Patents by Inventor Prelo Hood

Prelo Hood 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: 20050065492
    Abstract: A product line that is tailored to the fit and absorbency needs of users, and a visual identification device that identifies absorbent products predicted to satisfy users' fit and absorbency requirements. The identification device has product designations that identify absorbent products, size designations that relate to the sizes of the absorbent articles, and absorbency designations that relate to the absorbent properties of the absorbent articles. Each product designation is associated with a combination of one size designation and one absorbency designation so that the size and absorbency of each product is clearly identified. At least two product designations are associated with one of the size designations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Cole, Prelo Hood
  • Publication number: 20050010188
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article, e.g., a protective undergarment, and methods of manufacturing such articles. The undergarment is in the form of a chassis having front waist portion, a belly portion, a rear waist portion, a rear back portion, a crotch portion, and a pair of leg openings disposed on opposite sides of the crotch portion. Each of the leg openings has a high-cut concave edge portion at the front section, and a convex edge portion at the rear section. The concave edge portion of each leg opening is of complementary shape to the convex edge portion of that leg opening, so that the undergarment covers a substantial portion of the wearer's leg beneath the buttocks, while a substantial portion of the wearer's leg where the leg meets the torso is exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Glaug, Prelo Hood, Jocelyn Rice
  • Patent number: D446303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Confab Services AG
    Inventors: Frank S. Glaug, Prelo Hood