Patents by Inventor Mary Patricia Jordan

Mary Patricia Jordan 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 articles having wetness indicating graphics incorporating a training zone
    Publication number: 20020007162
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article such as a training pant includes wetness indicating graphics that provide an interactive training aid. The interactive graphics can include a permanent character graphic and one or more active object graphics, which “appear” or “disappear” from view in response to exposure to urine or the environment. Various mechanisms are employed to conceptually and/or visually separate the permanent character graphic from the interactive wetness indicating graphic, such that the character graphic remains independent in the child's mind from the process of toilet training.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Cammarota, Mary Patricia Jordan, MeeWha Lee, Gregory Allen MacDonald, Kathleen Irene Ratliff
  • Absorbent articles having wetness indicating graphics incorporating a training zone
    Patent number: 6307119
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article such as a training pant includes wetness indicating graphics that provide an interactive training aid. The interactive graphics can include a permanent character graphic and one or more active object graphics, which “appear” or “disappear” from view in response to exposure to urine or the environment. Various mechanisms are employed to conceptually and/or visually separate the permanent character graphic from the interactive wetness indicating graphic, such that the character graphic remains independent in the child's mind from the process of toilet training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Cammarota, Mary Patricia Jordan, MeeWha Lee, Gregory Allen MacDonald, Kathleen Irene Ratliff