Patents by Inventor Robert Joseph Schleinz

Robert Joseph Schleinz 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).

  • Elongate, semi-tone printing process
    Patent number: 6231715
    Abstract: A printing process prints a continuously moving substrate with elongate, semi-tone graphics. The printed substrate is incorporated into a composite elastic material, in which the substrate is contracted, thereby forming a desired full-tone graphic from the semi-tone graphic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Schleinz, Daniel James Conrad, Joseph S. Kucherovsky
  • Toilet training aid providing a dimensional change
    Patent number: 5797892
    Abstract: A toilet training aid is in the form of a pad that creates a noticeable, distinct feeling during urination. In particular embodiments, the pad may provide the wearer with a temperature change sensation, a wet sensation, a dimensional change sensation, or some combination thereof to signal that urination is occurring. The toilet training aids are desirably attached to a garment by a consumer, thus enabling the consumer to select the type of accompanying garment and the particular time that is best suited to toilet training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Steven Glaug, Michael Scott Brunner, Faith Eileen Cochrane, Debra Hartley Durrance, Christopher Peter Olson, Robert Joseph Schleinz, Richard Harry Thiessen
  • Toilet training aid providing a temperature and dimensional change sensation
    Patent number: 5702376
    Abstract: A toilet training aid is in the form of a pad that creates a noticeable, distinct feeling during urination. In particular embodiments, the pad may provide the wearer with a temperature change sensation, a wet sensation, a dimensional change sensation, or some combination thereof to signal that urination is occurring. The toilet training aids are desirably attached to a garment by a consumer, thus enabling the consumer to select the type of accompanying garment and the particular time that is best suited to toilet training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Steven Glaug, Michael Scott Brunner, Faith Eileen Cochrane, Debra Hartley Durrance, Christopher Peter Olson, Robert Joseph Schleinz, Richard Harry Thiessen
  • Toilet training aid
    Patent number: 5649914
    Abstract: A toilet training aid is in the form of a pad that creates a noticeable, distinct feeling during urination. In particular embodiments, the pad may provide the wearer with a temperature change sensation, a wet sensation, a dimensional change sensation, or some combination thereof to signal that urination is occurring. The toilet training aids are desirably attached to a garment by a consumer, thus enabling the consumer to select the type of accompanying garment and the particular time that is best suited to toilet training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Steven Glaug, Michael Scott Brunner, Faith Eileen Cochrane, Debra Hartley Durrance, Christopher Peter Olson, Robert Joseph Schleinz, Richard Harry Thiessen