Patents by Inventor Phillip L. Hutchison

Phillip L. Hutchison 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).

  • Publication number: 20230148803
    Abstract: A dispenser for sheet materials is disclosed. The dispenser includes a front plate assembly that allows for easy removal and replacement of the front plate for changing design elements and/or functionality. In one embodiment, the front plate is removably attachable to a back frame member and forms a flush fit with the back frame member when attached. The front plate can be disengaged from the back frame member by opening the dispenser housing and accessing push pins from an interior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Alice Susan Gordon, Eric M. Chalko, Phillip L. Hutchison
  • Publication number: 20220386829
    Abstract: A dispenser for sheet materials is disclosed. The dispenser includes a housing having an including a cover assembly, a back frame member comprising a first side and a second and opposite side forming an interior surface of the housing, and the first side of the back frame member comprising at least one mating receptor; and a plate comprising a carrier member primarily made from plastic and a decorative facia, wherein the carrier member has a facia side coupled to the decorative facia and a back and opposite side, including a locking element, wherein the plate is configured to be removably coupled to the first side of the back frame member when the locking element of the carrier member is releasably engaged to the mating receptor of the back frame member such that the decorative facia forms an exterior surface of the dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Alice S. Gordon, Eric M. Chalko, Phillip L. Hutchison
  • Patent number: 10478350
    Abstract: A male incontinence article includes a liquid permeable liner, a liquid impermeable outer cover, and an absorbent core disposed between the liner and the outer cover. The article is configurable from a laid flat configuration to a use configuration. The article has, in the use configuration, an absorbent cup and an upstanding wall that extends upward from the cup. The cup has a closed bottom, a sidewall extending upward from the closed bottom, and an open top. The closed bottom and the sidewall cooperatively define an interior chamber adapted to receive at least a portion of the user's penis. Suitable packaging and methods of manufacturing such an article are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Marcille F. Ruman, Sarah A. Kleuskens, Phillip L. Hutchison
  • Publication number: 20160089275
    Abstract: A male incontinence article includes a liquid permeable liner, a liquid impermeable outer cover, and an absorbent core disposed between the liner and the outer cover. The article is configurable from a laid flat configuration to a use configuration. The article has, in the use configuration, an absorbent cup and an upstanding wall that extends upward from the cup. The cup has a closed bottom, a sidewall extending upward from the closed bottom, and an open top. The closed bottom and the sidewall cooperatively define an interior chamber adapted to receive at least a portion of the user's penis. Suitable packaging and methods of manufacturing such an article are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Marcille F. Ruman, Sarah A. Kleuskens, Phillip L. Hutchison
  • Patent number: D837535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Alice S. Gordon, Frances W. Mayfield, Carlos E. Roldan-Posada, Phillip L. Hutchison, Darcey E. McCormick, Sarah M. McMahon
  • Patent number: D853132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Alice S. Gordon, Frances W. Mayfield, Carlos E. Roldan-Posada, Phillip L. Hutchison, Darcey E. McCormick, Sarah M. McMahon
  • Patent number: D877809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Samantha J. Zellefrow, Phillip L. Hutchison
  • Patent number: D886603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Samantha J. Zellefrow, Phillip L. Hutchison, Tatiana Wyden