Patents by Inventor Kimberly M. Bleck

Kimberly M. Bleck 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).

  • Article for assisting in toilet training
    Patent number: 7705194
    Abstract: A toilet training article in the form of a toilet training pad containing an effervescent agent is disclosed. The toilet training pad, which may be an insertable pad or integrated directly into an undergarment, contains an effervescent agent which releases gas upon being contacted by urine. The effervescent agent may be in the form of a compound containing a substantially inert gas, or may be a combination of compounds that, upon being contacted by urine, produce a gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Underhill, Marsha M. Malone, Bernard J. Minerath, Beth A. Lange, Duane G. Krzysik, David W. Koenig, Kimberly M. Bleck
  • Process for manufacturing a toilet training article containing effervescent agent
    Patent number: 6929819
    Abstract: A toilet training article in the form of a toilet training pad containing an effervescent agent is disclosed. The toilet training pad, which may be an insertable pad or integrated directly into an undergarment, contains an effervescent agent which releases gas upon being contacted by urine. The effervescent agent may be in the form of a compound containing a substantially inert gas, or may be a combination of compounds that, upon being contacted by urine, produce a gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Underhill, Marsha M. Malone, Bernard J. Minerath, III, Beth A. Lange, Duane G. Krzysik, David W. Koenig, Kimberly M. Bleck
  • Article for assisting in toilet training
    Publication number: 20030153884
    Abstract: A toilet training article in the form of a toilet training pad containing an effervescent agent is disclosed. The toilet training pad, which may be an insertable pad or integrated directly into an undergarment, contains an effervescent agent which releases gas upon being contacted by urine. The effervescent agent may be in the form of a compound containing a substantially inert gas, or may be a combination of compounds that, upon being contacted by urine, produce a gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Underhill, Marsha M. Malone, Bernard J. Minerath, Beth A. Lange, Duane G. Krzysik, David W. Koenig, Kimberly M. Bleck
  • Process for manufacturing a toilet training article containing effervescent agent
    Publication number: 20030145937
    Abstract: A toilet training article in the form of a toilet training pad containing an effervescent agent is disclosed. The toilet training pad, which may be an insertable pad or integrated directly into an undergarment, contains an effervescent agent which releases gas upon being contacted by urine. The effervescent agent may be in the form of a compound containing a substantially inert gas, or may be a combination of compounds that, upon being contacted by urine, produce a gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Underhill, Marsha M. Malone, Bernard J. Minerath, Beth A. Lange, Duane G. Krzysik, David W. Koenig, Kimberly M. Bleck
  • Toilet training article containing an effervescent agent
    Patent number: 6576810
    Abstract: A toilet training article in the form of a toilet training pad containing an effervescent agent is disclosed. The toilet training pad, which may be an insertable pad or integrated directly into an undergarment, contains an effervescent agent which releases gas upon being contacted by urine. The effervescent agent may be in the form of a compound containing a substantially inert gas, or may be a combination of compounds that, upon being contacted by urine, produce a gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Underhill, Marsha M. Malone, Bernard J. Minerath, III, Beth A. Lange, Duane G. Krzysik, David W. Koenig, Kimberly M. Bleck