Patents by Inventor Melanie Hufnagel

Melanie Hufnagel 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).

  • Dual-use pantiliner
    Patent number: 7278988
    Abstract: A pantiliner has a periphery and at least one fold line. The fold line allows the pantiliner to be adjusted in size by folding the pantiliner along the fold line(s). The product is thus convertible and may be used with conventional “hourglass” shaped panties or folded along the fold lines to fit thong panties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Horacio Jorge Molas, Franz Aschenbrenner, Holger Gerlach, Melanie Hufnagel
  • Dual-use pantiliner
    Publication number: 20020077614
    Abstract: There is provided a pantiliner which has a periphery and at least one fold line. The fold line allows the pantiliner to be adjusted in size by folding the pantiliner along the fold line(s). The product is thus convertible and may be used with conventional “hourglass” shaped panties or folded along the fold lines to fit thong panties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Horacio Jorge Molas, Franz Aschenbrenner, Holger Gerlach, Melanie Hufnagel