Patents by Inventor Catherine Lazar Odell

Catherine Lazar Odell 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: 8245876
    Abstract: A container for storing and dispensing wipes that includes an extendable orifice. The orifice is extendable into the storage space of the wipes container to position an opening in close proximity with the top of a stack of wipes stored in the container. The extendable orifice may also act to reduce moisture loss in the case of wet-wipes and reduce the occurrence of fall-back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Debra Gay Gehring, Mario Alonso, Angela C. Oehlerking, Catherine Lazar Odell, Paul Francis O'Connor, Christine Lee Enderby, David R. Knaub
  • Publication number: 20110011767
    Abstract: A container for storing and dispensing wipes that includes an extendable orifice. The orifice is extendable into the storage space of the wipes container to position an opening in close proximity with the top of a stack of wipes stored in the container. The extendable orifice may also act to reduce moisture loss in the case of wet-wipes and reduce the occurrence of fall-back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Debra Gay Gehring, Mario Alonso, Angela C. Oehlerking, Catherine Lazar Odell, Paul Francis O'Connor, Christine Lee Enderby, David R. Knaub