Patents by Inventor Lea A. Van Groll

Lea A. Van Groll 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).

  • Disposable clothing shield and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 5042088
    Abstract: The clothing shield is intended to protect clothing against body stains, such as underarm stains, and generally comprises a liquid-pervious bodyside liner, a liquid-impervious outer cover, and an absorbent medium between the liner and outer cover. The exposed side of the outer cover has a masking surface thereon that visually masks the clothing shield through the article of clothing. A method is also provided for making the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Earle H. Sherrod, Brigitte K. Weigert, Lea A. Van Groll, Theresa R. Kuepper