Patents by Inventor Steve Mathews

Steve Mathews 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: 20080097366
    Abstract: A tampon (101) having an insertion end (105) and a withdrawal end (106), and a withdrawal string (104) extending from the withdrawal end (106), the tampon (101) having a fibrous absorbent tampon body having multi-limbed viscose fibers, said tampon body having an inner core (108) and an outer absorbent structure (109) surrounding the inner core (108), the inner core (108) being more dense than the outer absorbent structure (109). The inner core (108) is made of a fibrous blend having 0-25% by weight of multilimbed viscose fibers and the outer absorbent structure (109) is made of a fibrous blend having 30-100% by weight of multilimbed viscose fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventor: Steve Mathews
  • Patent number: 7338270
    Abstract: A guide device is adapted to be removably attached to a flat box device for use in applying mastic adjacent an outside corner or edge. The guide device includes a generally S-shaped guide bar, a bracket, and a spring. The bracket is adapted to attach to the flat box device. The guide bar is pivotably and slidably retained by the a first bracket portion. The spring is adapted to bias a first guide bar end of the guide bar away from the first bracket portion of the bracket. The guide bar extends across a width of the flat box device and the first guide bar end extends below the flat box device when the guide device is operably installed on the flat box device. The spring biases the guide bar in a lateral direction corresponding to the width of the flat box device when the guide device is operably installed on the flat box device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Inventor: Steve Mathews
  • Publication number: 20070259064
    Abstract: A guide device is adapted to be removably attached to a flat box device for use in applying mastic adjacent an outside corner or edge. The guide device includes a generally S-shaped guide bar, a bracket, and a spring. The bracket is adapted to attach to the flat box device. The guide bar is pivotably and slidably retained by the a first bracket portion. The spring is adapted to bias a first guide bar end of the guide bar away from the first bracket portion of the bracket. The guide bar extends across a width of the flat box device and the first guide bar end extends below the flat box device when the guide device is operably installed on the flat box device. The spring biases the guide bar in a lateral direction corresponding to the width of the flat box device when the guide device is operably installed on the flat box device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventor: Steve Mathews