Patents Examined by Jacqueline F. Stephens
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Patent number: 11737928Abstract: The present disclosure relates to one or a combination of an absorbent article's chassis, inner leg cuffs, outer leg cuffs, ear panels, side panels, waistbands, and belts that may comprise one or more pluralities of tightly spaced (less than 4 mm, less than 3 mm, less than 2 mm, and less than 1 mm) and/or very fine (less than 300, less than 200, less than 100 dtex) and/or low strain (less than 300%, less than 200%, less than 100%) elastics to deliver low pressure less than 1 psi (according to the conditions defined by the Pressure-Under-Strand method below) under the elastics, while providing adequate modulus of (between about 2 gf/mm and 15 gf/mm) to make the article easy to apply and to comfortably maintain the article in place on the wearer, even with a loaded core (holding at least 50 mls of liquid), to provide for the advantages described above.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gary Dean LaVon, Uwe Schneider, Bret Darren Seitz, Sarah Marie Wade, Joseph Allen Eckstein
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Patent number: 11730638Abstract: A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, wherein the intensive property is one or more of thickness, basis weight, or volumetric density, and wherein the first surface has a TS7 value different than a TS7 value of the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Arman Ashraf, Paul Thomas Weisman
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Patent number: 11717454Abstract: An undergarment configured to help absorb leaks of bodily fluids from a person suffering from mild to moderate incontinence or other conditions includes a main body made of a material that allows the absorption of bodily fluids and a crotch piece made of a material that allows the absorption of bodily fluids that overlays the crotch portion of the main body. The crotch piece of the undergarment can extend high enough and be wide enough on the front side of the garment's main body so as to offer an adequate area of protection to the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Inventor: Glenna Rae Hovey
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Patent number: 11712378Abstract: An absorbent core comprising a front portion; a back portion; a middle portion positioned between the front portion and the back portion; and a longitudinal axis extending along a length of said core and crossing said front, middle and back portions, the absorbent core having a width extending perpendicular to said length and a perimeter comprising at least two opposing ends and at least two opposing sides positioned between said ends wherein the absorbent core comprises one or more channels having a first shape when the absorbent core is in dry state and a second shape when the absorbent core is in wet state and wherein said first and second shapes are different.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignees: ONTEX BV, ONTEX GROUP NVInventors: Ainas Weber, Manfred Breu, Christel Mailinger, Thomas Heege
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Patent number: 11707390Abstract: An absorbent article having a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable sheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a secondary topsheet disposed between the topsheet and the absorbent core is described. The secondary topsheet has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is located between the topsheet and the second layer, and a mean pore size of the first layer is larger than a mean pore size of the topsheet.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Fancheng Wang, Tong Jia, Xiaoxin Liu, Zifang An
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Patent number: 11679040Abstract: The present disclosure invention relates to a disposable absorbent article (100) comprising a liquid-pervious topsheet (10), a liquid-impervious backsheet (20) and an absorbent assembly (30) between the topsheet (10) and the backsheet (20). The absorbent assembly (30) comprises an absorbent core (40), an upper core wrap (50) and a lower core wrap (60). The absorbent core (40) comprises at least two cavities (70) free of absorbent material wherein the upper core wrap (50) and the lower core wrap (60) are permanently attached to each other, said cavities (70) being interconnected via at least one connecting line (80) comprising absorbent material. The absorbent core (40) has a first basis weight in the zone out of the cavities (70) and the connecting lines (80) and a second basis weight in the connecting lines (80), the first basis weight being greater than the second basis weight. in the cavities (70).Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignees: ONTEX BV, ONTEX GROUP NVInventors: Karen Roets, Christel Mailinger, Thomas Heege
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Patent number: 11679037Abstract: An absorbent article comprises first and second substrates and one or more elastic elements disposed at least partially intermediate the substrates. The second substrate is attached to the first substrate and/or to portions of the elastic elements. The absorbent article comprises an adhesive having a first and second pattern of elements disposed on first substrate, and first and second texture zones. The first texture zone comprises a first portion of the substrates, a first portion of the elastic elements, and the first pattern of elements of the adhesive and forms a background pattern in the first portion of the substrates. The second texture zone comprises a second portion of the substrates, a second portion of the one or more elastic elements, and the second pattern of elements of the adhesive and forms a macro pattern in the second portion of the substrates.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ronald Joseph Zink, Sarah Marie Wade, Tina Marie Glahn, Rachael Eden Walther, Gary Dean LaVon, Nicholas Paul Goyette, Kaoru Ishihara, Amanda Margaret Bicking, Diana Juratovac
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Patent number: 11661689Abstract: A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, and wherein in at least one of the microzones, the first region is hydrophobic and the second region is hydrophilic.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Inventors: Arman Ashraf, Paul Thomas Weisman, Adrien Grenier, Martin Ian James, Stefano Michele Sinigaglia
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Patent number: 11660237Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATIONInventor: Jun Fukasawa
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Patent number: 11648159Abstract: 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 comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core. The article also includes a waist feature joined to the chassis a waist region and having a portion extending longitudinally outboard of the chassis in said waist region. The backsheet has a barrier layer having a maximum length, LBS. The absorbent core has absorbent material and a maximum length, LCW, and wherein LCW is substantially the same as LBS. The absorbent material is disposed in an absorbent material deposition area. The absorbent material deposition area has a maximum length, LAB, wherein LAB is about 90% or greater of LBS. The first absorbent area lateral edge is disposed a longitudinal distance, D1, from the first barrier lateral edge, wherein D1 is 5% or less of LBS.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYInventors: Ronald Joseph Zink, Masaharu Nishikawa, Gary Dean Lavon
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Patent number: 11633311Abstract: A patterned apertured web is disclosed. The patterned apertured web includes a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web and a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web. At least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures. The patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 3% to about 30%, according to the Aperture Test herein. The plurality of apertures include a first set of apertures defining a first shape and a second set of apertures defining a second shape. The first shape is positioned within the second shape.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Timothy Ian Mullane, Kelyn Anne Arora, Jill Marlene Orr, Donald Carroll Roe, Jennifer Schutte, John Brian Strube, Ann Cecilia Tapp, Rachael Eden Walther, Amanda Margaret Bicking, Jennifer Lynn Dusold, Margaret Elizabeth Porter
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Patent number: 11633312Abstract: An absorbent article having a pair of longitudinal edges, front and rear transverse edges, a front end region, a rear end region, and a central region disposed between the front and rear end regions. The absorbent article has a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, a pair of outwardly convex longitudinal central channels formed at least in the central region. The traversal distance of the pair of outwardly convex longitudinal central channels decreases towards both ends of the channels to define a central closed area. The absorbent article has a rear channel defining a rear closed area in the rear end region.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYInventors: Yoko Munakata, Kiyoe Ohba
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Patent number: 11628100Abstract: An absorbent article such as a diaper comprising an acquisition layer with one or more longitudinally-extending stretch openings is provided. The stretch openings may be obtained by slitting and stretching an acquisition layer material. The topsheet forms recesses at the wearer-facing surface of the absorbent article as it folds inside the stretch openings. The stretch openings may provide a three dimensional profile on the wearer-facing side of the absorbent article in a simple and cost effective manner.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Dirk Saevecke, Julien René Garcia, Maike Siemons
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Patent number: 11617690Abstract: To certainly fix the peripheral portion of a hole to a support sheet without losing flexibility. The above problem is solved by providing a cover nonwoven fabric in which a plurality of holes penetrating front and back surfaces at intervals, and a liquid impervious sheet in which the cover nonwoven fabric is bonded via a hot melt adhesive, in the cover nonwoven fabric, the peripheral portions of the holes are warped portion warped toward the liquid impervious sheet side, at least a tip portion of the warped portion of the cover nonwoven fabric has an adhesive portion bonded to the liquid impervious sheet via the hot melt adhesive, and a portion of the cover nonwoven fabric other than the adhesive portion is not adhered to the liquid impervious sheet.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Daio Paper CorporationInventor: Yuichi Yamashita
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Patent number: 11612520Abstract: To provide a pad that folds in three in the front-back direction maintaining the shapes of a large number of convex portions protruding on a front-face sheet that prevents the deterioration of liquid diffusibility. The left front side portion and the left back side portion are folded inward with a first left side folding line which is extending in the front-back direction as the center for the folding and which is provided close to the left side with respect to the left side narrowing edge, and the right front side portion and the right back side portion are folded inward with a first right side holding line which is extending in the front-back direction and which is provided close to the right side with respect to the left side narrowing edge.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Daio Paper CorporationInventor: Aya Oshima
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Patent number: 11591730Abstract: Extensible nonwoven fabrics having improved elongation, extensibility, abrasion resistance and toughness. In particular, embodiments of the invention are directed to extensible spunbond fabrics comprising a polymeric blend of a metallocene catalyzed polypropylene, polyethylene, and a third polymer component.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignees: Fitesa Nonwoven, Inc., Fitesa Germany GmbHInventors: Stephen O. Chester, Albert Witarsa, Stefanie Streich, Helmut Hartl, Harald Siebner, Daniel Kong, David D. Newkirk
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Patent number: 11590034Abstract: Reusable absorbent accessories are configured to be worn by a wearer, are configured to be washed and re-worn numerous times, and comprise adhesive bonds within a bonded region; a base; a moisture capture assembly bonded to the base within the bonded region and comprising a moisture retention portion configured to absorb and retain moisture from the wearer, and an anti-leak portion configured to restrict moisture from exiting the moisture retention portion and positioned toward the assembly exterior side of the moisture capture assembly relative to the moisture retention portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Knix Wear Inc.Inventors: Lyne Deshaies, Talia Greenberg, Joanna Griffiths, Steven Hudson, Jeremy Jiang, Julie Power, Linda Kritikos
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Patent number: 11583452Abstract: A pad capable of enhancing the fitting performance to a wearer. An absorber includes a front body portion, a back body portion, and a narrowing portion, whose width dimension is reduced, provided between the front body portion and the back body portion. A first groove extending in the front-back direction is formed in a central portion in the width direction of the absorber. A third groove extending in the width direction is formed in a central portion in the front-back direction of the narrowing portion. A second groove extending in the width direction is formed in a front side portion in the front-back direction of the narrowing portion. A fourth groove extending in the width direction is formed in a back side portion in the front-back direction of the narrowing portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Daio Paper CorporationInventor: Tatsuhiko Kashiwagi
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Patent number: 11571341Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis having a substantially rectangular shape a first portion, a second portion and a crotch portion extending between the first and second portion, a portion of the chassis being configured to absorb fluids. The absorbent article includes a first securement portion operatively coupled to the first portion of the chassis. The absorbent article includes a second securement portion operatively coupled to the second portion of the chassis and configured to releasably attach to the first securement portion. The chassis is configured to include one of a first chassis length or a second chassis length. When the chassis includes the first length, the chassis includes a first width and the first securement portion includes a second width, and when the chassis includes the second length, the chassis includes the first width and the first securement portion includes a third width, greater than the second width.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Medline Industries, LPInventors: Daniel B. Love, Amin Setoodeh, Bridget Donovan, Christopher J. Nelson, William Rovero
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Patent number: 11571340Abstract: The present disclosure relates to taped and pant articles comprising substantially identical chassis.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gary Dean LaVon, Michael Gary Nease, Gene Xiaoqing Huang, Jacob Alan Barnhorst, Masaharu Nishikawa