Patents by Inventor Marianne Keevill Leick

Marianne Keevill Leick 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).

  • Absorbent garment having asymmetric longitudinal absorbent pad
    Patent number: 6676648
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent garment has a front region, a back region, and a central region, each region having a length along a longitudinal axis of one third of the length of the absorbent garment. An absorbent pad positioned within the regions has a length of absorbent pad in the back region divided by a length of absorbent pad in the front region and central region less than 0.10, and the length in the front region is greater than the length in the back region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Anne Bruemmer Prestley, Marianne Keevill Leick, Gregory James Hess, David Arthur Fell, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Amy Lynn Fletcher, Cornelis Jacobus Bosselaar, Joseph Patrick Fell, Jacqueline Ann Gross, John Anthony Rooyakkers, Kenneth Raymond Schueler, Jr.
  • Absorbent article providing a dynamic fit
    Patent number: 6585713
    Abstract: An absorbent article includes a garment having opposite waist regions separated by a crotch region. At least one of the waist regions includes an expansion panel adapted to elongate in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the garment. The absorbent article also includes a pair of elastomeric strap members that are adapted to attach to the waist regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn Kirkpatrick LeMahieu, David Arthur Fell, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Marianne Keevill Leick, Michael Tod Morman
  • Absorbent garment and method
    Publication number: 20010031957
    Abstract: An article and method are disclosed including a disposable absorbent garment having an initial expanded shape, a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, a front region, and a back region. In one aspect, the front region and the back region are oppositely positioned on the longitudinal axis, and a central region is positioned between the front region and the back region. The front region, the back region, and the central region each have a length along the longitudinal axis of one third of the length of the absorbent garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Mary Anne Bruemmer Prestley, Marianne Keevill Leick, Gregory James Hess, David Arthur Fell, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Amy Lynn Fletcher, Cornellis Jacobus Bosselaar, Joseph Patrick Fell, Jacqueline Ann Gross, John Anthony Rooyakkers, Kenneth Raymond Schueler
  • Microporous films having zoned breathability
    Patent number: 6277479
    Abstract: Breathable microporous films are provided having controlled regional breathability with thick high WVTR regions and thinner low WVTR regions. The zoned breathable microporous films can be made by selectively applying heat and/or pressure to specific regions the microporous film such as by feeding a microporous film through a pair of heated nip rollers with one of the rolls having a raised surface area or by applying a focused stream of hot air. Monolayer microporous films and multilayer films having at least one microporous layer can be treated to impart zoned breathability to the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Campbell, Howard Martin Welch, Larry Ned Barnett, Jr., Carol Ann Blaney, David Arthur Fell, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, William Bela Haffner, Marianne Keevill Leick, Ann Louise McCormack, Douglas H. Tulley, Jr.
  • Elastic strap fastening system with button fasteners
    Patent number: 5704933
    Abstract: An absorbent article includes a fastening system having first and second buttons bonded to an elastic strap member in respective first and second end regions. The straps are adapted to attach to a garment and maintain the garment in place during use. Reinforcement members are provided within reinforcement zones surrounding the attachment locations of each of the buttons. The reinforcement members locally stabilize the strap member near the attachment locations to minimize or eliminate rolling and twisting of the sides of the strap members during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: David Arthur Fell, Jeffrey Mark LaFortune, Marianne Keevill Leick, Lynn Kirkpatrick LeMahieu, Paul Martin Niemi