as a counter top, and used as a dispenser. This provides the container with two different dispensing modes. The container has a hanger member integral with the container on one end, and the hanger member is attachable to the container in at least two separate positions. The hanger member is also adapted to covering at least a portion of the absorbent paper material exposed by an opening into the container prior to hanging the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2000Publication date: July 18, 2002Inventors: Barbara O. Sauer, Mary Rece Holt, Richard Frederick House, Paul Roy Schmidt, Herb F. Velazquez
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Publication number: 20020063136Abstract: A product comprising an absorbent paper material and a dispenser adapted to hanging from a support such as a towel bar or a hook is disclosed. The dispenser can be optionally located on a surface instead of hung from a support, and a space at the bottom of the dispenser protects the absorbent paper material from damage due to liquid spills on the surface. The dispenser has an advantage of two distinct dispensing modes, and protection of the unused absorbent paper material from liquid spills.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2000Publication date: May 30, 2002Inventors: Barbara O. Sauer, Richard Frederick House, Paul Roy Schmidt, Herb F. Velazquez
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Patent number: 5624428Abstract: Disclosed is a distinctive absorbent article which includes a pair of fastening means which are located along the longitudinal side portions of the absorbent article. The fastening means are configured to releasably connect the rear portion of the absorbent article to the front portion of the absorbent article to encircle the waist of the wearer and create a waist opening. At least one of the fastening means includes a primary fastener and a secondary fastener. The primary fastener is configured to releasably connect the rear portion of the absorbent article with the front portion of the absorbent article to maintain the absorbent article in a close conforming fit about a waist of a wearer when in use.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1995Date of Patent: April 29, 1997Assignee: Kimberly-Clark CorporationInventor: Barbara O. Sauer
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Patent number: 5527300Abstract: A distinctive absorbent article has laterally opposed side margins, a front waistband portion, a back waistband portion, and an intermediate portion which interconnects the front and back waistband portions. The article comprises a backsheet layer, and an absorbent retention portion superposed on the backsheet layer. A liquid permeable topsheet layer is superposed on the retention portion to sandwich the retention portion between the topsheet and backsheet layers. A leg elastic connects to each of the side margins of the article to provide elasticized, gathered leg openings. A liquid permeable surge management portion is located adjacent a major facing surface of the topsheet layer. The surge management portion has laterally opposed side edge regions thereof, longitudinally opposed end sections thereof, and an intermediate section which interconnects the end sections. An contracting mechanism is incorporated into the surge management portion, and is constructed to operate separately from the leg elastics.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1994Date of Patent: June 18, 1996Assignee: Kimberly-Clark CorporationInventor: Barbara O. Sauer