Patents by Inventor Cheryl D. Fox

Cheryl D. Fox 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).

  • Article having improved fecal storage structure
    Patent number: 8569568
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid pervious backsheet joined to at least a portion of the topsheet, an absorbent core disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and the backsheet, and a waste management element disposed in at least a portion of the crotch region. The waste management element preferably includes an acceptance element having an effective open area of at least about 30 percent and a storage element having a compressive resistance of at least about 70 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Donald Carroll Roe, Cheryl D. Fox, Aleksey M. Pinyayev
  • Article Having Improved Fecal Storage Structure
    Publication number: 20110172623
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid pervious backsheet joined to at least a portion of the topsheet, an absorbent core disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and the backsheet, and a waste management element disposed in at least a portion of the crotch region. The waste management element preferably includes an acceptance element having an effective open area of at least about 30 percent and a storage element having a compressive resistance of at least about 70 percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Donald Carroll Roe, Cheryl D. Fox, Aleksey M. Pinyayev
  • Article having improved fecal storage structure
    Patent number: 7935859
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article has a topsheet, a backsheet joined to at least a portion of the topsheet, an absorbent core disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and the backsheet, an acceptance element, and a fecal storage element. The acceptance element is disposed adjacent to a body surface of the absorbent core. The acceptance element has one or more apertures each having an effective aperture size of between about 0.2 square mm to about 25 square mm. The fecal storage element is disposed between at least a portion of the acceptance element and the absorbent core and is separate from the absorbent core. The fecal storage element has compressive resistance of at least about 70 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Donald Carroll Roe, Cheryl D. Fox, Aleksey M. Pinyayev
  • Article having improved fecal storage structure
    Publication number: 20040147889
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid pervious backsheet joined to at least a portion of the topsheet, an absorbent core disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and the backsheet, and a waste management element disposed in at least a portion of the crotch region. The waste management element preferably includes an acceptance element having an effective open area of at least about 30 percent and a storage element having a compressive resistance of at least about 70 percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Donald C. Roe, Cheryl D. Fox, Aleksey M. Pinyayev
  • Absorbent article having improved fecal storage structure
    Patent number: 6703537
    Abstract: An absorbent article including a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to at least a portion of the topsheet, an absorbent core disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and the backsheet, and a waste management element disposed in at least a portion of a crotch region. The waste management element preferably includes an acceptance element having an effective open area of at least about 30 percent and a storage element having a compressive resistance of at least about 70 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Donald C. Roe, Cheryl D. Fox, Aleksey M. Pinyayev