Patents by Inventor Timothy John Kettenhofen

Timothy John Kettenhofen 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: 9259364
    Abstract: A package of folded absorbent pants includes a housing portion with a front wall having a transparent window region. A plurality of absorbent pants are disposed within the housing portion. At least one of the pants is a display pant having a first folded configuration and being positioned within the housing portion to be at least partially visible through the transparent window region. A portion of the pants have a second folded configuration and are aligned in facing relation to define a first stack. The display pant is positioned within the housing portion such that the longitudinal direction of the display pant is aligned in a first direction and the first stack longitudinal direction is aligned in a second direction that is different than the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick James Mickle, Sara Elaine Welch, Joseph Andrew Mlinar, Timothy John Kettenhofen, Erica Faye Creighton
  • Publication number: 20150164711
    Abstract: A package of folded absorbent pants includes a housing portion with a front wall having a transparent window region. A plurality of absorbent pants are disposed within the housing portion. At least one of the pants is a display pant having a first folded configuration and being positioned within the housing portion to be at least partially visible through the transparent window region. A portion of the pants have a second folded configuration and are aligned in facing relation to define a first stack. The display pant is positioned within the housing portion such that the longitudinal direction of the display pant is aligned in a first direction and the first stack longitudinal direction is aligned in a second direction that is different than the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick James Mickle, Sara Elaine Welch, Joseph Andrew Mlinar, Timothy John Kettenhofen, Erica Faye Creighton