Patents by Inventor Brian James Ludka

Brian James Ludka 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: 8695848
    Abstract: A product including a shipping box containing a plurality of sheet-material dispensers. The sheet-material dispensers enclose a stack of sheets formed from a sheet-material. The dispenser includes a top, a bottom, a first side wall, and a second sidewall. The first and second sidewall comprising either a triangle, truncated triangle, or a trapezoid. Two or more sheet material dispensers are interrelated within the shipping box to form a substantially parallelepiped shape for efficient shipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc
    Inventors: Stephen Bradford Cook, Cornelius Jacobus Bosselaar, Brian James Ludka, Duane R. Pingel
  • Patent number: 7958590
    Abstract: A cleaning tool is disclosed for cleaning adjacent surfaces. In one embodiment, for instance, the cleaning tool may be used as a toilet bowl brush. The cleaning tool includes a handle comprised of a first handle member pivotally attached to a second handle member. Each handle member terminates in a clamping plate. The clamping plates move towards and away from each other as the handle members are likewise moved towards and away from each other. The handle can include a locking member that engages the first handle member with the second handle member in order to clamp or hold a cleaning pad in between the clamping plates. The clamping plates can include raised wave-like protrusions that further assist in gripping a cleaning pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. Trefethren, Craig M. Thoms, Brian James Ludka, Maggie VanderHeiden Berger, Christopher James Uecker, Carl Gerard Rippl, Peter Laurence
  • Patent number: 7921497
    Abstract: A floor scrubbing apparatus that is particularly well suited to scrubbing carpet materials is disclosed. The floor scrubbing apparatus is manually operated and includes a drive roller coupled to a scrub roller. In one embodiment, the drive roller is coupled to the scrub roller using a gear arrangement that causes the scrub roller to rotate faster than the drive roller. If desired, the apparatus can include a cleaning fluid dispensing system. For instance, the apparatus can include one or more nozzles that dispense a cleaning fluid onto a carpet material as the material is being cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Cook, Brian James Ludka, Gregory J. Rajala, Carl Gerard Rippl
  • Publication number: 20100123776
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for observing and recording images of an individual and the individual's reactions to their environment. A facial image capture device is mounted for movement with the individual and is oriented to capture images of the individual's facial region. An environment image capture device is mounted for movement with the individual and is oriented to capture images of the individual's environment. Images of the individual's face and environment are stored on an image storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Dean Martin Wydeven, Herb Flores Velazquez, Brian James Ludka
  • Publication number: 20080250590
    Abstract: A cleaning tool is disclosed for cleaning adjacent surfaces. In one embodiment, for instance, the cleaning tool may be used as a toilet bowl brush. The cleaning tool includes a handle comprised of a first handle member pivotally attached to a second handle member. Each handle member terminates in a clamping plate. The clamping plates move towards and away from each other as the handle members are likewise moved towards and away from each other. The handle can include a locking member that engages the first handle member with the second handle member in order to clamp or hold a cleaning pad in between the clamping plates. The clamping plates can include raised wave-like protrusions that further assist in gripping a cleaning pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Susan M. Trefethren, Craig M. Thoms, Brian James Ludka, Maggie VanderHeiden Berger, Christopher James Uecker, Carl Gerard Rippl, Peter Laurence
  • Publication number: 20080078042
    Abstract: A floor scrubbing apparatus that is particularly well suited to scrubbing carpet materials is disclosed. The floor scrubbing apparatus is manually operated and includes a drive roller coupled to a scrub roller. In one embodiment, the drive roller is coupled to the scrub roller using a gear arrangement that causes the scrub roller to rotate faster than the drive roller. If desired, the apparatus can include a cleaning fluid dispensing system. For instance, the apparatus can include one or more nozzles that dispense a cleaning fluid onto a carpet material as the material is being cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen B. Cook, Brian James Ludka, Gregory J. Rajala, Carl Gerard Rippl