Patents by Inventor Melissa Kay Burns

Melissa Kay Burns 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).

  • Integrated tampon and method for making
    Patent number: 8938866
    Abstract: A method of integrating a tampon includes providing an absorbent blank having a longitudinal centerline and compressing the absorbent blank in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline to form a pledget having a compressed diameter. The method also includes penetrating the pledget in the perpendicular direction to a compressed depth of at least 20% of the compressed diameter to form a discrete indentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: John David Amundson, Mary Lou McDaniel, Lars Nilsen Nordang, Charles Robert Tomsovic, Melissa Kay Burns
  • Integrated tampon and method for making
    Patent number: 8910354
    Abstract: A method of integrating a tampon includes providing an absorbent blank having a longitudinal centerline and compressing the absorbent blank in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline to form a pledget having a compressed diameter. The method also includes penetrating the pledget in the perpendicular direction to a compressed depth of at least 20% of the compressed diameter to form a discrete indentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: John David Amundson, Mary Lou McDaniel, Lars Nilsen Nordang, Charles Robert Tomsovic, Melissa Kay Burns
  • Integrated Tampon and Method for Making
    Publication number: 20120283685
    Abstract: A method of integrating a tampon includes providing an absorbent blank having a longitudinal centerline and compressing the absorbent blank in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline to form a pledget having a compressed diameter. The method also includes penetrating the pledget in the perpendicular direction to a compressed depth of at least 20% of the compressed diameter to form a discrete indentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: John David Amundson, Mary Lou McDaniel, Lars Nilsen Nordang, Charles Robert Tomsovic, Melissa Kay Burns