Patents by Inventor Dan Westbrook

Dan Westbrook 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).

  • System and method for identifying disposable absorbent products
    Patent number: 7321315
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system that includes a plurality of disposable absorbent products where at least one of the disposable absorbent products includes a tag. The system further includes a reader that identifies the tags on the plurality of disposable absorbent products and plays media based on the identity of the tags. In another form, the system includes a reader that identifies the tags on the plurality of disposable absorbent products and provides information relating to one other product based on the identity of the tags. In still another form, the present invention relates to a method that includes marking a plurality of disposable absorbent products (e.g., diapers) with a tag, and providing a reader that plays media based on the identity of the tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell J. Brumm, Jason Cohen, Daniel L. Ellingson, Alissa Ellingson, Brian C. Eppstein, Sheng-Hsin Hu, Jennifer Marvin, Walter Reade, Brendon F. Ribble, Eric F. Wagner, Dan Westbrook
  • System and method for identifying disposable absorbent products
    Publication number: 20050148978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system that includes a plurality of disposable absorbent products where at least one of the disposable absorbent products includes a tag. The system further includes a reader that identifies the tags on the plurality of disposable absorbent products and plays media based on the identity of the tags. In another form, the system includes a reader that identifies the tags on the plurality of disposable absorbent products and provides information relating to one other product based on the identity of the tags. In still another form, the present invention relates to a method that includes marking a plurality of disposable absorbent products (e.g., diapers) with a tag, and providing a reader that plays media based on the identity of the tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Russell Brumm, Jason Cohen, Daniel Ellingson, Alissa Ellingson, Brian Eppstein, Sheng-Hsin Hu, Jennifer Marvin, Walter Reade, Brendon Ribble, Eric Wagner, Dan Westbrook