Patents by Inventor Christopher Michael Bechyne

Christopher Michael Bechyne 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).

  • Publication number: 20140374435
    Abstract: A refillable dispenser includes a flexible pouch having a top and a bottom spaced apart in a width dimension. The bottom terminates at a bottom edge. The pouch has a front wall, a back wall, and an interior space therebetween. The dispenser includes a dispensing opening formed in the front wall. The dispensing opening has a width that extends in the width dimension, and the dispensing opening defines a midpoint along its width. The dispenser includes a seam that extends generally in a length dimension and that is disposed generally at the pouch top. The seam can be opened to an open position and resealed to a closed position to connect the front wall to the back wall. The seam defines a seam inner edge and a seam outer edge. The midpoint of the dispensing opening is disposed closer to the bottom edge than to the seam inner edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Rhiannon Lynn Thoresen, Terri Lynn Meisel, Rebecca Catherine Mohr, Karen Marie Menard, Christopher Michael Bechyne, Jennifer Laurel Nobui, Ryan Leslie Fulscher, Jonathan Adam Dien, Jennifer Lee Schiffman
  • Publication number: 20140374432
    Abstract: A refillable dispenser for pre-moistened wipes includes a flexible pouch. The pouch has a front wall, a back wall, and an interior space therebetween. A dispensing opening is formed in the front wall, and a movable cover can cover the dispensing opening. The dispenser includes a seam that can be opened to an open position and resealed to a closed position to connect the front wall to the back wall. The open position defines a refill opening. The front wall and the back wall are each formed from a flexible material having a bending resistance of between 21.0 milligrams of force and about 300 milligrams of force. In particular embodiments, the flexible material has a thickness of at least 5.0 mils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Bechyne, Terri Lynn Meisel, Rebecca Catherine Mohr, Jennifer Laurel Nobui, Ryan Leslie Fulscher, Jonathan Adam Dien, Jennifer Lee Schiffman
  • Patent number: 8016155
    Abstract: A dispenser is disclosed which is capable of dispensing articles from two locations. The dispenser includes first and second members pivotally connected together by a first hinge to form a first entrance into the dispenser. The first and second members are capable of housing a plurality of wet or dry, sheet-like articles. The first entrance provides reach-in access wherein multiple sheet-like articles can be withdrawn at one time. The second member also has a second entrance formed therein from which the sheet-like articles can be individually withdrawn. The dispenser further includes a third member secured to the first member by a hinge that is coaxially aligned with the first hinge. The third member is capable of pivoting on its hinge to cover the second entrance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Vincent Decker, Christopher Michael Bechyne, Stephen Robert Kehn, Cleary E. Mahaffey, Herb Flores Velazquez, John Martin Wydeven
  • Publication number: 20090108034
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a delivery mechanism adapted to deliver a substance from a container to a discharge opening in the delivery mechanism when activated by a user. The dispenser also includes a housing attached to the delivery mechanism. The housing includes an indicator that produces a signal visible to the user when the delivery mechanism is activated. The signal is not visible prior to activation of the delivery mechanism. The signal remains integral with the housing after activation of the delivery mechanism. The signal remains visible only for a predetermined amount of time after activation of the delivery mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Bechyne, Stephen Robert Kehn
  • Publication number: 20080145826
    Abstract: A method of providing a hygiene system includes providing a dispenser adapted to contain at least one product and deliver a dose of the product when activated; providing at least one applicator adapted to receive the dose of the product and transfer the dose of the product to a target surface; and providing a theme wherein the dispenser is adapted to simulate a first interactive component of the theme and the applicator is adapted to simulate a second interactive component of the theme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Jason C. Cohen, Christopher Michael Bechyne, Eric Donald Johnson, David William Koenig, Stephen Robert Kehn, Kenneth Thomas Borowski
  • Patent number: 7275658
    Abstract: A dispenser is disclosed which is capable of dispensing articles from two locations. The dispenser includes first and second members pivotally connected together by a first hinge to form a first entrance into the dispenser. The first and second members are capable of housing a plurality of wet or dry, sheet-like articles. The first entrance provides reach-in access wherein multiple sheet-like articles can be withdrawn at one time. The second member also has a second entrance formed therein from which the sheet-like articles can be individually withdrawn. The dispenser further includes a third member secured to the first member by a hinge that is coaxially aligned with the first hinge. The third member is capable of pivoting on its hinge to cover the second entrance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Vincent Decker, Christopher Michael Bechyne, Stephen Robert Kehn, Cleary E. Mahaffey, Herb Flores Velazquez, John Martin Wydeven
  • Patent number: 7073684
    Abstract: A dispenser is disclosed which can house a plurality of folded wet wipes, each having a width. The dispenser includes first and second members pivotally connected together to form an enclosed dispenser having a transverse axis. The first and second members are formed from a semi-rigid material. The dispenser has a height of about 2.5 inches or less and has a top wall with an entrance formed therein. The entrance has a surface area of from between about 15 cm2 to about 95 cm2. The folded wet wipes having a normalized separation force between two adjacent sheets of less than about 65 g/cm. The entrance also has a dimension measured along the transverse axis that when divided by the width of one of the folded wet wipes is at least about 0.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Wordwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Vincent Decker, Christopher Michael Bechyne, Stephen Robert Kehn, Cleary E. Mahaffey, Herb Flores Velazquez, John Martin Wydeven, Yung Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: D712751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Bechyne, Todd Michael Carlson, Kam Mei Li
  • Patent number: D719847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Kam Mei Li, Todd Michael Carlson, Christopher Michael Bechyne