Patents by Inventor Teresa D. Petryk

Teresa D. Petryk 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).

  • Feminine care absorbent articles having guides for improved fluid handling
    Patent number: 7388123
    Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a feminine care product, includes a liquid permeable top cover, a generally liquid impermeable outer cover, and an absorbent structure disposed between the top cover and outer cover. A band of spaced apart deposits of a barrier substance material, such as a phase-change liquid, are defined on the top cover (inner or outer surface) along a portion of opposite lateral sides of the article. The deposits have a desired height of topography with respect to a surface of the top cover. The deposits are defined such that areas of the top cover are exposed within the band, the band thereby being permeable to bodily fluids insulting the article within the band or from above the band while acting as a fluid barrier against lateral flow of bodily fluids across the band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine M. Cowell, Teresa D. Petryk, Patricia A. Stern
  • Feminine care absorbent articles having guides for improved fluid handling
    Publication number: 20040127883
    Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a feminine care product, includes a liquid permeable top cover, a generally liquid impermeable outer cover, and an absorbent structure disposed between the top cover and outer cover. A band of spaced apart deposits of a barrier substance material, such as a phase-change liquid, are defined on the top cover (inner or outer surface) along a portion of opposite lateral sides of the article. The deposits have a desired height of topography with respect to a surface of the top cover. The deposits are defined such that areas of the top cover are exposed within the band, the band thereby being permeable to bodily fluids insulting the article within the band or from above the band while acting as a fluid barrier against lateral flow of bodily fluids across the band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Christine M. Cowell, Teresa D. Petryk, Patricia A. Stern