Patents by Inventor Audra MATHEWS

Audra MATHEWS 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).

  • STRETCHABLE LAMINATES FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140018759
    Abstract: A stretchable laminate is provided. The stretchable laminate comprises a nonwoven substrate comprising a layer of spunbond fibers. A plurality of the spunbond fibers are multi-component fibers. Each of the multi-component fibers comprises a core formed from a composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer and an inorganic filler present in the nonwoven substrate at a level of between 1% and 15% by weight of the nonwoven substrate and a sheath comprising a thermoplastic polymer. The stretchable laminate comprises an elastomeric material. The nonwoven substrate is joined to a side of the elastomeric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Lalith JAYASINGHE, Audra MATHEWS, Jeanphilippe AUTRAN, Antonius Lambertus De BEER, Brian UDENGAARD
  • STRETCHABLE LAMINATES FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140018758
    Abstract: A stretchable laminate for an absorbent article comprises a nonwoven substrate comprising a layer of spunbond fibers. A plurality of the spunbond fibers are formed from a composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer and an inorganic filler. The inorganic filler is present in the nonwoven substrate at a level of between about 1% and about 20% by weight of the nonwoven substrate. The stretchable laminate comprises an elastomeric material joined to a side of the nonwoven substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Lalith JAYASINGHE, Audra MATHEWS, Jeanphilippe AUTRAN, Antonius Lambertus De BEER, Brian UDENGAARD