Patents by Inventor James Andrew Walter

James Andrew Walter 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: 6250929
    Abstract: A method for improving the effectiveness of a child's toilet training regime utilizes a progress scale to evaluate the child's current level or stage of toilet training. Recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the child's training regime are divided into a plurality of unique groups corresponding to a plurality of stages of toilet training. The child's toilet training progress value, determined using the progress scale, is matched to a particular stage of training and the unique group of recommendations corresponding to the child's stage of training are selected. Methods for comparing the effectiveness of various toilet training regimes are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Mathias Kolb, Timothy Russell Schum, James Andrew Walter
  • Patent number: 5725382
    Abstract: A child's self-contained, interactive toilet training kit made from a relatively rigid material and having a lid that is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The kit includes a plurality of training pants, a plurality of interactivity devices adapted for use by a caregiver for instructing a child in toilet training, and a plurality of activity devices adapted for use by the child for encouraging the child in toilet training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: James Andrew Walter, Shirlee Ann Weber, Mark Thomas Cammarota