Patents by Inventor Christina Marie Rhein

Christina Marie Rhein 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).

  • Absorbent article with cushioned waistband
    Patent number: 8764722
    Abstract: A waistband structure for an absorbent article is disclosed. The waistband structure extending across at least one of the front and back waist regions and is composed of a filler material and a waistband material positioned over the filler material. The waistband structure may be bonded to at least one of the front and back waist regions via a bond pattern. The bond pattern may vary position in the longitudinal direction and have at least one peak and one valley across the respective waist region. Typically, a distance between the peak and the valley in the bond pattern is between 5 and 100 mm. The bond pattern results in a z-directional height of the waistband structure varying on the respective waist region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Christina Marie Rhein, Daniel Lee Ellingson, Connie May McMorrow, John Timothy Hahn
  • Absorbent Article with Cushioned Waistband
    Publication number: 20120277703
    Abstract: A waistband structure for an absorbent article is disclosed. The waistband structure extending across at least one of the front and back waist regions and is composed of a filler material and a waistband material positioned over the filler material. The waistband structure may be bonded to at least one of the front and back waist regions via a bond pattern. The bond pattern may vary position in the longitudinal direction and have at least one peak and one valley across the respective waist region. Typically, a distance between the peak and the valley in the bond pattern is between 5 and 100 mm. The bond pattern results in a z-directional height of the waistband structure varying on the respective waist region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Christina Marie Rhein, Daniel Lee Ellingson, Connie May McMorrow, John Timothy Hahn
  • Fastener tab for an absorbent article
    Patent number: D636488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John Faulks, Janet Elaine Collins, Lisa LaRae Bushman, Connie May McMorrow, Christina Marie Rhein, Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Eric-John Raoul Gilgenbach, Matthew Edward Gerstle