Patents by Inventor David J. Schurr

David J. Schurr 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).

  • Opening feature for packaging having absorbent articles contained therein
    Patent number: 8490793
    Abstract: A package includes a plurality of disposable absorbent articles and a packaging having a front panel, a back panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and a pair of side panels. The panels cooperatively define an interior compartment. At least one of the side panels has a longitudinal central axis, a pair of side edges, a gusset disposed adjacent the top panel, and a line of weakness having a first portion disposed on one side of the longitudinal central axis, a second portion disposed on the opposite side of the longitudinal central axis, and a third portion spanning between and connecting the first and second portions. The third portion of the line of weakness is spaced from the ends of the first and second portions. The plurality of disposable absorbent articles is compressed within the interior compartment and arranged in at least one row extending between the side panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Stacy Evenson, David J. Schurr, Stephen Kehn
  • Opening Feature For Packaging Having Absorbent Articles Contained Therein
    Publication number: 20120325716
    Abstract: A package includes a plurality of disposable absorbent articles and a packaging having a front panel, a back panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and a pair of side panels. The panels cooperatively define an interior compartment. At least one of the side panels has a longitudinal central axis, a pair of side edges, a gusset disposed adjacent the top panel, and a line of weakness having a first portion disposed on one side of the longitudinal central axis, a second portion disposed on the opposite side of the longitudinal central axis, and a third portion spanning between and connecting the first and second portions. The third portion of the line of weakness is spaced from the ends of the first and second portions. The plurality of disposable absorbent articles is compressed within the interior compartment and arranged in at least one row extending between the side panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC
    Inventors: Stacy Evenson, David J. Schurr, Stephen Kehn