Patents by Inventor Jane Clough

Jane Clough 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: 7370760
    Abstract: Some example embodiments of the present invention relate to a package that includes a bag and a plurality of absorbent articles that are stored within the bag. The bag includes a plurality of sidewalls and a bottom portion that is connected to each of the sidewalls. The bag further includes a resilient member that extends through each sidewall such that the resilient member forms an adjustable opening in the bag. In some forms, the absorbent articles are diapers that are folded and arranged in a parallel configuration within the bag. Some other example absorbent articles include diapers, feminine hygiene articles, pull-ups, incontinent pads and training pants (among others). The package is able to adequately store disposable absorbent articles once the package has been opened. Therefore, the package eliminates the labor which is typically required to move the disposable absorbent articles from the opened package to another container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Jane Clough
  • Publication number: 20080093249
    Abstract: Some example embodiments of the present invention relate to a package that includes a bag and a plurality of absorbent articles that are stored within the bag. The bag includes a plurality of sidewalls and a bottom portion that is connected to each of the sidewalls. The bag further includes a resilient member that extends through each sidewall such that the resilient member forms an adjustable opening in the bag. In some forms, the absorbent articles are diapers that are folded and arranged in a parallel configuration within the bag. Some other example absorbent articles include diapers, feminine hygiene articles, pull-ups, incontinent pads and training pants (among others). The package is able to adequately store disposable absorbent articles once the package has been opened. Therefore, the package eliminates the labor which is typically required to move the disposable absorbent articles from the opened package to another container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventor: Jane Clough
  • Publication number: 20070141208
    Abstract: Various packages for consumable products are disclosed. The package may include a supporting member made from a rigid material. The supporting member includes a first panel adjacent to a second panel. The panels are directly attached or indirectly attached at one end and have an opposite open end. A first group of consumable products is supported by the first panel, while a second group of consumable products is supported by the second panel. Of particular advantage, the panels include an open end that may be draped over an adjacent structure, such as the railing on a shopping cart. In this manner, the package can accommodate rather large quantities of a consumable product, such as paper towels or bath tissue, while minimizing the amount of space the package occupies in the shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: George Nukuto, Catherine Hancock-Cooke, Jane Clough, Laura Boudrie, Ryan Patterson
  • Publication number: 20070141283
    Abstract: A package for consumable products is disclosed. The package includes a plurality of subpackages connected together by a connecting member. For instance, the package may contain two subpackages or alternatively four subpackages all connected at one end to a connecting member. The package is particularly well suited to holding relatively large quantities of the consumable product. Because the subpackages are connected at one end, the package may be draped over an adjacent structure, such as a shopping cart. In this way, the package can be placed in a shopping cart without taking up an excessive amount of space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Catherine Hancock-Cooke, Jane Clough, Timothy Blenke, Patrick McNichols, Meewha Lee, Pam Thompson, Jennifer Marvin, Thomas Ungpiyakul, Sheng-Hsin Hu
  • Publication number: 20070045143
    Abstract: A parcel of flat absorbent articles such as diapers placed into a stack and disposed into an encasement. When the encasement is in a closed state, the stack is folded. When the encasement is in at least a partially open state, one of the absorbent articles may be dispensed from the encasement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Jane Clough, Kellie Goodrich, Dean Wydeven
  • Publication number: 20060231448
    Abstract: Some example embodiments of the present invention relate to a package that includes a bag and a plurality of absorbent articles that are stored within the bag. The bag includes a plurality of sidewalls and a bottom portion that is connected to each of the sidewalls. The bag further includes a resilient member that extends through each sidewall such that the resilient member forms an adjustable opening in the bag. In some forms, the absorbent articles are diapers that are folded and arranged in a parallel configuration within the bag. Some other example absorbent articles include diapers, feminine hygiene articles, pull-ups, incontinent pads and training pants (among others). The package is able to adequately store disposable absorbent articles once the package has been opened. Therefore, the package eliminates the labor which is typically required to move the disposable absorbent articles from the opened package to another container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventor: Jane Clough
  • Publication number: 20060144736
    Abstract: A package containing an article. The article includes a first article texture and a second article texture. The package includes a plastic packaging material having an outer surface. Further the first article texture and the second article texture are non-similar and at least a portion of the outer surface has a packaging texture that is a simulant of the first article texture and at least a portion of the outer surface has a packaging texture that is a simulant of the second article texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Kellie Goodrich, James Boldra, Jane Clough, Edward Foley, Keith Haen, Linda Lemerande, Thomas Odorzynski, Robert Vogt
  • Publication number: 20060131200
    Abstract: A flexible packaging bags for containing and dispensing articles. More particularly, the present invention relates to a flexible packaging bag having a hanging element, permitting hanging of the bag after the bag has been initially opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: James Boldra, Jane Clough, Edward Foley, Keith Haen, Linda Lemerande