Patents by Inventor Ellen S. Green

Ellen S. Green 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).

  • Method of evaluating the performance of a product using a virtual environment
    Patent number: 7373284
    Abstract: In a method of evaluating a product worn on a body, a computer based body sub-model of at least a portion of the body is created. A computer based product sub-model of the product is created, at least one parameter of which is variable as a function of fluid loading of the product. A computer based interaction model is also created to define instructions as to how the body sub-model and the product sub-model interact and to further define instructions corresponding to a fluid loading of the product. The body sub-model, the product sub-model and the interaction model are combined in a use model to simulate interaction between the body sub-model and the product sub-model in response to fluid loading of the product. The use model is evaluated to determine the performance of at least one product feature of the product in response to fluid loading of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Sara Jane W. Stabelfeldt, Yung H. Huang, Christopher M. Pieper, Richard N. Dodge, II, David L. Zenker, Ellen S. Green