Patents by Inventor Kevin C. Possell

Kevin C. Possell 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: 9027749
    Abstract: A container for storing wipes that can be dispensed by a consumer includes a container body. The container body includes a bottom wall, a midsection, and a top wall. The container body can define an interior cavity for storing the wipes. The container can further include a dispensing aperture in the container body and a lid. The lid is configured to be opened and closed, providing access to the dispensing aperture when open and hindering access to the dispensing aperture when closed. The lid can be urged to the closed position when the lid is in a first range of positions between the open position and the closed position and can be urged to the open position when the lid is in a second range of positions between the open position and the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Hill, Ryan L. Fulscher, Robert Schlaupitz, Kevin C. Possell, Kroy D. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20140305957
    Abstract: A container for storing a plurality of wipes that can be dispensed by a consumer is disclosed. The container includes a container body including a bottom wall, a midsection, and a top wall. The container body defines an interior cavity that is configured for storing the plurality of wipes. The container includes a dispensing aperture in the container body and a lid that is configured to be opened and closed. The lid provides access to the dispensing aperture when opened and hinders access to the dispensing aperture when closed. The container includes a minimum container depth and a minimum container width and the bottom wall includes a maximum bottom wall depth and a maximum bottom wall width. The maximum bottom wall depth can be greater than the minimum container depth and the maximum bottom wall width can be greater than the minimum container width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan L. Fulscher, Kroy D. Johnson, Kevin C. Possell, Robert Schlaupitz
  • Publication number: 20140305819
    Abstract: A container for storing wipes that can be dispensed by a consumer is disclosed. The container includes a container body. The container body includes a bottom wall, a midsection, and a top wall. The container body can define an interior cavity for storing the wipes. The container can further include a dispensing aperture in the container body and a lid. The lid is configured to be opened and closed, providing access to the dispensing aperture when open and hindering access to the dispensing aperture when closed. The lid can be urged to the closed position when the lid is in a first range of positions between the open position and the closed position and can be urged to the open position when the lid is in a second range of positions between the open position and the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Hill, Ryan L. Fulscher, Robert Schlaupitz, Kevin C. Possell, Kroy D. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20140305958
    Abstract: A container for storing wipes that can be dispensed by a consumer is disclosed. The container includes a container body defining an interior cavity for storing the wipes. The container can further include a lid configured to be opened and closed, providing access to the dispensing aperture when open and hindering access to the dispensing aperture when closed. The container can exhibit a Stability Value greater than about 24 on a Tip Test when the container is oriented in a forward facing direction or a rear facing direction during the Tip Test and a Stability Value greater than about 30 on a Tip Test when the container is oriented in a side facing direction during the Tip Test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Hill, Robert Schlaupitz, Ryan L. Fulscher, Kevin C. Possell, Kroy D. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8033421
    Abstract: A dispenser configured to close and fold into a small, compact, refillable package for storing personal care products is disclosed. Specifically, the dispenser has significantly less surface area in the closed (i.e., folded) position as compared to the unfolded personal care product that is stored within the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Marie Cowell, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Kevin C. Possell, Jason Robert Boon, Daphne Lynn VanBuren, Erica Marie Golub
  • Publication number: 20090090736
    Abstract: A dispenser configured to close and fold into a small, compact, refillable package for storing personal care products is disclosed. Specifically, the dispenser has significantly less surface area in the closed (i.e., folded) position as compared to the unfolded personal care product that is stored within the dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Christine Marie Cowell, Robert Samuel Schlaupitz, Kevin C. Possell, Jason Robert Boon, Daphne Lynn VanBuren, Erica Marie Golub
  • Patent number: D768009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan L. Fulscher, Robert M. Hill, Robert Schlaupitz, Kroy D. Johnson, Kevin C. Possell