Patents by Inventor Stephen Paul Kearney

Stephen Paul Kearney 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 unitary release material joined to a flap retaining member
    Patent number: 5873871
    Abstract: An absorbent article having a main body portion and a pair of flaps joined to the main body portion. The main body portion comprises an absorbent assembly and a pair of retaining members joined to the absorbent assembly to form recessed areas wherein the flaps may be tucked. Each retaining member comprises a unitary release material joined thereto such that the unitary release material superposes and is releasably secured to the flap adhesive when the flap is folded and tucked into the recessed area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Bruce William Lavash, Thomas Ward Osborn, III, Stephen Paul Kearney