Patents by Inventor Gary Michael Mastalish

Gary Michael Mastalish 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 for assembling a tampon applicator
    Patent number: 8887368
    Abstract: A method of assembling a tampon applicator includes providing a barrel with internal ridges that define a guide channel having an effective diameter. The method includes providing a plunger that has a finger flare with a circular shape and a flare diameter that is at least 15% larger than the effective diameter of the guide channel. The method includes assembling the plunger and the barrel by pushing the finger flare into the guide channel and deforming the finger flare into a non-circular shape while moving the finger flare through the guide channel. The method includes moving the finger flare out of the plunger end of the barrel and reestablishing the circular shape of the finger flare.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Michael Mastalish, Marcus David Weiher, Gary Alan Turchan, Thomas William VanDenBogart
  • Method for Assembling a Tampon Applicator
    Publication number: 20130239394
    Abstract: A method of assembling a tampon applicator includes providing a barrel with internal ridges that define a guide channel having an effective diameter. The method includes providing a plunger that has a finger flare with a circular shape and a flare diameter that is at least 15% larger than the effective diameter of the guide channel. The method includes assembling the plunger and the barrel by pushing the finger flare into the guide channel and deforming the finger flare into a non-circular shape while moving the finger flare through the guide channel. The method includes moving the finger flare out of the plunger end of the barrel and reestablishing the circular shape of the finger flare.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Michael Mastalish, Marcus David Weiher, Gary Alan Turchan, Thomas William VanDenBogart
  • Method for assembling a tampon applicator
    Patent number: 8458882
    Abstract: A method of assembling a tampon applicator includes providing a barrel with internal ridges that define a guide channel having an effective diameter. The method includes providing a plunger that has a finger flare with a circular shape and a flare diameter that is at least 15% larger than the effective diameter of the guide channel. The method includes assembling the plunger and the barrel by pushing the finger flare into the guide channel and deforming the finger flare into a non-circular shape while moving the finger flare through the guide channel. The method includes moving the finger flare out of the plunger end of the barrel and reestablishing the circular shape of the finger flare.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Michael Mastalish, Marcus David Weiher, Gary Alan Turchan, Thomas William Van Den Bogart
  • Method for Assembling a Tampon Applicator
    Publication number: 20120204410
    Abstract: A method of assembling a tampon applicator includes providing a barrel with internal ridges that define a guide channel having an effective diameter. The method includes providing a plunger that has a finger flare with a circular shape and a flare diameter that is at least 15% larger than the effective diameter of the guide channel. The method includes assembling the plunger and the barrel by pushing the finger flare into the guide channel and deforming the finger flare into a non-circular shape while moving the finger flare through the guide channel. The method includes moving the finger flare out of the plunger end of the barrel and reestablishing the circular shape of the finger flare.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Gary Michael Mastalish, Marcus David Weiher, Gary Alan Turchan, Thomas William Van Den Bogart