Patents by Inventor Sue Oates

Sue Oates 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).

  • Patent number: 9333124
    Abstract: A feminine care absorbent article that contains multiple printed patterns of graphical objects visible from a body facing surface is provided. The layout and design of the patterns are carefully selected in the present invention to achieve a synergistic masking effect that helps visually disguise the presence of bodily fluids or stains around the periphery of the article. Such “passive” stain masking is achieved, in part, through the use of printed patterns that are distributed in an asymmetric manner about both the longitudinal and transverse centerlines of the article. The printed patterns are also located at or near the periphery of the article and at least partially extend into portions of the body facing surface that overlie the absorbent core. The pattern design is also such that a majority of an interior zone of the absorbent article is generally free of printed graphical objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristi Bryant, Sue Oates, Garry Woltman, HyungByum Kim, Julie Prescher, Ward Elwood, Shelley Rasmussen, Sr., Dave Krysiak, HyungWoo Park, Clarice Theisen
  • Publication number: 20130310784
    Abstract: A feminine care absorbent article that contains multiple printed patterns of graphical objects visible from a body facing surface is provided. The layout and design of the patterns are carefully selected in the present invention to achieve a synergistic masking effect that helps visually disguise the presence of bodily fluids or stains around the periphery of the article. Such “passive” stain masking is achieved, in part, through the use of printed patterns that are distributed in an asymmetric manner about both the longitudinal and transverse centerlines of the article. The printed patterns are also located at or near the periphery of the article and at least partially extend into portions of the body facing surface that overlie the absorbent core. The pattern design is also such that a majority of an interior zone of the absorbent article is generally free of printed graphical objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Kristi Bryant, Sue Oates, Garry Woltman, HyungByum Kim, Julie Prescher, Ward Elwood, Shelley Rasmussen, SR., Dave Krysiak, HyungWoo Park, Clarice Theisen