Patents Examined by Jacqueline F. Stephens
  • Patent number: 10583049
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article may include a chassis that includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a leg gasketing system and a waist gasketing element. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff; the inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge. The leg gasketing system may also include a leg gasketing system pocket with an opening on an inboard longitudinal edge of the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Zachary Aaron Freije, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Donald Carroll Roe, Andrew James Sauer, Christopher Erin Kiger, Sara Lyn Giovanni
  • Patent number: 10576198
    Abstract: An irrigator system for delivering a volume of fluid from a fluid source to an abscess or wound. The irrigator system includes a fluid source connector for removably connecting to the fluid source, a fluid receiver for receiving the fluid from the fluid source, a fluid delivery nozzle for delivering the fluid to the abscess or wound, and a shield removably positioned around the fluid delivery nozzle to protect the fluid delivery nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph P. Schultz
  • Patent number: 10561544
    Abstract: An absorbent core structure for disposable absorbent articles. The absorbent core having improved fluid handling properties. The absorbent core includes a first layer, a layer of absorbent polymer material, a layer of adhesive, and a second layer. The first layer has a first surface, a second surface, and a thickness of 0.4 mm to 1.5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Giovanni Carlucci, Andrea Peri, Maurizio Tamburro, Evelina Toro
  • Patent number: 10555843
    Abstract: An absorbent article in which an absorbent body is provided between a liquid permeable topsheet and a backsheet, includes an absorbent body emboss provided from a front surface side of the absorbent body before stacking the liquid permeable topsheet to surround an area corresponding to a body fluid expelling portion; and a front surface emboss, formed separately from the absorbent body emboss and not to overlap the absorbent body emboss, provided from a front surface side of the liquid permeable topsheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoko Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10537482
    Abstract: An absorbent article includes: an absorbent main, an abdominal-side band member having a central portion fixed to one end part in a vertical direction of the absorbent main body while covering the one end part from a non-skin side of the absorbent main body, and a back-side band member different from the abdominal-side band member. The back-side band member has a central portion fixed to an other end part in the vertical direction of the absorbent main body, while covering the other end part from the non-skin side of the absorbent main body. The back-side band member has a length in the vertical direction longer than the abdominal-side band member. Each of the abdominal-side and back-side band members has an elastic member. The abdominal-side band member and the absorbent main body overlap at an overlap portion, the overlap portion including at least a part where the elastic member is disconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jun Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 10537480
    Abstract: An absorbent article capable of giving a sense of higher security to a user is provided. The absorbent article includes nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric includes organic cotton fibers. The organic cotton fibers form a plurality of fiber lumps in the nonwoven fabric. The fiber lumps are configured to be visible from the outside. The light transmittance of the portion corresponding to the fiber lumps in the nonwoven fabric is lower than the light transmittance of a portion where the fiber lumps are not present in the nonwoven fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Miyama, Satoru Sakaguchi, Masashi Uda
  • Patent number: 10537481
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article may include a chassis that includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a leg gasketing system and at least one waist gasketing element. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff; the inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge. The leg gasketing system may also include a leg gasketing system pocket with an opening on an inboard longitudinal edge of the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Zachary Aaron Freije, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Donald Carroll Roe, Andrew James Sauer, Christopher Erin Kiger, Aaron Duane Seitz
  • Patent number: 10531993
    Abstract: A pant type disposable absorbent article including a front body panel, a back body panel positioned at a distance from said front body panel, and an absorbent member; the absorbent article having a longitudinal central axis X-X and a transverse central axis Y-Y; the front body panel being substantially rectangular, and having a waist edge, two side edges, and an inward edge including a crotch edge and leg opening edges on each side of the crotch edge, between the crotch edge and each side edge, the front body panel being at least partially elasticized, the back body panel having a waist edge, two side edges, a crotch edge, and leg opening edges on each side of the crotch edge, between the crotch edge and each side edge, wherein a distance from the crotch edge to the waist edge is greater than the length of the side edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG
    Inventor: Lucas Bäck
  • Patent number: 10531992
    Abstract: An absorbent article which has a one-piece chassis and integral side portions. The one-piece chassis can be a bi-laminate material and can have a liquid permeable layer and a liquid impermeable layer bonded together. The side portions can be integrally formed from the one-piece chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Daniel Coenen, Andrew Edward Neubauer, Michael Donald Sperl, Frederique Vignali
  • Patent number: 10531991
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article may include a chassis that includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a leg gasketing system and a waist gasketing element. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff; the inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge. The leg gasketing system may also include a leg gasketing system pocket with an opening on an inboard longitudinal edge of the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Zachary Aaron Freije, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Donald Carroll Roe, Andrew James Sauer, Christopher Erin Kiger, Sara Lyn Giovanni
  • Patent number: 10524962
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article may include a chassis that includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a leg gasketing system. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff; the inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge. The leg gasketing system may also include a leg gasketing system pocket with an opening on an inboard longitudinal edge of the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Zachary Aaron Freije, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Donald Carroll Roe, Andrew James Sauer, Christopher Erin Kiger, Sara Lyn Giovanni
  • Patent number: 10524966
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disposable absorbent article having an outer shell and a detachable disposable absorbent core insert supported on an inside surface of the outer shell. The core insert is attached to the inside surface and is detachable therefrom. The inside surface further includes a retaining structure for receiving the absorbent core insert, the core insert being attachable with the retaining structure and detachable from the retaining structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: DSG Technology Holdings Ltd.
    Inventors: Brandon Shui Ling Wang, Andrew C. Wright, Eugenio Varona
  • Patent number: 10517778
    Abstract: A composite loop face fabric which incorporates a multi-bar stitch-bonded construction and related fastening system. A yarn system forms an arrangement of surface loops extending in stitched relation through a composite nonwoven substrate incorporating one or more layers of melt blown nonwoven fibrous material in sandwiched relation to one or more layers of spunbond nonwoven fibrous material. Multiple layers of melt blown nonwoven material and/or spunbond nonwoven material may be used if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TIETEX INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Martin Wildeman
  • Patent number: 10517774
    Abstract: An absorbent article has a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction perpendicular to each other, and includes a waist part along the lateral direction. The waist part includes nonwoven fabric and a plurality of stretchable members. In a state in which the waist part is extended along the lateral direction, an opening is formed in the waist part between stretchable members that are adjacent in the longitudinal direction. A high density region exists longitudinally between the opening and one of the adjacent stretchable members. An external region exists longitudinally between the high density region and another one of the adjacent stretchable members. The high density region has a predetermined lateral length. A density of fibers of the nonwoven fabric in the high density region is larger than in the external region. A part of an edge of the opening includes a portion in which fibers are not fused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kunihiko Katsuragawa
  • Patent number: 10507144
    Abstract: An absorbent structure for an absorbent article, comprising a first substrate and an absorbent layer supported thereon, said absorbent layer comprising an absorbent material comprising a superabsorbent polymer material; wherein said absorbent structure comprises a fiberized net structure to at least partially immobilize said absorbent layer onto said first substrate, and whereby said fiberized net structure has a storage modulus (G?) at 21° C. of greater than about 1.2×106 Pa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gabriele Stiehl, Matthias Morand
  • Patent number: 10492962
    Abstract: In one embodiment, taped and pant articles of the present disclosure may comprise first and second chassis and first and second belt flaps that are at least substantially identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nelson Edward Greening, II, Masaharu Nishikawa, Gary Dean LaVon
  • Patent number: 10485712
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an array of packages may comprise two or more different sizes of disposable absorbent articles, including a first size and a second size that is a larger size than the first size. The Product Length-to-Side Silhouette of a second absorbent article may be equal to or greater than a Product Length-to-Side Silhouette of a first absorbent article. And, an Array Average Product Length-to-Side Silhouette of first and second packages of the array may be from about 1.2 to about 1.6. Further, the second size may have a Product Hip-to-Waist Silhouette that is greater than the Product Hip-to-Waist Silhouette of the first size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Bret Darren Seitz, Gary Dean LaVon, Jeremy Menner, Raymond Scott Hamilton, Luke Robinson Magee
  • Patent number: 10485714
    Abstract: Disposable absorbent articles and methods of making disposable absorbent articles that comprise: an absorbent structure; and a layer of cushion material configured to minimize user perception of hardness or hard spots in the absorbent structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: ASSOCIATED HYGIENIC PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Raghavendra R. Hegde, Trent Ottery, Steve Linton
  • Patent number: 10478351
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide for improved adjustability and engaging placement of absorbent incontinence articles. An absorbent article designed to fit various body contours and sizes and facilitate placements of the scrotum or genitals for comfort. An absorbent article may include a structure materials to absorb fluid, for instance a paper or napkin-like article made using virgin fiber or recycled fibers in order to achieve certain softness and strength attributes. The article, for instance a sheath, liner, or barrier, is adapted to provide at least one split or cleft, and thus absorbent flaps, at the bottom of the barrier to engage a crotch of the underwear and restrict movement of the article and facilitate comfortable placement of genitals as preferred and to achieve an engaged geometry of article with underwear. The absorbent article also includes graduated placement indicia to facilitate retention of proper fit based on body size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Alligood
  • Patent number: 10449097
    Abstract: Absorbent articles herein may provide a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core may comprise at least one channel having a shape. The backsheet graphics may substantially match the shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rodrigo Rosati, Carsten Heinrich Kreuzer, Hans Adolf Jackels, Blanca Arizti, Ernesto G. Bianchi, Donald Carroll Roe, Darrell Ian Brown, Sarah Ann Sanborn, Theodore Cory Fites