Patents by Inventor Andrea F. Orifici

Andrea F. Orifici 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).

  • Absorbent article with improved fecal matter containment flaps
    Patent number: 11701272
    Abstract: An absorbent article can include a chassis including an absorbent body. The chassis can include a body facing surface. The absorbent article can also include a pair of body exudate containment flaps attached to the body facing surface of the chassis. The containment flaps can include a first portion located in the front portion of the absorbent article and chassis, and a second portion located in the rear portion of the absorbent article and chassis. The second portion of the containment flaps can have one or more properties that are different than one or more properties of the first portion of the containment flaps to reduce the lateral flow of body exudates out the sides of the absorbent article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Carlos E. Roldan-Posada, Andrea F. Orifici, Juliana Restrepo
  • ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED FECAL MATTER CONTAINMENT FLAPS
    Publication number: 20210177667
    Abstract: An absorbent article can include a chassis including an absorbent body. The chassis can include a body facing surface. The absorbent article can also include a pair of body exudate containment flaps attached to the body facing surface of the chassis. The containment flaps can include a first portion located in the front portion of the absorbent article and chassis, and a second portion located in the rear portion of the absorbent article and chassis. The second portion of the containment flaps can have one or more properties that are different than one or more properties of the first portion of the containment flaps to reduce the lateral flow of body exudates out the sides of the absorbent article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Carlos E. Roldan-Posada, Andrea F. Orifici, Juliana Restrepo
  • Absorbent article with improved fecal matter containment flaps
    Patent number: 10918535
    Abstract: An absorbent article can include a chassis including an absorbent body. The chassis can include a body facing surface. The absorbent article can also include a pair of body exudate containment flaps attached to the body facing surface of the chassis. The containment flaps can include a first portion located in the front portion of the absorbent article and chassis, and a second portion located in the rear portion of the absorbent article and chassis. The second portion of the containment flaps can have one or more properties that are different than one or more properties of the first portion of the containment flaps to reduce the lateral flow of body exudates out the sides of the absorbent article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Carlos E. Roldan-Posada, Andrea F. Orifici, Juliana Restrepo
  • ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED FECAL MATTER CONTAINMENT FLAPS
    Publication number: 20190350772
    Abstract: An absorbent article can include a chassis including an absorbent body. The chassis can include a body facing surface. The absorbent article can also include a pair of body exudate containment flaps attached to the body facing surface of the chassis. The containment flaps can include a first portion located in the front portion of the absorbent article and chassis, and a second portion located in the rear portion of the absorbent article and chassis. The second portion of the containment flaps can have one or more properties that are different than one or more properties of the first portion of the containment flaps to reduce the lateral flow of body exudates out the sides of the absorbent article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Carlos E. Roldan-Posada, Andrea F. Orifici, Juliana Restrepo