Patents by Inventor Vivian Kate Barad
Vivian Kate Barad 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).
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Patent number: 9814630Abstract: Generally, a vaginal insert device used to treat urinary incontinence is disclosed. The vaginal insert device includes a support portion, a stabilizing portion, a removal device, and at least one fluid passageway extending though the support portion. The substantially cylindrical support portion has a distal end and a proximal end. In addition, the support portion has a plurality of foldable areas extending from the distal end to the proximal end. Desirably, the plurality of foldable areas helically curve as the plurality of foldable areas extend from the distal end to the proximal end. The largest outer circumference of the support portion has an insertion diameter when the plurality of foldable areas are compressed and foldable inward and an in-use diameter wherein the plurality of foldable areas are extended outward into a maximum in-use diameter position. Desirably, the in-use diameter is larger than the insertion diameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Kimberly Louise Ellefson, Jason Robert Boon, Garry Roland Woltman, MaryAnn Zunker, Patricia Ann Samolinski, Walter George Bauer, Vivian Kate Barad, Nicole Sarah Kahn, Gina Lynn Romero, Elger Oberwelz, James Rolfe Yurchenco, Jonah Lawrence Houston, Tiffany Heather Card, Martin Schnitzer
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Patent number: 9246532Abstract: A system for use with a mobile electronic device comprises a protective cover and a set of computer-executable instructions. The protective cover includes a securing element that affixes the protective cover to the mobile electronic device. A cover element is attached to the securing element to protect the mobile electronic device. The cover element has an open position and a closed position with respect to the mobile electronic device. The open position provides access to a display of the mobile electronic device while the closed position provides protection for the display. The cover element includes an aperture through which a portion of the display is viewable when the cover element is in the closed position. The set of instructions is executable by a computer processor of the mobile electronic device to display status information in the portion of the display viewable when the cover element is in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: OTTER PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Hortense Caroline Agnes Desodt, Vivian Kate Barad, Daniel Stefan Soltzberg
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Patent number: 9132043Abstract: A pull-activated applicator includes a barrel, a pledget, a finger grip, and a deployment element. The pledget includes a withdrawal string and is located within the barrel. The barrel, the pledget, and the deployment element are configured such that application of a force to the deployment element in a first direction deploys the pledget and withdrawal string from the barrel in a second direction generally opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Paula Cardinahl Winkel, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Allan James Krueger, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Vivian Kate Barad, Judy May Lee, Rebecca Jeanine Sinclair, Adam Patrick Vollmer, Dennis J. Boyle, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Garry Roland Woltman, Jonathan Kyle Arendt, Marcus David Weiher, Pamela Mary Thompson, Angela Ann Johnston
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Patent number: 9022919Abstract: A vaginal insert device including a support portion, a stabilizing portion, a removal device, and at least one fluid passageway extending though the support portion is disclosed. The vaginal insert relaxes in the vagina to deliver outward compression force against the bladder neck via the anterior vaginal wall to assist prevention of urinary stress incontinence. The substantially cylindrical support portion has a distal end, a proximal end, and a hollow interior section with a plurality of struts extending from the distal end to the proximal end. Desirably, the plurality of struts helically curve as the plurality of struts extend from the distal end to the proximal end. The largest circumference of the support portion has an insertion diameter when the plurality of struts are twisted together and an in-use diameter wherein the plurality of struts are extended outward into a convex position larger than the insertion diameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Kimberly Louise Ellefson, Jason Robert Boon, Garry Roland Woltman, MaryAnn Zunker, Patricia Ann Samolinski, Walter George Bauer, Vivian Kate Barad, Nicole Sarah Kahn, Gina Lynn Romero, Elger Oberwelz, James Rolfe Yurchenco, Jonah Lawrence Houston, Tiffany Heather Card, Martin Schnitzer
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Publication number: 20150025438Abstract: A pull-activated applicator includes a barrel, a pledget, a finger grip, and a deployment element. The pledget includes a withdrawal string and is located within the barrel. The barrel, the pledget, and the deployment element are configured such that application of a force to the deployment element in a first direction deploys the pledget and withdrawal string from the barrel in a second direction generally opposite the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Paula Cardinahl Winkel, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Allan James Krueger, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Vivian Kate Barad, Judy May Lee, Rebecca Jeanine Sinclair, Adam Patrick Vollmer, Dennis J. Boyle, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Garry Roland Woltman, Jonathan Kyle Arendt, Marcus David Weiher, Pamela Mary Thompson, Angela Ann Johnston
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Publication number: 20150005034Abstract: A system for use with a mobile electronic device comprises a protective cover and a set of computer-executable instructions. The protective cover includes a securing element that affixes the protective cover to the mobile electronic device. A cover element is attached to the securing element to protect the mobile electronic device. The cover element has an open position and a closed position with respect to the mobile electronic device. The open position provides access to a display of the mobile electronic device while the closed position provides protection for the display. The cover element includes an aperture through which a portion of the display is viewable when the cover element is in the closed position. The set of instructions is executable by a computer processor of the mobile electronic device to display status information in the portion of the display viewable when the cover element is in the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: HORTENSE CAROLINE AGNES DESODT, VIVIAN KATE BARAD, DANIEL STEFAN SOLTZBERG
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Patent number: 8734414Abstract: A pull-activated applicator includes a barrel, a pledget, a finger grip, and a deployment element. The pledget includes a withdrawal string and is located within the barrel. The barrel, the pledget, and the deployment element are configured such that application of a force to the deployment element in a first direction deploys the pledget and withdrawal string from the barrel in a second direction generally opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Paula Cardinahl Winkel, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Allan James Krueger, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Vivian Kate Barad, Judy May Lee, Rebecca Jeanine Sinclair, Adam Patrick Vollmer, Dennis J. Boyle, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Garry Roland Woltman, Jonathan Kyle Arendt, Marcus David Weiher, Pamela Mary Thompson, Angela Ann Johnston
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Publication number: 20120165599Abstract: Generally, a vaginal insert device used to treat urinary incontinence is disclosed. The vaginal insert device includes a support portion, a stabilizing portion, a removal device, and at least one fluid passageway extending though the support portion. The substantially cylindrical support portion has a distal end and a proximal end. In addition, the support portion has a plurality of foldable areas extending from the distal end to the proximal end. Desirably, the plurality of foldable areas helically curve as the plurality of foldable areas extend from the distal end to the proximal end. The largest outer circumference of the support portion has an insertion diameter when the plurality of foldable areas are compressed and foldable inward and an in-use diameter wherein the plurality of foldable areas are extended outward into a maximum in-use diameter position. Desirably, the in-use diameter is larger than the insertion diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Inventors: Kimberly Louise Ellefson, Jason Robert Boon, Garry Roland Woltman, MaryAnn Zunker, Patricia Ann Samolinski, Walter George Bauer, Vivian Kate Barad, Nicole Sarah Kahn, Gina Lynn Romero, Elger Oberwelz, James Rolfe Yurchenco, Jonah Lawrence Houston, Tiffany Heather Card, Martin Schnitzer
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Publication number: 20120165601Abstract: A vaginal insert device including a support portion, a stabilizing portion, a removal device, and at least one fluid passageway extending though the support portion is disclosed. The vaginal insert relaxes in the vagina to deliver outward compression force against the bladder neck via the anterior vaginal wall to assist prevention of urinary stress incontinence. The substantially cylindrical support portion has a distal end, a proximal end, and a hollow interior section with a plurality of struts extending from the distal end to the proximal end. Desirably, the plurality of struts helically curve as the plurality of struts extend from the distal end to the proximal end. The largest circumference of the support portion has an insertion diameter when the plurality of struts are twisted together and an in-use diameter wherein the plurality of struts are extended outward into a convex position larger than the insertion diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Inventors: Kimberly Louise Ellefson, Jason Robert Boon, Garry Roland Woltman, MaryAnn Zunker, Patricia Ann Samolinski, Walter George Bauer, Vivian Kate Barad, Nicole Sarah Kahn, Gina Lynn Romero, Elger Oberwelz, James Rolfe Yurchenco, Jonah Lawrence Houston, Tiffany Heather Card, Martin Schnitzer
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Publication number: 20110152742Abstract: A pull-activated applicator includes a barrel, a pledget, a finger grip, and a deployment element. The pledget includes a withdrawal string and is located within the barrel. The barrel, the pledget, and the deployment element are configured such that application of a force to the deployment element in a first direction deploys the pledget and withdrawal string from the barrel in a second direction generally opposite the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Paula Cardinahl Winkel, Adrienne Rae Loyd, Sarah Jane Marie Freiburger, Allan James Krueger, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Vivian Kate Barad, Judy May Lee, Rebecca Jeanine Sinclair, Adam Patrick Vollmer, Dennis J. Boyle, Luckas Martin Scherrer, Garry Roland Woltman, Jonathan Kyle Arendt, Marcus David Weiher, Pamela Mary Thompson, Angela Ann Johnston