Patents by Inventor Joann E. Salek

Joann E. Salek 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).

  • Auxiliary absorbent article
    Patent number: 4938756
    Abstract: An auxiliary absorbent article for use atop a primary absorbent article such as a diaper, said auxiliary absorbent article comprising an upper facing layer, a superabsorbent layer and an undersurface, said superabsorbent layer comprising a superabsorbent material dispersed at a matrix such that fluid passes through said auxiliary absorbent article and may be absorbed by the primary absorbent article and subsequently absorbed by the auxiliary absorbent article in the regions remote from the initial wetting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Assignee: Chicopee
    Inventor: Joann E. Salek