Patents by Inventor Carlos Linares

Carlos Linares 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: 6459016
    Abstract: An absorbent structure having an absorbent element with an upper surface and a lower surface defining between therebetween a thickness. The absorbent element has an integral structure and includes a first high absorbency zone separated from a second high absorbency zone by a portion of the thickness of the absorbent element. The high absorbency zones have absorbent fibers and superabsorbent polymer particles. The portion of the absorbent element thickness separating the first and second high absorbency zones is substantially free of superabsorbent polymer particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard G. Rosenfeld, Carlos Linares, Ricardo DeOliveira, Theresa Wysocki