Patents by Inventor Melanie L. Andres

Melanie L. Andres 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).

  • Dispenser for sheet material
    Patent number: 7207461
    Abstract: A dispenser containing sheets, for example, dry sheets and premoistened sheets is provided. The dispenser is adapted to be releasably coupled to a conventional rolled product fixture, such as one that holds a roll of toilet tissue in a bathroom. The dispenser may include a cartridge which is positioned in the housing of the dispenser which holds sheets. The sheets dispense from the cartridge and the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Mitchell, Debra N. Welchel, Herb F. Velazquez, Tim J. Morton, Joel G. Delman, Melanie L. Andres, John B. Freese, Donna Ann Piacenza, David J. McCutcheon, Amar A. Patel, David W. Kapiloff
  • Dispenser for sheet material
    Patent number: 6997342
    Abstract: A dispenser adapted for dispensing from a table top and convertible to dispensing from a conventional rolled product fixture is provided. The dispenser has a housing having a compartment configured to hold sheets therein and a dispensing opening. The housing is configured to be positioned on a table top for dispensing sheets therefrom. The housing including arms which permit the housing to be coupled to a fixture. The arms are masked when the dispenser is positioned for dispensing from a table top. The arms are readily releasable to permit the housing to be releasably coupled to a fixture in a bathroom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Mitchell, Debra N. Welchel, Herb F. Velazquez, Tim J. Morton, Joel G. Delman, Melanie L. Andres, John B Freese, Donna Ann Piacenza
  • Dispenser for sheet material
    Patent number: 6997345
    Abstract: A dispenser is provided which is adapted for dispensing from a table top and it is convertible to dispensing from a conventional rolled product fixture. The dispenser includes a housing having a compartment configured to hold sheets. The housing also has a dispensing opening. The housing is configured to be positioned on a table top for dispensing sheets therefrom, and the housing includes a sling which permits the housing to be coupled to a conventional rolled product fixture. The sling is masked when the dispenser is positioned for dispensing from a table top. The sling is readily releasable to permit the housing to be coupled to a fixture in a bathroom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Mitchell, Debra N. Welchel, Herb F. Velazquez, Tim J. Morton, Joel G. Delman, Melanie L. Andres, John B. Freese, Donna Ann Piacenza, Leslie T. Long, Richard H. D. Bullock
  • Dispenser for sheet material
    Patent number: 6976605
    Abstract: A dispenser adapted to dispense sheets as a table top dispenser and convertible into a dispenser configured to dispense sheets from a conventional rolled product fixture is provided. The dispenser includes a housing having sheets provided therein and at least one opening oriented to dispense sheets therefrom. The housing is adapted to be positioned on a horizontal surface such as a table top and dispenses sheets therefrom. The housing includes a platform positioned thereover which is masked due to its appearance as providing at least a portion of the housing. The dispenser is converted into a dispenser for dispensing sheets from a conventional rolled product fixture when the platform is released. The platform is pivotably moved on an axis and a portion of the platform is positioned against the housing such that the housing is supported above the platform on a fixture for dispensing sheets therefrom when coupled thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Mitchell, Debra N. Welchel, Herb F. Velazquez, Tim J. Morton, Joel G. Delman, Melanie L. Andres, John B. Freese, Donna Ann Piacenza
  • Dispenser for sheet material
    Publication number: 20040251590
    Abstract: A dispenser containing sheets, for example, dry sheets and premoistened sheets is provided. The dispenser is adapted to be releasably coupled to a conventional rolled product fixture, such as one that holds a roll of toilet tissue in a bathroom. The dispenser may include a cartridge which is positioned in the housing of the dispenser which holds sheets. The sheets dispense from the cartridge and the dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Mitchell, Debra N. Welchel, Herb F. Valezquez, Tim J. Morton, Joel G. Delman, Melanie L. Andres, John B. Freese, Donna Ann Piacenza, David J. McCutcheon, Amar A. Patel, David W. Kapiloff
  • Dispenser for sheet material
    Publication number: 20040245267
    Abstract: A dispenser is provided which is adapted for dispensing from a table top and it is convertible to dispensing from a conventional rolled product fixture. The dispenser includes a housing having a compartment configured to hold sheets. The housing also has a dispensing opening. The housing is configured to be positioned on a table top for dispensing sheets therefrom, and the housing includes a sling which permits the housing to be coupled to a conventional rolled product fixture. The sling is masked when the dispenser is positioned for dispensing from a table top. The sling is readily releasable to permit the housing to be coupled to a fixture in a bathroom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Mitchell, Debra N. Welchel, Herb F. Velazquez, Tim J. Morton, Joel G. Delman, Melanie L. Andres, John B. Freese, Donna Ann Piacenza, Leslie T. Long, Richard H.D. Bullock
  • Dispenser for sheet material
    Publication number: 20040245266
    Abstract: A dispenser adapted for dispensing from a table top and convertible to dispensing from a conventional rolled product fixture is provided. The dispenser has a housing having a compartment configured to hold sheets therein and a dispensing opening. The housing is configured to be positioned on a table top for dispensing sheets therefrom. The housing including arms which permit the housing to be coupled to a fixture. The arms are masked when the dispenser is positioned for dispensing from a table top. The arms are readily releasable to permit the housing to be releasably coupled to a fixture in a bathroom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Mitchell, Debra N. Welchel, Herb F. Valezquez, Tim J. Morton, Joel G. Delman, Melanie L. Andres, John B. Freese, Donna Ann Piacenza
  • Barbecue grill
    Patent number: D513921
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Inventors: Tim M. Nugent, Chris W. Glupker, Lance G. Hussey, Ravi K. Sawhney, Anna Mitchell, Henry Law, James Shen, John W. Nottingham, Scott Herbst, Melanie L. Andres
  • Housing assembly for communications equipment
    Patent number: D464958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Adtran, Inc.
    Inventors: James Brian Coker, Benjamin Robert Goode, Sherry S. Eckholm, Joseph E. Jasinski, Kevin O. Roughton, Melanie L. Andres