Patents by Inventor Gregory James Fries

Gregory James Fries 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).

  • Package of folded disposable absorbent pants
    Patent number: 8459457
    Abstract: The package includes a housing portion having a transparent window region. A plurality of disposable absorbent pants is disposed within the housing portion. Each pant defines a waistband region which abuts a waist end. Each waistband region comprises a front waistband portion and a back waistband portion. Each pant further defines a crotch region which abuts a crotch end. At least a first pant is folded and positioned such that at least a portion of the waistband region of the first pant is visible through the transparent window region. Specified portions of the first pant may be obscured by an opaque border region. The first pant may include a back-label indicator that is visible through the transparent window region. A second pant may also be visible through the transparent window region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Ralph Hagner, Gregory James Fries, George Ikuya Nukuto, Jennifer Lea Westemeyer, Cynthia Lee Hogan
  • Package of folded disposable absorbent pants
    Patent number: 8317022
    Abstract: The package includes a housing portion having a transparent window region. A plurality of disposable absorbent pants is disposed within the housing portion. Each pant defines a waistband region which abuts a waist end. Each waistband region comprises a front waistband portion and a back waistband portion. Each pant further defines a crotch region which abuts a crotch end. At least a first pant is folded and positioned such that at least a portion of the waistband region of the first pant is visible through the transparent window region. Specified portions of the first pant may be obscured by an opaque border region. The first pant may include a back-label indicator that is visible through the transparent window region. A second pant may also be visible through the transparent window region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Ralph Hagner, Gregory James Fries, George Ikuya Nukuto, Jennifer Lea Westemeyer, Cynthia Lee Hogan
  • PACKAGE OF FOLDED DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT PANTS
    Publication number: 20120043245
    Abstract: The package comprises a housing portion having a transparent window region. A plurality of disposable absorbent pants is disposed within the housing portion. Each pant defines a waistband region which abuts a waist end. Each waistband region comprises a front waistband portion and a back waistband portion. Each pant further defines a crotch region which abuts a crotch end. At least a first pant is folded and positioned such that at least a portion of the waistband region of the first pant is visible through the transparent window region. Specified portions of the first pant may be obscured by an opaque border region. The first pant may include a back-label indicator that is visible through the transparent window region. A second pant may also be visible through the transparent window region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Todd Ralph Hagner, Gregory James Fries, George Ikuya Nukuto, Jennifer Lea Westemeyer, Cynthia Lee Hogan
  • PACKAGE OF FOLDED DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT PANTS
    Publication number: 20120043244
    Abstract: The package includes a housing portion having a transparent window region. A plurality of disposable absorbent pants is disposed within the housing portion. Each pant defines a waistband region which abuts a waist end. Each waistband region comprises a front waistband portion and a back waistband portion. Each pant further defines a crotch region which abuts a crotch end. At least a first pant is folded and positioned such that at least a portion of the waistband region of the first pant is visible through the transparent window region. Specified portions of the first pant may be obscured by an opaque border region. The first pant may include a back-label indicator that is visible through the transparent window region. A second pant may also be visible through the transparent window region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Todd Ralph Hagner, Gregory James Fries, George Ikuya Nukuto, Jennifer Lea Westemeyer, Cynthia Lee Hogan