Patents by Inventor Kami L. Bechyne

Kami L. Bechyne 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).

  • Package
    Patent number: 7178671
    Abstract: A package including at least one absorbent article and packaging. The packaging includes a flexible pocket having a hollow interior, an opening extending into the interior, a flap for covering the opening, and an adhesive closure positioned on the flap for releasably holding the flap in the closed position. The closure is spaced from a distal edge of the flap to permit a portion of the flap to be grasped and separated from the pocket without releasing the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Ann M. Nichols, Scott R. Martin, James D. McManus, Kami L. Bechyne, Heather A. Sorebo, Mary Lou McDaniel
  • Interlabial pad packaging
    Patent number: 6913146
    Abstract: A package of individually packaged interlabial pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Kami L. Bechyne, James D. McManus, Emily M. Moe
  • Interlabial pad packaging
    Publication number: 20040149614
    Abstract: A package of individually packaged interlabial pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Kami L. Bechyne, James D. McManus
  • Interlabial pad packaging
    Publication number: 20040144679
    Abstract: A package of individually packaged interlabial pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Heather A. Sorebo, Kami L. Bechyne, James D. McManus, Mary Lou McDaniel
  • Package for feminine care articles
    Patent number: 6705465
    Abstract: A package including a plurality of absorbent articles, and recloseable packaging. The packaging includes a flexible pocket having a hollow interior, an opening extending into the interior, a flap for covering the opening, and a closure positioned on the pocket and/or the flap for releasably holding the flap in a closed position. The closure permits the flap to be positioned in a different location on the pocket during successive closings when successive articles are removed from the interior of the pocket to permit the packaging to conform to the remaining articles in the interior of the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Lu Ling, Jacqueline M. Maxton, Ann M. Nichols, Jeffery R. Cottingham, Hao Xueen, Kami L. Bechyne, James D. McManus, Heather A. Sorebo, Mary Lou McDaniel
  • Interlabial pad packaging
    Publication number: 20030089633
    Abstract: A package of individually packaged interlabial pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Heather A. Sorebo, Kami L. Bechyne, James D. McManus, Mary Lou McDaniel, Emily M. Moe
  • Package for absorbent articles
    Publication number: 20020079246
    Abstract: A package including a plurality of absorbent articles, and recloseable packaging. The packaging includes a flexible pocket having a hollow interior, an opening extending into the interior, a flap for covering the opening, and a closure positioned on the pocket and/or the flap for releasably holding the flap in a closed position. The closure permits the flap to be positioned in a different location on the pocket during successive closings when successive articles are removed from the interior of the pocket to permit the packaging to conform to the remaining articles in the interior of the pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Lu Ling, Jacqueline M. Maxton, Ann M. Nichols, Jeffery R. Cottingham, Hao Xueen, Kami L. Bechyne, James D. McManus, Heather A. Sorebo, Mary Lou McDaniel
  • Package
    Publication number: 20020060167
    Abstract: A package including at least one absorbent article and packaging. The packaging includes a flexible pocket having a hollow interior, an opening extending into the interior, a flap for covering the opening, and an adhesive closure positioned on the flap for releasably holding the flap in the closed position. The closure is spaced from a distal edge of the flap to permit a portion of the flap to be grasped and separated from the pocket without releasing the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Ann M. Nichols, Scott R. Martin, James D. McManus, Kami L. Bechyne, Heather A. Sorebo, Mary Lou McDaniel