Patents by Inventor Robert Rial

Robert Rial 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: 20040002686
    Abstract: A sanitary napkin has a strip that extends rearwardly to reside in the intergluteal crevice. The pad fits snugly against the body without penetrating. Because the strip provides improved body contact, similar protection is achieved with a smaller pad, thus providing a discretion benefit to the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Tara Glasgow, James P. Barr, Carol B. Gell, Robert Rial, Safiyya Shabazz-Houston, Joseph Luizzi, Lai Hing Louie, Pramod S. Mavinkurve
  • Patent number: 6632210
    Abstract: A sanitary napkin has a strip that extends rearwardly to reside in the intergluteal crevice. The pad fits snugly against the body without penetrating. Because the strip provides improved body contact, similar protection is achieved with a smaller pad, thus providing a discretion benefit to the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Neil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Tara Glasgow, James P. Barr, Carol B. Gell, Robert Rial, Safiyya Shabazz-Houston, Joseph Luizzi, Lai Hing Louie, Pramod S. Mavinkurve
  • Patent number: 6613031
    Abstract: A sanitary napkin having a front flap that adhesively attaches to the user's undergarment and a tail strip that extends rearwardly to reside in the user's intergluteal crevice. The pad thus fits more snugly against the body of the user. Further, because the strip provides improved body contact, similar protection is achieved with a smaller pad, thus providing a discretion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Tara Glasgow, James P. Barr, Carol B. Gell, Robert Rial, Safiyya Shabazz-Houston, Joseph Luizzi
  • Publication number: 20020082577
    Abstract: A sanitary napkin having a front flap that adhesively attaches to the user's undergarment and a tail strip that extends rearwardly to reside in the user's intergluteal crevice. The pad thus fits more snugly against the body of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Tara Glasgow, James P. Barr, Carol B. Gell, Robert Rial, Safiyya Shabazz-Houston, Joseph Luizzi
  • Patent number: 4836735
    Abstract: A container chassis is supported at one end by a movable bogie unit or "slider" mounted below it, and has a sliding bolster unit mounted above it to accommodate a heavy twenty foot cargo container. Retractable roller mechanisms on the bogie unit and on the bolster unit are urged against the chassis to permit easy placement of a unit at a desired position along the chassis, and a releasable coupling between the slider and the bolster allows the bolster to be moved along the chassis by the slider. Protocols are described for moving a container between a first position centered on the chassis and a second position flush with the rear of the chassis. In a preferred embodiment, the front portion of the chassis is elevated with respect to the rear portion, so that the bolster slides along a region lower than the front. With the bolster in its rearmost position, the chassis accommodates a forty foot container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: XTRA Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Dennehy, Jr., Robert A. Rials