Patents by Inventor Ivana Spinelli

Ivana Spinelli 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: 8618351
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent product (20) such as, e.g. a baby diaper, an adult incontinence pad, a sanitary napkin or the like, includes a liquid pervious topsheet (24), a liquid impervious backsheet (26), and an absorbent core (28) positioned between the topsheet (24) and the backsheet (26). The absorbent core (28) has a liquid receiving surface directed towards said topsheet (24), and the absorbent core (28) is provided with at least one embossing (50) forming a channel for liquid drainage at said receiving surface. Preferably an acquisition layer (40) is provided between the topsheet (24) and the absorbent core (28). The acquisition layer preferably extends into the embossing (50), while a resilient absorbent member (30) is preferably provided between the absorbent core (28) and the acquisition layer (40) in the form of stripes arranged longitudinally spaced along the upper longitudinal sides of the channel (50) formed by the embossing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Remo Di Girolamo, Ivana Spinelli, Fabrizio Tinghino
  • Publication number: 20120143161
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent product (20) such as, e.g. a baby diaper, an adult incontinence pad, a sanitary napkin or the like, includes a liquid pervious topsheet (24), a liquid impervious backsheet (26), and an absorbent core (28) positioned between the topsheet (24) and the backsheet (26). The absorbent core (28) has a liquid receiving surface directed towards said topsheet (24), and the absorbent core (28) is provided with at least one embossing (50) forming a channel for liquid drainage at said receiving surface. Preferably an acquisition layer (40) is provided between the topsheet (24) and the absorbent core (28). The acquisition layer preferably extends into the embossing (50), while a resilient absorbent member (30) is preferably provided between the absorbent core (28) and the acquisition layer (40) in the form of stripes arranged longitudinally spaced along the upper longitudinal sides of the channel (50) formed by the embossing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Remo Di Girolamo, Ivana Spinelli, Fabrizio Tinghino
  • Patent number: 8134043
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent product (20) such as, e.g. a baby diaper, an adult incontinence pad, a sanitary napkin or the like, includes a liquid pervious topsheet (24), a liquid impervious backsheet (26), and an absorbent core (28) positioned between the topsheet (24) and the backsheet (26). The absorbent core (28) has a liquid receiving surface directed towards said topsheet (24), and the absorbent core (28) is provided with at least one embossing (50) forming a channel for liquid drainage at said receiving surface. Preferably an acquisition layer (40) is provided between the topsheet (24) and the absorbent core (28). The acquisition layer preferably extends into the embossing (50), while a resilient absorbent member (30) is preferably provided between the absorbent core (28) and the acquisition layer (40) in the form of stripes arranged longitudinally spaced along the upper longitudinal sides of the channel (50) formed by the embossing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Remo Di Girolamo, Ivana Spinelli, Fabrizio Tinghino
  • Publication number: 20060058750
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent product (20) such as, e.g. a baby diaper, an adult incontinence pad, a sanitary napkin or the like, includes a liquid pervious topsheet (24), a liquid impervious backsheet (26), and an absorbent core (28) positioned between the topsheet (24) and the backsheet (26). The absorbent core (28) has a liquid receiving surface directed towards said topsheet (24), and the absorbent core (28) is provided with at least one embossing (50) forming a channel for liquid drainage at said receiving surface. Preferably an acquisition layer (40) is provided between the topsheet (24) and the absorbent core (28). The acquisition layer preferably extends into the embossing (50), while a resilient absorbent member (30) is preferably provided between the absorbent core (28) and the acquisition layer (40) in the form of stripes arranged longitudinally spaced along the upper longitudinal sides of the channel (50) formed by the embossing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Remo Di Girolamo, Ivana Spinelli, Fabrizio Tinghino
  • Publication number: 20040122384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to human waste collection bags for babies, children or adults to be attached to a wearer. More particularly it relates to an applicator for such collection bags, which can be used to place the collection bag in the perianal or uro-genital area of a wearer and allows convenient and accurate placement. Claimed and described is an applicator (40) comprising at least one handling portion (42) and at least one contact area (44); which upon application of force between said at least one handling portion (42) and the at least one contact area (44) expands in at least one direction of expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Olindo Evangelista, Ivana Spinelli, Ann Marie Sullivan, Thomas Sutton