Patents by Inventor Pankaj Nigam
Pankaj Nigam 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: 20240041672Abstract: A feminine hygiene product wrapper, comprising a front panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; a back panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; and an expandable side panel having a lengthwise extending first side edge, a lengthwise extending second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, wherein the lengthwise extending first side edge is attached to the open side lengthwise edge of the front panel, and the lengthwise extending second side edge is attached to the open side lengthwise edge of the back panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Jeffrey Kapec, Yukiko Naoi, Pankaj Nigam, Adebimpe Ogunade
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Patent number: 11819396Abstract: A feminine hygiene product wrapper, comprising a front panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; a back panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; and an expandable side panel having a lengthwise extending first side edge, a lengthwise extending second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, wherein the lengthwise extending first side edge is attached to the open side lengthwise edge of the front panel, and the lengthwise extending second side edge is attached to the open side lengthwise edge of the back panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Kapec, Yukiko Naoi, Pankaj Nigam, Adebimpe Ogunade
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Publication number: 20220296432Abstract: A menstrual device having a storage volume. The menstrual device has a frame and a fluid barrier seal layer attached to the exterior surface of the frame. The menstrual device has an expanded configuration that includes an at rest configuration and a deployed configuration. The menstrual device has a compact configuration where the menstrual device is confined to a size, shape and/or geometry smaller than an expanded configuration such that it can be more easily inserted into the body. The menstrual device in a compact configuration is contained within an applicator, where the applicator assists in ejecting the menstrual device into the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Ricardo De Oliveira, George Kormanos, Pankaj Nigam, Hassan Mohamed, Richard Timmers, Rui Yang
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Patent number: 11389337Abstract: A menstrual device having a storage volume. The menstrual device has a frame and a fluid harrier seal layer attached to the exterior surface of the frame. The menstrual device has an expanded configuration that includes an at rest configuration and a deployed configuration. The menstrual device has a compact configuration where the menstrual device is confined to a size, shape and/or geometry smaller than an expanded configuration such that it can be more easily inserted into the body. The menstrual device in a compact configuration is contained within an applicator, where the applicator assists in ejecting the menstrual device into the body.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLCInventors: Ricardo DeOliveira, George Kormanos, Pankaj Nigam, Hassan Mohamed, Richard Timmers, Rui Yang
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Patent number: 11135106Abstract: Disclosed is a tampon applicator package assembly having a tampon applicator and a cap having a closed end and an open end. The tampon applicator has a barrel for housing a pledget and a plunger. The plunger has an end portion that is a cap cover that connects to a remainder of the plunger and mates with the cap at the open end to provide a seal with the cap that completely encloses the tampon applicator in the cap. Also disclosed is an assembly having a tampon applicator, a cap having both a closed end and open end, and a cap cover for covering the open end of the cap. When the cap cover is placed on the open end, the open end is sealed and the tampon applicator is completely enclosed in the cap.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLCInventors: Sezen Buell, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Ricardo de Oliveira, Scott Osiecki, Philip Burkhardt, Adeyinka Abdul
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Patent number: 10940973Abstract: A packaging scheme for identifying consumer goods affiliated with, made and/or sold by a company and/or brand. The packaging scheme provides for a first product and a second product where the first product and the second product are different products, and a first package containing the first product and a second package containing both the first product and the second product. A first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue are associated with the first product. A second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue are associated with the second product, such that the first package has a first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, while the second package has both a (i) first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, and (ii) a second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLCInventors: Ilona Bergquist, Sezen Buell, Ricardo de Oliveira, Anna Dietrich, Danielle Kay Gerlach, Adebimpe Ogunade, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Kyle Hillegass, Robert F. Rosasco, III
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Patent number: 10932962Abstract: A wrapped sanitary product comprises a wrapper and a sanitary product that provides for discreet storage and removal of a sanitary product, and/or discreet placement of a soiled sanitary product into a vacated wrapper to be discreetly disposed thereafter. The wrapper is formed such that an interior space is created to store a sanitary product. The wrapper has a storage configuration, and accessible configuration, and a second storage configuration. The wrapper has a port that provides access to the interior space and the sanitary product therein. The wrapper has a flap that can comprise a sticker or a tab, or both. The flap is sealed to the wrapper in a storage configuration, is at least partially removable from the wrapper in an accessible configuration, and is reclosable to the wrapper in a second storage configuration.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLCInventors: Wojtek Drewnowski, Pankaj Nigam, Adebimpe Ogunade, Yukiko Naoi, Jeffrey Kapec
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Publication number: 20200360200Abstract: A feminine hygiene product wrapper, comprising a front panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; a back panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; and an expandable side panel having a lengthwise extending first side edge, a lengthwise extending second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, wherein the lengthwise extending first side edge is attached to the open side lengthwise edge of the front panel, and the lengthwise extending second side edge is attached to the open side lengthwise edge of the back panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Jeffrey Kapec, Yukiko Naoi, Pankaj Nigam, Adebimpe Ogunade
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Patent number: 10758432Abstract: A feminine hygiene product wrapper, comprising a front panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; a back panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; and an expandable side panel having a lengthwise extending first side edge, a lengthwise extending second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, wherein the lengthwise extending first side edge is attached to the open side lengthwise edge of the front panel, and the lengthwise extending second side edge is attached to the open side lengthwise edge of the back panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Kapec, Yukiko Naoi, Pankaj Nigam, Adebimpe Ogunade
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Patent number: 10575999Abstract: Disclosed is a tampon applicator package assembly having a tampon applicator and a cap having a closed end and an open end. The tampon applicator has a barrel for housing a pledget and a plunger. The plunger has an end portion that is a cap cover that connects to a remainder of the plunger and mates with the cap at the open end to provide a seal with the cap that completely encloses the tampon applicator in the cap. Also disclosed is an assembly having a tampon applicator, a cap having both a closed end and open end, and a cap cover for covering the open end of the cap. When the cap cover is placed on the open end, the open end is sealed and the tampon applicator is completely enclosed in the cap.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC.Inventors: Sezen Buell, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Ricardo de Oliveira, Scott Osiecki, Philip Burkhardt, Adeyinka Abdul, Kyle Hillegass, Peter Preisner, Hassan Mohamed, Joseph Fedora
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Publication number: 20200046580Abstract: Disclosed is a tampon applicator package assembly having a tampon applicator and a cap having a closed end and an open end. The tampon applicator has a barrel for housing a pledget and a plunger. The plunger has an end portion that is a cap cover that connects to a remainder of the plunger and mates with the cap at the open end to provide a seal with the cap that completely encloses the tampon applicator in the cap. Also disclosed is an assembly having a tampon applicator, a cap having both a closed end and open end, and a cap cover for covering the open end of the cap. When the cap cover is placed on the open end, the open end is sealed and the tampon applicator is completely enclosed in the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Sezen Buell, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Ricardo de Oliveira, Scott Osiecki, Philip Burkhardt, Adeyinka Abdul
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Publication number: 20190000680Abstract: A menstrual device having a storage volume. The menstrual device has a frame and a fluid barrier seal layer attached to the exterior surface of the frame. The menstrual device has an expanded configuration that includes an at rest configuration and a deployed configuration. The menstrual device has a compact configuration where the menstrual device is confined to a size, shape and/or geometry smaller than an expanded configuration such that it can be more easily inserted into the body. The menstrual device in a compact configuration is contained within an applicator, where the applicator assists in ejecting the menstrual device into the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Ricardo DeOliveira, George Kormanos, Pankaj Nigam, Hassan Mohamed, Richard Timmers, Rul Yang
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Publication number: 20180334281Abstract: A packaging scheme for identifying consumer goods affiliated with, made and/or sold by a company and/or brand. The packaging scheme provides for a first product and a second product where the first product and the second product are different products, and a first package containing the first product and a second package containing both the first product and the second product. A first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue are associated with the first product. A second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue are associated with the second product, such that the first package has a first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, while the second package has both a (i) first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, and (ii) a second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Ilona Bergquist, Sezen Buell, Ricardo de Oliveira, Anna Dietrich, Danielle Kay Gerlach, Adebimpe Ogunade, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Kyle Hillegass, Robert F. Rosasco, III
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Patent number: 10053258Abstract: A packaging scheme for identifying consumer goods affiliated with, made and/or sold by a company and/or brand. The packaging scheme provides for a first product and a second product where the first product and the second product are different products, and a first package containing the first product and a second package containing both the first product and the second product. A first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue are associated with the first product. A second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue are associated with the second product, such that the first package has a first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, while the second package has both a (i) first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, and (ii) a second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC.Inventors: Ilona Bergquist, Sezen Buell, Ricardo de Oliveira, Anna Dietrich, Danielle Kay Gerlach, Adebimpe Ogunade, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Kyle Hillegass, Robert F. Rosasco, III
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Publication number: 20180133073Abstract: A feminine hygiene product wrapper, comprising a front panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; a back panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; and an expandable side panel having a lengthwise extending first side edge, a lengthwise extending second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, wherein the lengthwise extending first side edge is attached to the open side lengthwise edge of the front panel, and the lengthwise extending second side edge is attached to the open side lengthwise edge of the back panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Jeffrey Kapec, Yukiko Naoi, Pankaj Nigam, Adebimpe Ogunade
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Patent number: 9849042Abstract: An absorbent article comprises a lateral axis defining a front portion and a back portion in the absorbent article, a topsheet, and a backsheet. The absorbent article further comprises an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet. The backsheet comprises a first backsheet zone positioned at least partially in the front portion, and a second backsheet zone positioned in the back portion. The first and second backsheet zones differ from each other in at least one physical property. The physical property is basis weight, thickness, density, and/or tensile modulus. The second backsheet zone overlaps a portion of the absorbent core in the back portion. The second backsheet zone is not bonded to the absorbent core in the area of overlap.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Mark Joseph Kline, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Donald Carroll Roe, Pankaj Nigam, Carl Louis Bergman
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Publication number: 20170158373Abstract: A packaging scheme for identifying consumer goods affiliated with, made and/or sold by a company and/or brand. The packaging scheme provides for a first product and a second product where the first product and the second product are different products, and a first package containing the first product and a second package containing both the first product and the second product. A first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue are associated with the first product. A second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue are associated with the second product, such that the first package has a first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, while the second package has both a (i) first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, and (ii) a second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Ilona Bergquist, Sezen Buell, Ricardo de Oliveira, Anna Dietrich, Danielle Kay Gerlach, Adebimpe Ogunade, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Kyle Hillegass, Robert F. Rosasco, III
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Publication number: 20170128286Abstract: Disclosed is a tampon applicator package assembly having a tampon applicator and a cap having a closed end and an open end. The tampon applicator has a barrel for housing a pledget and a plunger. The plunger has an end portion that is a cap cover that connects to a remainder of the plunger and mates with the cap at the open end to provide a seal with the cap that completely encloses the tampon applicator in the cap. Also disclosed is an assembly having a tampon applicator, a cap having both a closed end and open end, and a cap cover for covering the open end of the cap. When the cap cover is placed on the open end, the open end is sealed and the tampon applicator is completely enclosed in the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLCInventors: Sezen Buell, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Ricardo de Oliveira, Scott Osiecki, Philip Burkhardt, Adeyinka Abdul
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Patent number: 9427361Abstract: Disclosed is a tampon applicator package assembly having a tampon applicator and a cap having a closed end and an open end. The tampon applicator has a barrel for housing a pledget and a plunger. The plunger has an end portion that is a cap cover that connects to a remainder of the plunger and mates with the cap at the open end to provide a seal with the cap that completely encloses the tampon applicator in the cap. Also disclosed is an assembly having a tampon applicator, a cap having both a closed end and open end, and a cap cover for covering the open end of the cap. When the cap cover is placed on the open end, the open end is sealed and the tampon applicator is completely enclosed in the cap.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.Inventors: Sezen Buell, Richard B. Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Ricardo de Oliveira, Scott Osiecki, Philip Burkhardt, Adeyinka Abdul
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Publication number: 20160136007Abstract: Disclosed is a tampon applicator package assembly having a tampon applicator and a cap having a closed end and an open end. The tampon applicator has a barrel for housing a pledget and a plunger. The plunger has an end portion that is a cap cover that connects to a remainder of the plunger and mates with the cap at the open end to provide a seal with the cap that completely encloses the tampon applicator in the cap. Also disclosed is an assembly having a tampon applicator, a cap having both a closed end and open end, and a cap cover for covering the open end of the cap. When the cap cover is placed on the open end, the open end is sealed and the tampon applicator is completely enclosed in the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2015Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Sezen Buell, Richard Timmers, Pankaj Nigam, Ricardo de Oliveira, Scott Osiecki, Philip Burkhardt, Adeyinka Abdul