Patents by Inventor Henry Young Chin

Henry Young Chin 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).

  • Patent number: 7219403
    Abstract: A fastening member used for, e.g., a disposable absorbent article is disclosed. The fastening member extends in a longitudinal direction and in a lateral direction and has a lateral centerline. The fastening member comprises a base panel and a shaped tab extending laterally from the base panel. The shaped tab has a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, a distal portion and a proximal portion. The shaped tab has a contour edge comprising a shaped upper edge and a shaped lower edge. The shaped upper edge and the shaped lower edge are symmetric with respect to the longitudinal centerline of the shaped tab when relatively shifted in the longitudinal direction and are asymmetric with respect to the lateral centerline of the fastening member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kouichi Miyamoto, Joseph Bernard Kraimer, David Randall Knaub, Jason Arthur Hilbourne, Henry Young Chin
  • Patent number: 7152737
    Abstract: An openable closure assembly including: a) a base having two end edges, a front longitudinal side and a back longitudinal side, a top surface and a bottom surface; b) an opening mechanism mounted on the top surface of the base adjacent to and spaced from both of the longitudinal side edges; c) at least one gripping aid joined to an end edge of the opening mechanism. Also disclosed are packages comprising the closure assembly. Additionally disclosed are securement loops which can be attached to the package bottom panel and into which the gripping aids can be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Henry Young Chin
  • Publication number: 20040022998
    Abstract: A fastening member used for, e.g., a disposable absorbent article is disclosed. The fastening member extends in a longitudinal direction and in a lateral direction and has a lateral centerline. The fastening member comprises a base panel and a shaped tab extending laterally from the base panel. The shaped tab has a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, a distal portion and a proximal portion. The shaped tab has a contour edge comprising a shaped upper edge and a shaped lower edge. The shaped upper edge and the shaped lower edge are symmetric with respect to the longitudinal centerline of the shaped tab when relatively shifted in the longitudinal direction and are asymmetric with respect to the lateral centerline of the fastening member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kouichi Miyamoto, Joseph Bernard Kraimer, David Randall Knaub, Jason Arthur Hilbourne, Henry Young Chin
  • Publication number: 20030194157
    Abstract: An openable closure assembly including: a) a base having two end edges, a front longitudinal side and a back longitudinal side, a top surface and a bottom surface; b) an opening mechanism mounted on the top surface of the base adjacent to and spaced from both of the longitudinal side edges; c) at least one gripping aid joined to an end edge of the opening mechanism. Also disclosed are packages comprising the closure assembly. Additionally disclosed are securement loops which can be attached to the package bottom panel and into which the gripping aids can be inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Henry Young Chin
  • Publication number: 20020064323
    Abstract: An openable closure assembly including: a) a base having two end edges, a front longitudinal side and a back longitudinal side, a top surface and a bottom surface; b) an opening mechanism mounted on the top surface of the base adjacent to and spaced from both of the longitudinal side edges; c) at least one gripping aid joined to an end edge of the opening mechanism. Also disclosed are packages comprising the closure assembly. Additionally disclosed are securement loops which can be attached to the package bottom panel and into which the gripping aids can be inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventor: Henry Young Chin
  • Patent number: D437468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Fukutake, Taku Ando, Takayuki Kakizaki, Hiroyuki Moto, Henry Young Chin, Chin Hor Lee
  • Patent number: D516437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: D451279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Henry Young Chin
  • Patent number: D456258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Henry Young Chin
  • Patent number: D548614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: D562139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Jerome Crabtree, Henry Young Chin, Meral J. Middleton, Ken G. Dieringer, Krista Rijn Schwartz, Richard F. Halter, II, Gregory Donald Berger, Frederick Halden Simonsen
  • Patent number: D562140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Jerome Crabtree, Henry Young Chin, Meral J. Middleton, Ken G. Dieringer, Krista Rijn Schwartz, Richard F. Halter, II, Gregory Donald Berger, Frederick Halden Simonsen
  • Patent number: D564901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: D564902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Henry Young Chin, Niklas Gustavsson, Michael Remus, Martin Zethoff
  • Patent number: D569730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Jerome Crabtree, Henry Young Chin, Meral J. Middleton, Ken G. Dieringer, Krista Rijn Schwartz, Richard F. Halter, II, Gregory Donald Berger, Frederick Halden Simonsen
  • Patent number: D384875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Sentrol, Inc.
    Inventors: David Sayler, Henry Young Chin