Patents by Inventor Michael Brian Quade
Michael Brian Quade 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).
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Publication number: 20240180758Abstract: An absorbent article including a side panel having an ultrasonically bonded, gathered laminate is provided. The laminate has an elastomeric layer and a substrate and is joined to the absorbent article chassis at a chassis attachment bond and positioned in one of a first or second waist region. The ultrasonically bonded, gathered laminate also includes an ear structural feature comprising a surface modification to the substrate and comprising at least one of the following: embossing, apertures, perforations, slits, melted material or coatings, compressed material, secondary bonds that are disposed apart from a chassis attachment bond, plastic deformation, and folds.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Sally Lin KILBACAK, Donald Carroll ROE, Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK, Uwe SCHNEIDER, Michael Devin LONG, Michael Brian QUADE, Jason Edward NAYLOR, Jeffry ROSIAK, Stephen Joseph LANGE, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Christopher KRASEN, Todd Douglas LENSER
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Patent number: 11938004Abstract: The present disclosure relates to absorbent articles having a waist gasketing element, with the gasketing element having an adhesive zone and one or more adhesive-free zones. At least a portion of the waist gasketing element is adhesively attached to a chassis of the absorbent article. Additionally, a portion of the waist gasketing element is mechanically attached to a portion of the absorbent article.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Thorsten Rinnert, Urmish Popatlal Dalal, Darren Lee Goad, Michael Brian Quade, Jason Edward Naylor, Uwe Schneider, Thomas F. Gross
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Patent number: 11931233Abstract: An absorbent article includes a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; and a chassis having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. The article also includes a side panel having an ultrasonically bonded, gathered laminate. The laminate has an elastomeric layer and a substrate and is joined to the chassis at a chassis attachment bond and positioned in one of the first or second waist regions. The ultrasonically bonded, gathered laminate also includes an ear structural feature comprising a surface modification to the substrate and comprising at least one of the following: embossing, apertures, perforations, slits, melted material or coatings, compressed material, secondary bonds that are disposed apart from a chassis attachment bond, plastic deformation, and folds.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Sally Lin Kilbacak, Donald Carroll Roe, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Uwe Schneider, Michael Devin Long, Michael Brian Quade, Jason Edward Naylor, Jeffry Rosiak, Stephen Joseph Lange, Urmish Popatlal Dalal, Christopher Krasen, Todd Douglas Lenser
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Publication number: 20240050285Abstract: The present disclosure relates to absorbent articles having a waist gasketing element, with the gasketing element having an adhesive zone and one or more adhesive-free zones. At least a portion of the waist gasketing element is adhesively attached to a chassis of the absorbent article. Additionally, a portion of the waist gasketing element is mechanically attached to a portion of the absorbent article.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK, Thorsten RINNERT, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Darren Lee GOAD, Michael Brian QUADE, Jason Edward NAYLOR, Uwe SCHNEIDER, Thomas F. GROSS
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Publication number: 20240000635Abstract: The present disclosure relates to absorbent articles including elastic laminates and to methods and apparatuses for making absorbent articles having elastic laminates in front and/or back waist regions with frangible pathways.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Jeffry ROSIAK, Michael Devin LONG, Jason Edward NAYLOR, Michael Brian QUADE, Matthew Alexander GITTINGS, Uwe SCHNEIDER, Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK, Keith Richard WILLHAUS
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Publication number: 20210346213Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to absorbent articles with front and back waist panels having different stretch characteristics. A first waist panel may be connected with a chassis and positioned in a first waist region, and a second waist panel may be connected with the chassis and positioned in a second waist region. In some configurations, the first waist panel may comprise a first structural feature that is not included in the second waist panel or may comprise a first structural feature is different from a second structural feature included in the second waist panel. As such, the first structural feature provides different stretch characteristics between the first waist panel and the second waist panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Sally Lin KILBACAK, Donald Carroll ROE, Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK, Uwe SCHNEIDER, Michael Devin LONG, Michael Brian QUADE, Jason Edward NAYLOR, Jeffry ROSIAK, Stephen Joseph LANGE
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Publication number: 20210346211Abstract: An absorbent article includes a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; and a chassis having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. The article also includes a side panel having an ultrasonically bonded, gathered laminate. The laminate has an elastomeric layer and a substrate and is joined to the chassis at a chassis attachment bond and positioned in one of the first or second waist regions. The ultrasonically bonded, gathered laminate also includes an ear structural feature comprising a surface modification to the substrate and comprising at least one of the following: embossing, apertures, perforations, slits, melted material or coatings, compressed material, secondary bonds that are disposed apart from a chassis attachment bond, plastic deformation, and folds.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Sally Lin KILBACAK, Donald Carroll ROE, Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK, Uwe SCHNEIDER, Michael Devin LONG, Michael Brian QUADE, Jason Edward NAYLOR, Jeffry ROSIAK, Stephen Joseph LANGE, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Christopher KRASEN, Todd Douglas LENSER
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Publication number: 20210128369Abstract: The present disclosure relates to absorbent articles having a waist gasketing element, with the gasketing element having an adhesive zone and one or more adhesive-free zones. At least a portion of the waist gasketing element is adhesively attached to a chassis of the absorbent article. Additionally, a portion of the waist gasketing element is mechanically attached to a portion of the absorbent article.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK, Thorsten RINNERT, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Keith Richard WILLHAUS, Jason Edward NAYLOR, Michael Brian QUADE, Uwe SCHNEIDER, Thomas F. GROSS, Darren Lee GOAD
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Publication number: 20210128366Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for stretching, transferring, and bonding elastic parts under tension to an advancing carrier substrate during the assembly of absorbent articles. A continuous carrier substrate may be advanced in a machine direction at a first speed, and a discrete elastic part may be cut from a continuous elastic substrate having a direction of stretch in a cross direction. The speed of the discrete elastic part is changed from a second speed to the first speed, and the central region of the discrete elastic part is stretched in the cross direction. The discrete elastic part is bonded with the continuous carrier substrate such that the stretched central region extends in the cross direction between the first and second longitudinal edges of the continuous carrier substrate. The discrete elastic part may also be bonded with the carrier substrate with adhesive and/or mechanical bonds.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Uwe SCHNEIDER, Michael Brian QUADE, Jason Edward NAYLOR, Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Keith Richard WILLHAUS
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Publication number: 20210100696Abstract: Disclosed is a ring-like elastic belt comprising: a front belt and a back belt, each of the front belt and back belt comprising a tummy elastic array that comprises a major interval having a longitudinal dimension of at least about 10 mm; wherein the front belt and the back belt each have a Belt Tensile Strength of at least about 17.3 N/cm according to the measurements herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: DonSub LEE, Seiji TSUNEKI, Koichi MORIMOTO, Michael Brian QUADE, Gene Xiaoqing HUANG
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Publication number: 20200375807Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for stretching, transferring, and bonding elastic parts under tension to an advancing carrier substrate during the assembly of absorbent articles. A continuous carrier substrate may be advanced in a machine direction at a first speed, and a discrete elastic part may be cut from a continuous elastic substrate having a direction of stretch in a cross direction. The speed of the discrete elastic part is changed from a second speed to the first speed, and the central region of the discrete elastic part is stretched in the cross direction. The discrete elastic part is bonded with the continuous carrier substrate such that the stretched central region extends in the cross direction between the first and second longitudinal edges of the continuous carrier substrate. The discrete elastic part may also be bonded with the carrier substrate with adhesive and/or mechanical bonds.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Uwe SCHNEIDER, Michael Brian QUADE, Jason Edward NAYLOR, Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK
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Patent number: 9738002Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for assembling absorbent articles, and more particularly, methods and apparatuses for severing elastic in an advancing elastic laminate. A continuous elastic laminate may be formed by bonding elastic strands between a first continuous substrate layer and a second continuous substrate layer. As discussed in more detail below, the continuous elastic laminate may advance through a cutting apparatus that intermittently deactivates or severs the elastic strands of the elastic laminate along the machine direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Uwe Schneider, Michael Brian Quade, Jose Angel Mercado
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Publication number: 20160263760Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for assembling absorbent articles, and more particularly, methods and apparatuses for severing elastic in an advancing elastic laminate. A continuous elastic laminate may be formed by bonding elastic strands between a first continuous substrate layer and a second continuous substrate layer. As discussed in more detail below, the continuous elastic laminate may advance through a cutting apparatus that intermittently deactivates or severs the elastic strands of the elastic laminate along the machine direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Uwe Schneider, Michael Brian Quade, Jose Angel Mercado
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Patent number: 9364965Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for assembling absorbent articles, and more particularly, methods and apparatuses for severing elastic in an advancing elastic laminate. A continuous elastic laminate may be formed by bonding elastic strands between a first continuous substrate layer and a second continuous substrate layer. As discussed in more detail below, the continuous elastic laminate may advance through a cutting apparatus that intermittently deactivates or severs the elastic strands of the elastic laminate along the machine direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Uwe Schneider, Michael Brian Quade, Jose Angel Mercado
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Publication number: 20130255460Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for assembling absorbent articles, and more particularly, methods and apparatuses for severing elastic in an advancing elastic laminate. A continuous elastic laminate may be formed by bonding elastic strands between a first continuous substrate layer and a second continuous substrate layer. As discussed in more detail below, the continuous elastic laminate may advance through a cutting apparatus that intermittently deactivates or severs the elastic strands of the elastic laminate along the machine direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Uwe Schneider, Michael Brian Quade, Jose Angel Mercado
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Patent number: 8440043Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for assembling absorbent articles, and more particularly, methods and apparatuses for severing elastic in an advancing elastic laminate. A continuous elastic laminate may be formed by bonding elastic strands between a first continuous substrate layer and a second continuous substrate layer. As discussed in more detail below, the continuous elastic laminate may advance through a cutting apparatus that intermittently deactivates or severs the elastic strands of the elastic laminate along the machine direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Uwe Schneider, Michael Brian Quade, Jose Angel Mercado