Patents by Inventor Melissa Jean Dennis
Melissa Jean Dennis 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).
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Publication number: 20210386596Abstract: A packaged feminine care absorbent article includes an absorbent article with an absorbent structure and a shell. The absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. The shell is configured for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a liquid-impermeable layer, a body-facing surface, and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer and the absorbent structure is attached directly to the garment-facing surface of the shell. The absorbent article is configurable between a before use packaged configuration and a use configuration. The absorbent structure is folded longitudinally about at least two transverse fold lines and a portion of the shell overlies a portion of the absorbent structure in the packaged configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Melissa Jean Dennis, Thomas Andrew Lutzow, Gerhard A. Foelsche, Luke Delehanty Hagan, Margaux Boyaval, Adrienne Rae Loyd
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Patent number: 11123233Abstract: A packaged feminine care absorbent article has an absorbent article with an absorbent structure and a shell. The absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region. The shell is configured for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The absorbent structure is attached directly to the garment-facing surface. The absorbent article is configurable between a packaged configuration and a use configuration. The absorbent structure is folded longitudinally about at least one transverse fold line and transversely about at least one longitudinal fold line in the packaged configuration. A portion of the shell overlies a portion of the absorbent structure in the packaged configuration.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.Inventors: Melissa Jean Dennis, Thomas Andrew Lutzow, Gerhard A. Foelsche, Luke Delehanty Hagan, Margaux Boyaval, Adrienne Rae Loyd
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Patent number: 10022468Abstract: Improved skin-adhesive compositions for bonding a substrate, such as an absorbent article, to skin are disclosed. More particularly, the skin-adhesive composition has an improved, yet gentle, adhesion to the skin of a user, while maintaining strong, effective bonding to various inanimate, non-skin substrates. In one embodiment, the skin-adhesive composition can provide one or more skin benefit agents to the user. The skin-adhesive composition may be applied to an absorbent article, such as a panty-liner, sanitary napkin, or an incontinence article, for directly adhering the article to the skin of a user.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Ali Yahiaoui, Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Margaret Gwyn Latimer, Jack Nelson Lindon, Russell F. Ross, Melissa Jean Dennis, Garry Roland Woltman
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Publication number: 20180021185Abstract: A packaged feminine care absorbent article has an absorbent article with an absorbent structure and a shell. The absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region. The shell is configured for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The absorbent structure is attached directly to the garment-facing surface. The absorbent article is configurable between a packaged configuration and a use configuration. The absorbent structure is folded longitudinally about at least one transverse fold line and transversely about at least one longitudinal fold line in the packaged configuration. A portion of the shell overlies a portion of the absorbent structure in the packaged configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Melissa Jean Dennis, Thomas Andrew Lutzow, Gerhard A. Foelsche, Luke Delehanty Hagan, Margaux Boyaval, Adrienne Rae Loyd
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Patent number: 9820892Abstract: A packaged feminine care absorbent article has an absorbent article with an absorbent structure and a shell. The absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region. The shell is configured for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The absorbent structure is attached directly to the garment-facing surface. The absorbent article is configurable between a packaged configuration and a use configuration. The absorbent structure is folded longitudinally about at least one transverse fold line and transversely about at least one longitudinal fold line in the packaged configuration. A portion of the shell overlies a portion of the absorbent structure in the packaged configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.Inventors: Melissa Jean Dennis, Thomas Lutzow, Gerhard Foelsche, Luke Hagan, Margaux Boyaval, Adrienne Rae Loyd
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Patent number: 9814632Abstract: A feminine care absorbent article includes an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. A shell is provided for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer's body. The adhesive has a non-uniform adhesive pattern.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.Inventors: Carmen Lira, Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Melissa Jean Dennis
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Patent number: 9072636Abstract: A disposable personal care article includes a shell having a unitary structure for disposition adjacent a wearer's vulva region; wherein the shell has a first side and a second side, the first side having a first area and a second area, the first area including body adhesive properties; wherein at least a portion of the first area comprises a body attachment means for adhering the shell directly to the skin and/or hair of the wearer; and wherein the shell has an anterior portion and a posterior portion where the posterior portion exhibits a higher % Extension relative to the anterior portion when a stretching force of 454 grams is applied, as measured by the % Strain Differential Test; and an absorbent structure present in the second area of the shell, wherein the first area is longitudinally separated from the second area.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Melissa Jean Dennis, Russell Frederick Ross, Luke Hagan, Thomas Andrew Lutzow, Gerhard Andrew Foelsche, Aidan J Petrie, Alan Schinazi
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Publication number: 20140221953Abstract: A packaged feminine care absorbent article has an absorbent article with an absorbent structure and a shell. The absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region. The shell is configured for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The absorbent structure is attached directly to the garment-facing surface. The absorbent article is configurable between a packaged configuration and a use configuration. The absorbent structure is folded longitudinally about at least one transverse fold line and transversely about at least one longitudinal fold line in the packaged configuration. A portion of the shell overlies a portion of the absorbent structure in the packaged configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Melissa Jean Dennis, Thomas Lutzow, Gerhard Foelsche, Luke Hagan, Margaux Boyaval, Adrienne Rae Loyd
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Patent number: 8734413Abstract: A packaged feminine care absorbent article has an absorbent article with an absorbent structure and a shell. The absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region. The shell is configured for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. At least a portion of the shell extends outward beyond the periphery of the absorbent structure. The absorbent article is configurable between a packaged configuration and a use configuration. At least part of the outward extending portion of the shell is arranged in direct overlapping relationship with a portion of the absorbent structure in the packaged configuration. The outward extending portion of the shell is free from overlapping relationship with the absorbent structure in the use configuration.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Melissa Jean Dennis, Thomas Andrew Lutzow, Gerhard Andrew Foelsche, Luke Delehanty Hagan, Margaux Frances Boyaval, Adrienne Rae Loyd
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Publication number: 20140142530Abstract: A feminine care absorbent article includes an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. A shell is provided for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer's body. The adhesive has a non-uniform adhesive pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Carmen Lira, Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Melissa Jean Dennis
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Patent number: 8672911Abstract: A feminine care absorbent article includes an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. A shell is provided for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer's body. The adhesive has a non-uniform adhesive pattern.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Carmen Lira, Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Melissa Jean Dennis
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Patent number: 8292862Abstract: A disposable personal care article comprises a shell having a unitary structure for disposition adjacent a wearer's vulva region, where the shell has a first side and a second side, the first side having a first area and a second area. The first area of the shell contacts to the wearer's skin and/or hair surrounding the vulva region. At least a portion of the first area comprises a body attachment means for adhering the shell directly to the skin and/or hair of the wearer. In addition, the shell has an anterior half and a posterior half where the posterior half exhibits a higher extension relative to the anterior half when a stretching force of 454 grams is applied. In some aspects, the article further includes an absorbent structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Melissa Jean Dennis, Russell Frederick Ross, Luke Hagan, Thomas Andrew Lutzow, Gerhard Andrew Foelsche, Aidan J. Petrie, Alan Schinazi
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Publication number: 20120203192Abstract: Generally, the present disclosure relates to an adhesive transfer layer that may be incorporated in a body adhering absorbent article. Various adhesive transfer layers and methods of constructing the same are described. For example, in one embodiment the adhesive transfer layer (ATL) may comprise a construction adhesive, a body attachment adhesive, a carrier and a peel strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventors: Melissa Jean Dennis, Perry Allen Bush, Donald James Schmidt, Todd William Wilkes, David John Enz, John Timothy Hahn
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Publication number: 20100198177Abstract: Improved skin-adhesive compositions for bonding a substrate, such as an absorbent article, to skin are disclosed. More particularly, the skin-adhesive composition has an improved, yet gentle, adhesion to the skin of a user, while maintaining strong, effective bonding to various inanimate, non-skin substrates. In one embodiment, the skin-adhesive composition can provide one or more skin benefit agents to the user. The skin-adhesive composition may be applied to an absorbent article, such as a panty-liner, sanitary napkin, or an incontinence article, for directly adhering the article to the skin of a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.Inventors: Ali Yahiaoui, Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Margaret Gwyn Latimer, Jack Nelson Lindon, Melissa Jean Dennis, Garry Roland Woltman
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Publication number: 20090204090Abstract: A packaged feminine care absorbent article has an absorbent article with an absorbent structure and a shell. The absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region. The shell is configured for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. At least a portion of the shell extends outward beyond the periphery of the absorbent structure. The absorbent article is configurable between a packaged configuration and a use configuration. At least part of the outward extending portion of the shell is arranged in direct overlapping relationship with a portion of the absorbent structure in the packaged configuration. The outward extending portion of the shell is free from overlapping relationship with the absorbent structure in the use configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Melissa Jean Dennis, Thomas Andrew Lutzow, Gerhard Andrew Foelsche, Luke Delehanty Hagan, Margaux Frances Boyaval, Adrienne Rae Loyd
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Publication number: 20090198203Abstract: A feminine care absorbent article includes an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. A shell is provided for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer's body. The adhesive has a non-uniform adhesive pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.Inventors: Carmen Lira, Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Melissa Jean Dennis
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Publication number: 20090182296Abstract: A personal care article comprises an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a wearer's vulva region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer, and a shell for supporting the absorbent structure at the vulva region. The shell has a first side and a second side, the first side having a first area and a second area. The first area surrounds and bounds at least a portion of the second area. In addition, at least a portion of the first area comprises a body adhesive. Furthermore, the absorbent structure is present in the second area of the shell. In addition, the first area of the shell contacts to the wearer's skin and/or hair surrounding the vulva region and the second area does not contact the vulva when in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Inventors: Melissa Jean Dennis, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Thomas Harold Roessler, Thomas Andrew Lutzow, Aidan J. Petrie, Daniel Joseph Nelson
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Patent number: 6773424Abstract: An absorbent article having a narrow crotch portion and elasticized shield shields is disclosed. The absorbent article has a fit factor defined as the minimum crotch width divided by the effective height of the side shields. In one embodiment, the absorbent article includes and an absorbent structure having a central portion defined by a width about 65 millimeters or less, and a length about 50 millimeters or greater, and the absorbent article having a fit factor less than about 7.0.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2002Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Sheila Marie Heyrman, David Charles Musil, Melissa Jean Dennis, Debra Ann Haase
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Publication number: 20030171732Abstract: An absorbent article having a narrow crotch portion and elasticized shield shields is disclosed. The absorbent article has a fit factor defined as the minimum crotch width divided by the effective height of the side shields. In one embodiment, the absorbent article includes and an absorbent structure having a central portion defined by a width about 65 millimeters or less, and a length about 50 millimeters or greater, and the absorbent article having a fit factor less than about 7.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2002Publication date: September 11, 2003Inventors: Sheila Marie Heyrman, David Charles Musil, Melissa Jean Dennis, Debra Ann Haase