Patents by Inventor Katherine Wheeler

Katherine Wheeler 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: 11042458
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for identifying potential process failure in a robotic process automation (RPA) platform, actions can include providing a predictive model based on application records of processes executed in the RPA platform, receiving data representative of a process being executed by a bot within the RPA platform, determining a prediction indicating a likelihood of failure of the process, and selectively issuing an alert in response to the prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Gaurav Goyal, Katherine Wheeler Morgan-Baker, Daniel Clifton-Hadley, Ashwin Kumar Sridhar
  • Publication number: 20190332508
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for identifying potential process failure in a robotic process automation (RPA) platform, actions can include providing a predictive model based on application records of processes executed in the RPA platform, receiving data representative of a process being executed by a bot within the RPA platform, determining a prediction indicating a likelihood of failure of the process, and selectively issuing an alert in response to the prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Gaurav Goyal, Katherine Wheeler Morgan-Baker, Daniel Clifton-Hadley, Ashwin Kumar Sridhar
  • Publication number: 20090220951
    Abstract: A method of classifying a Bacillus bacterium is provided. In certain embodiments, the method includes proteotyping a Bacillus bacterium by analyzing a nucleic acid encoding an SspE protein of the Bacillus bacterium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Katherine Wheeler, Terrance J. Leighton
  • Publication number: 20070142795
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to absorbent products, such as absorbent articles and packages of absorbent articles, that have a food scent. More preferably, the absorbent products have a chocolate scent. Alternately or in addition, the absorbent products may comprise a food related reward. Also provided are methods for rewarding a consumer for the purchase of such absorbent products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Bliss Cohen, Daryl Bell, Garry Woltman, Katherine Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20070090014
    Abstract: The present invention provides a discreet sanitary kit which allows a person in need of sanitary personal care products to carry the sanitary personal care articles in a manner which will not alert others that the kit contains sanitary articles. Also provided by the present invention is a discreet sanitary kit with a self-indulgence item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Katherine Wheeler, Kristi Bryant, Herb Velazquez, Teresa Zander
  • Publication number: 20070045144
    Abstract: The present invention provides a discreet package for absorbent personal care articles. A discreet package containing absorbent personal care articles of the present invention is a flexible package. The flexible package has a packaging component having one or more side panels, a bottom panel and a storage compartment. The side panel has a top edge, which forms an opening which is closable. This side panel may be connected, directly or indirectly to the bottom panel or the bottom panel may be formed from the same web in which the side panel is made. Each of the side panel and the bottom panel have an exterior surface and an interior surface, and the interior surface of the side panel and the interior surface of the bottom panel define the storage compartment, wherein the storage compartment has sufficient volume to hold at least two absorbent personal care articles. Positioned within the storage compartment is a plurality of absorbent personal care articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Katherine Wheeler, Teresa Zander, Kristi Bryant, Rebecca Walter
  • Publication number: 20060142720
    Abstract: The present invention provides a package for holding and dispensing absorbent personal care articles. The package has a plurality absorbent personal care articles and a plurality packaging components. Each of the packaging components has a compartment, a fixed end and a free end. Each fixed end is connected directly or indirectly to at least one other fixed end of another packaging component and each free end of a given packaging component is opposed to the fixed end. The compartment of each packaging component has at least one absorbent personal care article placed within the compartment. The package of the present invention may optionally have a cover to further protect the packaging components and absorbent articles contained therein. Other features provided in the package of the present invention include a fastening means which allow the package to remain in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Teresa Zander, Kristi Bryant, Katherine Wheeler, Herb Velazquez
  • Publication number: 20050131381
    Abstract: An absorbent garment for wear about a wearer's waist includes a waist belt, a garment shell and an absorbent assembly constructed to take in and retain body exudates released by the wearer. The absorbent assembly is releasably attached generally at front and back waist regions thereof to the waist belt. The garment shell is attached generally at front and back waist regions thereof to the waist belt, with the absorbent assembly generally disposed within the garment shell, whereby the front waist region of the garment shell is in opposed relationship with the front waist region of the absorbent assembly and the back waist region of the garment shell is in opposed relationship with the back waist region of the absorbent assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: David Kuen, Kristi Bryant, Mark Franke, Cynthia Hendren, Richard Kamps, Lisa Nickel, Katherine Wheeler, Yee Yang
  • Publication number: 20050125879
    Abstract: An absorbent garment has an absorbent assembly disposed within a garment shell configured for encircling the wearer's waist. The garment shell comprises a front panel assembly having laterally opposite side margins, and a back panel assembly having laterally opposite side margins. The absorbent assembly is attached at a front waist region thereof to the garment shell generally at the side margins of the front panel assembly to together define front side margins of the absorbent garment. The absorbent assembly is further attached at a back waist region thereof to the garment shell generally at the side margins of the back panel assembly to together define back side margins of the absorbent garment. The front side margins and the back side margins of the absorbent garment are releasably attached to each other to removably secure the absorbent garment on the wearer's waist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Yee Yang, Lisa Nickel, Kristi Bryant, Mark Franke, Cynthia Hendren, Richard Kamps, David Kuen, Katherine Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20050131376
    Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a feminine care product, includes a liquid permeable top cover, a generally liquid impermeable baffle, and an absorbent structure disposed between the top cover and outer cover. The garment facing side of the baffle includes hook material as a primary attachment mechanism between the baffle and the undergarment. The top cover is a hook compatible material that is releasably attachable to the hook material such that the article can be rolled into a tube-like configuration wherein the hook material is releasably engaged with the hook compatible material for maintaining the article in a rolled configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Katherine Wheeler, Kenneth Casson
  • Publication number: 20050131372
    Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a feminine care product, includes a liquid permeable top cover, a generally liquid impermeable baffle, and an absorbent structure disposed between the top cover and outer cover. A wing structure is removably attachable to a garment facing side of the baffle and includes laterally extending flap portions having dimensions so as to wrap around the crotch portion of an undergarment. The garment facing side of baffle includes hook material defined in a pattern extending generally over the surface thereof, the hook material providing a primary attachment between the baffle and the undergarment. The wing structure has a body facing side of a hook compatible material and a garment facing side comprising hook material defined in a pattern extending generally over the surface thereof. The wing structure is variably positionable on and removably attachable over the entirety of the garment facing side of baffle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Katherine Wheeler, Pat Exarhos, Christopher McKinney, Laura Walker, Manuel Torres
  • Publication number: 20050131377
    Abstract: An absorbent garment has an absorbent assembly disposed within a garment shell configured for encircling a wearer's waist. The absorbent assembly has an inner surface adapted for contiguous relationship with the wearer's body, a front waist region in opposed relationship with a front waist region of the garment shell, a back waist region in opposed relationship with a back waist region of the garment shell, and a crotch region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the front and back waist regions of the absorbent assembly. The absorbent assembly is releasably attached generally at a front waist end thereof to the garment shell generally at the front waist end of the garment shell, and is also releasably attached generally at a back waist end thereof to the garment shell generally at the back waist end of the garment shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Franke, Kristi Bryant, Cynthia Hendren, Richard Kamps, David Kuen, Lisa Nickel, Katherine Wheeler, Yee Yang
  • Publication number: 20050124953
    Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims an absorbent article having a liquid permeable cover, a generally liquid impermeable baffle, and segmented absorbent pads that are transversely separated by a flexible zone. The flexible zone is minimally absorbent and preferentially deforms before the segmented absorbent pads. Lateral force on the absorbent article compresses the flexible zone and reduces the transverse width of the absorbent article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Garry Woltman, Katherine Wheeler, Barb Sauer
  • Publication number: 20050101931
    Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims a system and method for disguising a personal care product. The personal care product includes a pattern that matches a design on an undergarment so that the personal care product blends into the background of the undergarment. The method for disguising the personal care product includes creating a pattern to match the design on the undergarment and placing the pattern on the personal care product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Kristi Bryant, Glory Alcantara, Mary McDaniel, Michelle Sroda, Susan Weyenberg, Katherine Wheeler, Teresa Zander