Patents by Inventor Jeanne Marie Hughes

Jeanne Marie Hughes 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: 8304597
    Abstract: A method for placing a feminine hygiene article in the crotch portion of an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings. The method comprising the steps of providing a feminine hygiene article having a body-facing surface and at least one functional enhancement indicator visible from the body-facing surface, the functional enhancement indicator providing a distinct visual emphasis to a portion of the feminine hygiene article; orienting the feminine hygiene article with respect to the crotch portion such that the at least one functional enhancement indicator is oriented toward the front of the undergarment; and, affixing the feminine hygiene article to the crotch portion of the undergarment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeanne Marie Hughes, Ronald Bosman Visscher, Peter Charles Mason, Jr., Folke Schlueter, Emma Somma, Giovanni Carlucci, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • Publication number: 20120010581
    Abstract: A feminine hygiene article having a body-facing surface, a first end region and a second end region. The feminine hygiene article is for placement in an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings, the feminine hygiene article comprising at least one functional enhancement indicator visible from said body-facing surface, the functional enhancement indicator corresponding to at least one functionally-enhanced portion of the feminine hygiene article. The feminine hygiene article can be a sanitary napkin, a pantiliner, or an incontinence pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Peter Charles Mason, JR., Ronald Bosman Visscher, Jeanne Marie Hughes, Folke Schlueter, Emma Somma, Giovanni Carlucci, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • Patent number: 8074801
    Abstract: A package having a three dimensional shape and a plurality of modules each being adapted to contain a plurality of feminine hygiene articles. The plurality of modules can include a first end module, a second end module, and one or more middle modules. The first end module and the second end module each can have a free edge and a linked edge, and the one or more middle modules can have a first linked edge and a second linked edge. The linked edge of the first end module can be connected to the first linked edge of a middle module, the one or more middle modules can be connected together at the first and second linked edges, and the linked edge of the second end module can be connected to the second linked edge of a middle module to form a chain of modules. The plurality of modules can be arranged to form the package three dimensional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nancy Deters Slayton, Jeanne Marie Hughes, Virginia Anne Lenahan, David Andrew Dalton
  • Patent number: 8039685
    Abstract: A feminine hygiene article having a body-facing surface, a first end region and a second end region. The feminine hygiene article is for placement in an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings, the feminine hygiene article comprising at least one functional enhancement indicator visible from said body-facing surface, the functional enhancement indicator corresponding to at least one functionally-enhanced portion of the feminine hygiene article. The feminine hygiene article can be a sanitary napkin, a pantiliner, or an incontinence pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Peter Charles Mason, Jr., Ronald Bosman Visscher, Jeanne Marie Hughes, Folke Schlueter, Emma Somma, Giovanni Carlucci, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • Patent number: 7950522
    Abstract: A package for feminine hygiene articles. The package includes a refillable cabinet having a front, a back, a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, and a frame, the frame forming at least one feminine hygiene storage cavity having a frontward facing opening, and a plurality of replaceable drawers each containing a plurality of feminine hygiene articles and being slidingly installed within the feminine hygiene storage cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nancy Deters Slayton, Jeanne Marie Hughes, Virginia Anne Lenahan, David Andrew Dalton
  • Publication number: 20100298756
    Abstract: A tampon having one or more benefit indicators is provided. The tampon can include a tampon body having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, and an outer surface. The tampon can have one or more visually perceptible benefit indicators that are visible pre-use, wherein the one or more benefit indicators communicate one or more benefits of the tampon to a user. In addition, or alternatively, the tampon can include one or more visually perceptible benefit indicators that are at least partially visible post-use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Jeanne Marie Hughes, Devin William Baldridge, Virginia Anne Lenahan, Cynthia Marie Sims
  • Publication number: 20100244644
    Abstract: A package for feminine hygiene articles. The package includes a refillable cabinet having a front, a back, a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, and a frame, the frame forming at least one feminine hygiene storage cavity having a frontward facing opening, and a plurality of replaceable drawers each containing a plurality of feminine hygiene articles and being slidingly installed within the feminine hygiene storage cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Nancy Deters Slayton, Jeanne Marie Hughes, Virginia Anne Lenahan, David Andrew Dalton
  • Publication number: 20100243499
    Abstract: A package having a three dimensional shape and a plurality of modules each being adapted to contain a plurality of feminine hygiene articles. The plurality of modules can include a first end module, a second end module, and one or more middle modules. The first end module and the second end module each can have a free edge and a linked edge, and the one or more middle modules can have a first linked edge and a second linked edge. The linked edge of the first end module can be connected to the first linked edge of a middle module, the one or more middle modules can be connected together at the first and second linked edges, and the linked edge of the second end module can be connected to the second linked edge of a middle module to form a chain of modules. The plurality of modules can be arranged to form the package three dimensional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Nancy Deters Slayton, Jeanne Marie Hughes, Virginia Anne Lenahan, David Andrew Dalton
  • Publication number: 20100249742
    Abstract: An individually packaged absorbent article including an absorbent article and a package. The package can also have a dispensing compartment substantially enclosing the absorbent article prior to use that can have an opening provided to access the absorbent article. The package can also have a disposal compartment separate from the dispensing compartment. The disposal compartment can have a cavity adapted to receive at least a portion of an absorbent article after use and an opening provided to access the cavity that is separate from the dispensing compartment opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Kimberly Nichole McConnell, David Andrew Dalton, Virginia Anne Lenahan, Jeanne Marie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20100243500
    Abstract: An individually packaged absorbent article including an absorbent article and a package. The package can enclose the absorbent article and can have an outer surface and an inner surface. In certain embodiments, the package can include a package material having a first component that is a polymeric film, and a second component that is an absorbent material. The first material and the second material can be joined together to form the package material, wherein the package material is oriented such that the first component forms the outer surface of the package and the second component forms the inner surface of the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Kimberly Nichole McConnell, David Andrew Dalton, Virginia Anne Lenahan, Jeanne Marie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20080275416
    Abstract: An array of tampons having one or more benefit indicators. The array includes a first tampon having a first tampon body having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, and an outer surface. The first tampon further includes a first visually perceptible benefit indicator. The array also includes a second tampon having a second tampon body having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, and an outer surface. The second tampon also includes a second visually perceptible benefit indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Raymond Albert Sargent, Jeanne Marie Hughes, Richard Perez, Devin William Baldridge, Virginia Anne Lenahan, Cynthia Marie Sims, John Collins Dyer
  • Publication number: 20080275417
    Abstract: A tampon comprising a pledget of absorbent material has a patterned impression in at least one end comprising one or more design elements. A method for making a tampon comprises compressing at least one end of a compressed pledget to form a patterned impression in the at least one end comprising one or more design elements is also provided. An apparatus for making a tampon with patterned impression in at least one end of a tampon is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Steven Ray Gilbert, Jeanne Marie Hughes, Devin William Baldridge
  • Publication number: 20080275411
    Abstract: A tampon having one or more benefit indicators is provided. The tampon can include a tampon body having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, and an outer surface. The tampon can have one or more visually perceptible benefit indicators that are visible pre-use, wherein the one or more benefit indicators communicate one or more benefits of the tampon to a user. In addition, or alternatively, the tampon can include one or more visually perceptible benefit indicators that are at least partially visible post-use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Jeanne Marie Hughes, Devin William Baldridge, Virginia Anne Lenahan, Cynthia Marie Sims
  • Publication number: 20080275418
    Abstract: An applicator having a tampon disposed therein, the tampon including one or more benefit indicators. The applicator can include an insertion member, a grip portion, and a plunger. The tampon includes a tampon body having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, and an outer surface, and one or more visually perceptible benefit indicators. The one or more benefit indicators can be a first color and at least a portion of the applicator can be a second color. The first color and the second color can be coordinating and/or substantially matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Jeanne Marie Hughes, Devin William Baldridge, Virginia Anne Lenahan, Cynthia Marie Sims
  • Patent number: 7213466
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for in vitro testing of catamenial tampon-and-applicator systems are disclosed. The apparatus comprises an in vitro receptacle for accepting tampons deployed during the testing procedure. The in vitro receptacle comprises a sleeve with a tampon-deflecting zone, representing an in vivo vaginal channel with a frontal area of a cervix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thomas Ward Osborn, III, Diana Lynne Gann, Jeanne Marie Hughes
  • Patent number: D568472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Raymond Albert Sargent, Jr., Jeanne Marie Hughes, Devin William Baldridge
  • Patent number: D568995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Raymond Albert Sargent, Jr., Jeanne Marie Hughes, Devin William Baldridge
  • Patent number: D585548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Raymond Albert Sargent, Jr., Jeanne Marie Hughes, Devin William Baldridge
  • Patent number: D585549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Raymond Albert Sargent, Jr., Jeanne Marie Hughes, Devin William Baldridge
  • Patent number: D658056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeanne Marie Hughes, Nancy Deters Slayton