Patents by Inventor Kenneth Bester,

Kenneth Bester, 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).

  • Publication number: 20070148293
    Abstract: An aroma delivery device is disclosed that may be packaged with a consumable product or used to provide a scent to a consumable product at the point purchase. In one embodiment, the aroma delivery device includes a plurality of user-selectable aroma elements. Each aroma element may possess a different scent. When the aroma delivery device is packaged with a consumable product, a user can then select one of the aroma elements for providing a scent either to the product or to the environment in which the product is to be used. The consumable product, for instance, may comprise a personal hygiene product or a tissue product. In an alternative embodiment, an aroma delivery device may be configured to inject a scent into a consumable product at the point of purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lindsay, Jennifer Marvin, Daphne VanBuren, Fung-Jou Chen, Frank Druecke, James Tanner, Kenneth Bester, Teresa Zander
  • Publication number: 20070142794
    Abstract: A hygienic article for personal wear by a male includes an elongate fabric sleeve having a first end, a longitudinally opposite second end, and a central passage extending longitudinally between the first and second ends of the sleeve. The first end of the sleeve is open to the central passage to permit the wearer's penis to extend through the open first end into the central passage of the sleeve with the first end of the sleeve nearer to the base of the wearer's penis than the second end of the sleeve. The second end of the sleeve is also open to the central passage to permit the wearer to urinate through the open second end. A dispenser is adapted for holding a plurality of such hygienic articles and facilitating sequential dispensing of the hygienic articles, one at a time, from the dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Bester,, Joseph DiPalma, MaryAnn Zunker