Patents by Inventor Karen K. Leeker

Karen K. Leeker 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: 6491214
    Abstract: A food container comprising three or more plies, a first ply, a second ply, and at least a third ply. The first ply is oriented towards the hands and face of the user and receives food in use. The first ply is essentially continuous throughout its plane. The third ply is oriented towards the lap of the user or a table top in use. The second ply spaces the first and third plies apart. In a preferred embodiment, the food container may be made of a corrugated material. The food container may be made from a blank which is deformed out of its plane during manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Wendy L. Plummer, John William Toussant, Karen K. Leeker, Bruce N. Hall, Garold W. Alexander
  • Publication number: 20020074390
    Abstract: A food container comprising three or more plies, a first ply, a second ply, and at least a third ply. The first ply is oriented towards the hands and face of the user and receives food in use. The first ply is essentially continuous throughout its plane. The third ply is oriented towards the lap of the user or a table top in use. The second ply spaces the first and third plies apart. In a preferred embodiment, the food container may be made of a corrugated material. The food container may be made from a blank which is deformed out of its plane during manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: WENDY L. PLUMMER, JOHN WILLIAM TOUSSANT, KAREN K. LEEKER, BRUCE N. HALL, GAROLD W. ALEXANDER
  • Patent number: 5330461
    Abstract: An absorbent article having a main body portion and a pair of flaps joined to the main body portion. The flaps are folded over the garment side of the main body portion such that the flap adhesives and the central pad adhesives can be covered by a single release liner. The flaps may or may not be used while the absorbent article is being used, i.e., the absorbent article may be used by wrapping the flaps around the edges of the crotch region and securing the flap adhesives to the underside of a user's panty; alternatively, the flaps may be left in their folded configuration on the garment side of the main body portion and the flap adhesives may be secured, along with the central pad adhesive, to the inner crotch region of the panty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Karen K. Leeker
  • Patent number: H1363
    Abstract: An improved fold and wrap package providing containment of a catamenial pad prior to its use and for conveniently disposing of a soiled catamenial pad. The fold and wrap package comprises a wrapper comprising a single strip of material having a flap panel, a central panel, and an end panel; and preferably a tape tab for securing the wrapper in a disposal configuration to provide convenient disposal of a soiled catamenial pad wrapped in the wrapper. The fold and wrap package is initially configured to have a pouch and a flap. The pouch is formed by folding the end panel back upon the central panel and frangibly bonding the end panel to the central panel at the longitudinal edges so that the end panel may be easily peeled away from the central panel to provide convenient disposal of a soiled catamenial pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: Karen K. Leeker