Patents by Inventor James Krueger
James Krueger 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).
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Publication number: 20240082317Abstract: Methods of facilitating the administration of ammonia oxidizing microorganisms (AOM) to the surface of a subject are disclosed. The methods include providing a container comprising an AOM preparation suitable to administration of the subject. Containers comprising an AOM preparation suitable for administration to the subject are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Lauren Nicole Ambrogio, James Hoffman, Todd Krueger
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Patent number: 9132043Abstract: A pull-activated applicator includes a barrel, a pledget, a finger grip, and a deployment element. The pledget includes a withdrawal string and is located within the barrel. The barrel, the pledget, and the deployment element are configured such that application of a force to the deployment element in a first direction deploys the pledget and withdrawal string from the barrel in a second direction generally opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Paula Cardinahl Winkel, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Allan James Krueger, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Vivian Kate Barad, Judy May Lee, Rebecca Jeanine Sinclair, Adam Patrick Vollmer, Dennis J. Boyle, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Garry Roland Woltman, Jonathan Kyle Arendt, Marcus David Weiher, Pamela Mary Thompson, Angela Ann Johnston
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Publication number: 20150025438Abstract: A pull-activated applicator includes a barrel, a pledget, a finger grip, and a deployment element. The pledget includes a withdrawal string and is located within the barrel. The barrel, the pledget, and the deployment element are configured such that application of a force to the deployment element in a first direction deploys the pledget and withdrawal string from the barrel in a second direction generally opposite the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Paula Cardinahl Winkel, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Allan James Krueger, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Vivian Kate Barad, Judy May Lee, Rebecca Jeanine Sinclair, Adam Patrick Vollmer, Dennis J. Boyle, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Garry Roland Woltman, Jonathan Kyle Arendt, Marcus David Weiher, Pamela Mary Thompson, Angela Ann Johnston
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Patent number: 8734414Abstract: A pull-activated applicator includes a barrel, a pledget, a finger grip, and a deployment element. The pledget includes a withdrawal string and is located within the barrel. The barrel, the pledget, and the deployment element are configured such that application of a force to the deployment element in a first direction deploys the pledget and withdrawal string from the barrel in a second direction generally opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Paula Cardinahl Winkel, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Allan James Krueger, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Vivian Kate Barad, Judy May Lee, Rebecca Jeanine Sinclair, Adam Patrick Vollmer, Dennis J. Boyle, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Garry Roland Woltman, Jonathan Kyle Arendt, Marcus David Weiher, Pamela Mary Thompson, Angela Ann Johnston
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Publication number: 20110152742Abstract: A pull-activated applicator includes a barrel, a pledget, a finger grip, and a deployment element. The pledget includes a withdrawal string and is located within the barrel. The barrel, the pledget, and the deployment element are configured such that application of a force to the deployment element in a first direction deploys the pledget and withdrawal string from the barrel in a second direction generally opposite the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Paula Cardinahl Winkel, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Allan James Krueger, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Vivian Kate Barad, Judy May Lee, Rebecca Jeanine Sinclair, Adam Patrick Vollmer, Dennis J. Boyle, Luckas Martin Scherrer, Garry Roland Woltman, Jonathan Kyle Arendt, Marcus David Weiher, Pamela Mary Thompson, Angela Ann Johnston
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Publication number: 20060095467Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, in response to a request to create a target object, create a reference object for the target object and bind the reference object to a name space without the target object being instantiated. In response to an invocation of a method on the reference object, a determination is made whether a target object associated with the reference object exists. If the target object does not already exist, the target object is instantiated. If the target object does already exist, the target object is returned. In this way, target objects are not instantiated until a method on the reference object is invoked, which in an embodiment increases the performance of the invoking application.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2004Publication date: May 4, 2006Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: James Krueger, Randall Schnier
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Patent number: 6608236Abstract: There is provided a distribution material for personal care products which is a fabric which wicks artificial menses according to a horizontal wicking test a distance of about 1 inch in less than about 1.5 minutes. Materials meeting this performance criteria generally have a pore size distribution with a high percentage (usually more than 50 percent) of pore diameters between about 80 and 400 microns and a density below about 0.15 g/cc. There is also provided a personal care product system having a distribution/retention layer and a pad shaping layer wherein each layer has a stain length ratio of 0.5 or less and the distribution/retention layer has a saturation profile of 4 or less.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1998Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Scott Burnes, Rebecca Lyn Dilnik, Connie Lynn Hetzler, Thomas Patrick Jorgenson, Tamara Lee Mace, David Michael Matela, Jayne Bramstedt Nelson, Lawrence Howell Sawyer, Alexander Manfred Schmidt-Foerst, Heather Anne Sorebo, James Allyn Spiers, Laura Jane Walker, Rodney Lawrence Abba, Charles John Chappell, Valerie Victoria Finch, Ann Marie Giencke, Michael Brent Kottek, Allan James Krueger, Andrew Michael Lake, MeeWha Lee, Sarah Elizabeth Long-Radloff, Janice Gail Nielsen, Ann Margaret Vanevenhoven
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Patent number: 5795320Abstract: An applicator is disclosed for inserting a substance into a body cavity. The applicator is especially useful for inserting a catamenial tampon into a woman's vagina. The applicator includes a tubular member formed from at least one layer of paper which has an exterior surface. The tubular member is capable of holding the substance which is to be inserted. The exterior surface of the tubular member is coated with a compostable coating. The coating is comprised of at least 85 percent by weight of a polymeric material, at least 10 percent by weight of additives, and up to about 5 percent by weight of a residual monomer.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1996Date of Patent: August 18, 1998Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Steven James Nielsen, Yihua Chang, Allan James Krueger, Tammy Jo Balzar, Richard Roy Tews
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Patent number: 5792096Abstract: A tampon applicator is disclosed which has an improved pleated tip for facilitating insertion of a catamenial tampon into a woman's vagina. The tampon applicator includes a first member capable of housing an absorbent tampon. The first member has a central longitudinal axis and first and second ends. An insertion tip is integrally formed on the first end of the first member and extends outwardly therefrom. The insertion tip includes a semi-spherical shaped portion and a frusto-conical shaped portion. The semi-spherical shaped portion has an aperture extending therethrough and the aperture has a side wall which is aligned essentially parallel to the central longitudinal axis. The frusto-conical shaped portion is situated between the semi-spherical shaped portion and the first end of the first member. The insertion tip contains a plurality of pleats which are capable of expanding radially outwardly as the tampon is expelled from the first member.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1995Date of Patent: August 11, 1998Assignee: Kiberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Tammy Jo Rentmeester, Steven James Nielsen, Jeffrey Michael Weyenberg, Allan James Krueger
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Patent number: 5782793Abstract: A tampon applicator is disclosed which has a semi-spherically shaped insertion tip for facilitating insertion of a catamenial tampon into a woman's vagina. The tampon applicator includes a first member capable of housing an absorbent tampon. The first member has a central longitudinal axis and first and second ends. An insertion tip is integrally formed on the first end of the first member and extends outwardly therefrom. The insertion tip contains an aperture which extends therethrough and has a side wall which is aligned essentially parallel to the central longitudinal axis. The insertion tip contains a plurality of pleats arranged to form a semi-spherical configuration. The pleats are capable of expanding radially outwardly as the tampon is expelled from the first member. The applicator further includes a second member telescopically mounted in the second end of the first member. The second member is adapted to expel the tampon through the insertion tip as it is pushed into the first member.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1997Date of Patent: July 21, 1998Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Steven James Nielsen, Tammy Jo Rentmeester, Allan James Krueger, Jeffrey Michael Weyenberg
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Patent number: 5746710Abstract: A tampon applicator is disclosed which has a semi-spherically shaped insertion tip for facilitating insertion of a catamenial tampon into a woman's vagina. The tampon applicator includes a first member capable of housing an absorbent tampon. The first member has a central longitudinal axis and first and second ends. An insertion tip is integrally formed on the first end of the first member and extends outwardly therefrom. The insertion tip contains an aperture which extends therethrough and has a side wall which is aligned essentially parallel to the central longitudinal axis. The insertion tip contains a plurality of pleats arranged to form a semi-spherical configuration. The pleats are capable of expanding radially outwardly as the tampon is expelled from the first member. The applicator further includes a second member telescopically mounted in the second end of the first member. The second member is adapted to expel the tampon through the insertion tip as it is pushed into the first member.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 1996Date of Patent: May 5, 1998Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Steven James Nielsen, Tammy Jo Rentmeester, Allan James Krueger, Jeffrey Michael Weyenberg
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Patent number: 5683358Abstract: An applicator is disclosed which includes a thin walled member adapted to hold and dispense a substance. The thin walled member is formed from at least two separate and distinct layers and has first and second spaced apart ends. The applicator also has an outwardly extending fingergrip ring integrally formed adjacent to the second end which serves to facilitate control of the applicator, facilitate comfortable insertion of a substance into a body cavity or on an area of the skin, and easy removal of the applicator.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1995Date of Patent: November 4, 1997Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Steven James Nielsen, Allan James Krueger