Patents by Inventor Paul M. Simons

Paul M. Simons 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).

  • Package for absorbent articles
    Patent number: 6601706
    Abstract: A package including absorbent articles and recloseable packaging. The packaging includes a flexible pocket having a hollow interior for said absorbent articles and an opening extending into the hollow interior for permitting an article to be withdrawn from the hollow interior. The packaging also includes a flap having a proximal end attached to the pocket and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The flap may be moved between an open position to permit an article to be withdrawn through the opening and a closed position to retain the articles in the pocket. The flap has a proximal width at the proximal end and a distal width at the distal end shorter than the proximal width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. McManus, Ann M. Nichols, Paul M. Simons
  • Package for absorbent articles
    Publication number: 20030023217
    Abstract: A package including absorbent articles and recloseable packaging. The packaging includes a flexible pocket having a hollow interior for said absorbent articles, an opening extending into the hollow interior for permitting an article to be withdrawn from the hollow interior, and a flap attached to the pocket for covering the opening. The flap may be moved between an open position to permit an article to be withdrawn through the opening and a closed position to retain the articles in the pocket. The packaging also includes a closure positioned on the pocket and/or the flap for releasably holding the flap in the closed position. The closure has an overall length extending between opposite lateral ends thereof which is less than a corresponding width of the pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. McManus, Ann M. Nichols, Paul M. Simons
  • Package for absorbent articles
    Publication number: 20020153271
    Abstract: A package including absorbent articles and recloseable packaging. The packaging includes a flexible pocket having a hollow interior for said absorbent articles and an opening extending into the hollow interior for permitting an article to be withdrawn from the hollow interior. The packaging also includes a flap having a proximal end attached to the pocket and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The flap may be moved between an open position to permit an article to be withdrawn through the opening and a closed position to retain the articles in the pocket. The flap has a proximal width at the proximal end and a distal width at the distal end shorter than the proximal width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. McManus, Ann M. Nichols, Paul M. Simons
  • Package for absorbent articles
    Patent number: D474680
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Lu Ling, Alison B. Kolterjohn, Brian G. Twitchell, Dawn M. Huffman, James D. McManus, Hao Xueen, Dennis P. Laska, Paul M. Simons, Ann M. Nichols