Patents by Inventor Corey B. Mingerink

Corey B. Mingerink 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).

  • Methods and systems for monitoring position and movement of human beings
    Patent number: 7733233
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting a predetermined position of a user wearing a disposable absorbent article are given. The methods and systems may include detecting that the user of the disposable absorbent article is in the predetermined position, wherein the predetermined position is determined to be a potentially life-threatening position. In response to determining that the user is in the predetermined position, an operation of a transmitter located on the disposable absorbent article is controlled. Movement, location and/or various biometrics of the user may also be monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. O'Shea, Gary A. Clement, Gary F. Madsen, John C. Onderko, Corey B. Mingerink, Scott J. Buss, Brian J. Carey, Jeffrey D. Lindsay
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING POSITION AND MOVEMENT OF HUMAN BEINGS
    Publication number: 20080094226
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting a predetermined position of a user wearing a disposable absorbent article are given. The methods and systems may include detecting that the user of the disposable absorbent article is in the predetermined position, wherein the predetermined position is determined to be a potentially life-threatening position. In response to determining that the user is in the predetermined position, an operation of a transmitter located on the disposable absorbent article is controlled. Movement, location and/or various biometrics of the user may also be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Michael D. O'Shea, Gary A. Clement, Gary F. Madsen, John C. Onderko, Corey B. Mingerink, Scott J. Buss, Brian J. Carey, Jeffrey D. Lindsay