Patents by Inventor Russell Gerald Mayer

Russell Gerald Mayer 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).

  • Absorbent article having a pair of fringes
    Patent number: 6936038
    Abstract: An absorbent article is disclosed having an absorbent with first and second longitudinal sides. A liquid permeable wrapper encloses the absorbent. The wrapper extending laterally outward from each of the first and second longitudinal sides a distance of at least about 10 millimeters to form a pair of fringes. The pair of fringes are capable of being biased upward to form a pair of upstanding side walls when the absorbent article is placed in an undergarment. The upstanding side walls form a pair of reservoirs located adjacent to the absorbent. The reservoirs are capable of retaining body fluid that has run off of the wrapper until the body fluid can be absorbed by the absorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Denise Crites Tears, Amanda Lee O'Connor, Russell Gerald Mayer, Stephen Alan Kolasinski, Wendy Jean Wegner, Chad Krueger
  • Absorbent article for absorbing body fluids
    Patent number: 6921393
    Abstract: An absorbent article is disclosed having a liquid permeable bodyside cover, a liquid permeable garment side liner and an absorbent core enclosed by the cover and the liner. The absorbent article also has a pair of fringes formed by joining the cover to the liner. The pair of fringes extend laterally outward from the absorbent core and are capable of being biased upward to form a pair of upstanding side walls when placed in an undergarment. The pair of upstanding side walls form a pair of reservoirs located adjacent to the absorbent core. The pair of reservoirs are capable of retaining body fluid that has run off of the cover until the body fluid can be absorbed by the absorbent core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Denise Crites Tears, Amanda Lee O'Connor, Russell Gerald Mayer, Stephen Alan Kolasinski, Wendy Jean Wegner, Chad Krueger
  • Absorbent article for absorbing body fluids
    Publication number: 20030163108
    Abstract: An absorbent article is disclosed having a liquid permeable bodyside cover, a liquid permeable garment side liner and an absorbent core enclosed by the cover and the liner. The absorbent article also has a pair of fringes formed by joining the cover to the liner. The pair of fringes extend laterally outward from the absorbent core and are capable of being biased upward to form a pair of upstanding side walls when placed in an undergarment. The pair of upstanding side walls form a pair of reservoirs located adjacent to the absorbent core. The pair of reservoirs are capable of retaining body fluid that has run off of the cover until the body fluid can be absorbed by the absorbent core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Denise Crites Tears, Amanda Lee O'Connor, Russell Gerald Mayer, Stephen Alan Kolasinski, Wendy Jean Wegner, Chad Krueger
  • Absorbent article having a pair of fringes
    Publication number: 20030163105
    Abstract: An absorbent article is disclosed having an absorbent with first and second longitudinal sides. A liquid permeable wrapper encloses the absorbent. The wrapper extending laterally outward from each of the first and second longitudinal sides a distance of at least about 10 millimeters to form a pair of fringes. The pair of fringes are capable of being biased upward to form a pair of upstanding side walls when the absorbent article is placed in an undergarment. The upstanding side walls form a pair of reservoirs located adjacent to the absorbent. The reservoirs are capable of retaining body fluid that has run off of the wrapper until the body fluid can be absorbed by the absorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Denise Crites Tears, Amanda Lee O'Connor, Russell Gerald Mayer, Stephen Alan Kolasinski, Wendy Jean Wegner, Chad Krueger