Patents by Inventor Donald Carroll Roe
Donald Carroll Roe 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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Patent number: 11801168Abstract: A method for providing successive individual combination belt structures each comprising a fastening component includes providing a machine-direction continuous strip of web material having a pair of machine-direction outer side edges, opposing side margin portions, and a cross-direction width therebetween. The web material is conveyed along the machine direction to fastening component process equipment to continuously affix successive fastening components to the web material. The web material is conveyed to cross-direction cutting equipment to cut individual combination front belt structures from the web material along predominately cross-direction cut lines.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: The Procter and Gamble CompanyInventors: Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Kumardipti Chatterjee, Donald Carroll Roe, Russell Andrew Hayden, Alejandro Jose Rivero
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Patent number: 11793685Abstract: An absorbent article has a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; and a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet. The article also includes a primary fastening system and secondary fastening system. The primary fastening system has a primary fastening component disposed in the second waist region and a primary receiving component disposed in the first waist region and operatively engageable with the primary fastening component. The secondary fastening system includes a secondary fastening component disposed in the first waist region and a secondary receiving component disposed in the second waist region and operatively engageable with the secondary fastening component. The article further includes a decoupled zone disposed longitudinally inboard of the secondary fastening component.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: The Procter and Gamble CompanyInventors: Russell Andrew Hayden, Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Kumardipti Chatterjee, Donald Carroll Roe, Alejandro Jose Rivero
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Patent number: 11766367Abstract: 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 patterned apertured web has a plurality of Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances have a distribution having a median and a mean. The plurality of apertures include a first set of apertures defining a first shape and a second set of apertures defining a second shape.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 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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Publication number: 20230293361Abstract: 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 patterned apertured web has a plurality of Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances have a distribution having a median and a mean. The plurality of apertures include a first set of apertures defining a first shape and a second set of apertures defining a second shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: 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: 11759376Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in part, to an absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core comprises an absorbent material positioned within a core wrap. The absorbent core defines a first channel therein. A material is positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the core wrap. The material defines a second channel therein.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Donald Carroll Roe, Aniruddha Chatterjee, Nelson Edward Greening, II, Sharon Irene Grenberg, Carsten Heinrich Kreuzer, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Marie Brigid O'Reilly, Rodrigo Rosati, Sandra Sautter, Beate Simon, Lutz Stelzig, Rachael Eden Walther
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Publication number: 20230270600Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Zachary Aaron Freije, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Donald Carroll Roe, Andrew James Sauer, Christopher Erin Kiger, Sara Lyn Giovanni
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Publication number: 20230240908Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Zachary Aaron Freije, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Donald Carroll Roe, Andrew James Sauer, Christopher Erin Kiger, Sara Lyn Giovanni
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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: 11612523Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in part, to an absorbent article comprising a liquid management system (LMS) and an absorbent core disposed at least partially intermediate a topsheet and a backsheet. The LMS defines one or more channels therein. The one or more channels of the LMS may at least partially overlap or not overlap with channels defined in the absorbent core.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Donald Carroll Roe, Kathy Quinlan Ames-Ooten, Blanca Arizti, Julia Boesel, Aniruddha Chatterjee, Nelson Edward Greening, II, Sharon Irene Grenberg, Carsten Heinrich Kreuzer, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Marie Brigid O'Reilly, Rodrigo Rosati, Sandra Sautter, Beate Simon, Lutz Stelzig, Rachael Eden Walther
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Patent number: 11602467Abstract: Absorbent structures for absorbent articles are provided. The absorbent structure includes an absorbent layer with absorbent material supported by a supporting sheet, and a channel that is free of said absorbent material. The channel has a wet integrity of at least 20%.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYInventors: Rodrigo Rosati, Carsten Heinrich Kreuzer, Hans Adolf Jackels, Blanca Arizti, Ernesto G Bianchi, Donald Carroll Roe
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Patent number: 11596556Abstract: A method for providing successive individual combination belt structures each comprising a fastening component includes providing a machine-direction continuous strip of web material having a pair of machine-direction outer side edges, opposing side margin portions, and a cross-direction width therebetween. The web material is conveyed along the machine direction to fastening component process equipment to continuously affix successive fastening components to the web material. The web material is conveyed to cross-direction cutting equipment to cut individual combination front belt structures from the web material along predominately cross-direction cut lines.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYInventors: Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Kumardipti Chatterjee, Donald Carroll Roe, Russell Andrew Hayden, Alejandro Jose Rivero
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Publication number: 20230046265Abstract: An absorbent article may be constructed by printing graphics on webs used to form discrete components that are joined together at seams to form the absorbent article.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Michael Dale TRENNEPOHL, Andrew James SAUER, Donald Carroll ROE
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Publication number: 20230037340Abstract: 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 material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge, and the leg gasketing system further including a leg gasketing system pocket with an opening on an inboard longitudinal edge of the leg gasketing system pocket. The disposable absorbent article also includes at least one channel in the absorbent core.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK, Abhishek Prakash SURUSHE, Cornelia Beate MARTYNUS, Donald Carroll ROE, Ernesto Gabriel BIANCHI, Bruno Johannes EHRNSPERGER
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Publication number: 20230000695Abstract: 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 material edge such that the web of material is folded outward to form the inner cuff folded edge. When tested by the Blowout Method Test as described herein, the disposable absorbent article has a Blowout Percent Leakage of less than about 9.0%.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Zachary Aaron Freije, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Donald Carroll Roe, Christopher E. Kiger, Wolfgang E. Huhn, Mark James Kline
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Publication number: 20220398055Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) based multi-application (app) systems and methods are described for predicting user-specific events and/or characteristics and generating user-specific recommendations based on app usage. A training data set comprising a plurality of previous predictive outputs of multiple existing AI apps is aggregated and is used to train an ensemble AI model operable to predict events and/or characteristics of respective users. App data usage of a user is analyzed by the ensemble AI model to determine a predicted event and/or characteristic of the user, and a user-specific electronic recommendation is generated therefrom that is designed to address the predicted event and/or characteristic. The user-specific electronic recommendation may be rendered on a display screen of a user computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Jennifer Joan GUSTIN, Brooks R. FIESINGER, Oya ARAN KARAKUS, Roland ENGEL, Donald Carroll ROE, Kelly L. ANDERSON, Ming CHEN
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Patent number: 11504282Abstract: 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, and the leg gasketing system further including a leg gasketing system pocket with an opening on an inboard longitudinal edge of the leg gasketing system pocket. The disposable absorbent article also includes at least one channel in the absorbent core.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Donald Carroll Roe, Ernesto Gabriel Bianchi, Bruno Johannes Ehrnsperger
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Patent number: 11504283Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Zachary Aaron Freije, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Donald Carroll Roe, Andrew James Sauer, Christopher Erin Kiger, Aaron Duane Seitz
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Patent number: 11478385Abstract: 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 pocket. When tested by the Blowout Method Test as described herein, the disposable absorbent article has a Blowout Percent Leakage of less than about 9.0%.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Abhishek P. Surushe, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Zachary Aaron Freije, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Donald Carroll Roe, Christopher E. Kiger, Wolfgang E. Huhn, Mark James Kline
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Publication number: 20220323273Abstract: Configurable absorbent articles are provided. The absorbent articles may comprise a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent articles may comprise a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region extending intermediate the first waist region and the second waist region, and an outer cover material joined to the backsheet and forming a portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article. The absorbent articles may comprise leg cuffs and one or more fully removable fastening members. The fastening member may comprise a first fastener on a first surface of the fastening member and positioned proximate to a first end and a second fastener on the first surface and positioned proximate to a second end.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Amy Lynn TALLY, Susan Joy LUDWIG, Donald Carroll ROE
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Publication number: 20220323271Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in part, to an absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core comprises an absorbent material positioned within a core wrap. The absorbent core defines a first channel therein. A material is positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the core wrap. The material defines a second channel therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Donald Carroll ROE, Aniruddha CHATTERJEE, Nelson Edward GREENING, II, Sharon Irene GRENBERG, Carsten Heinrich KREUZER, Cornelia Beate MARTYNUS, Marie Brigid O'REILLY, Rodrigo ROSATI, Sandra SAUTTER, Beate SIMON, Lutz STELZIG, Rachael Eden WALTHER