Patents by Inventor Gretchen Louise Elder

Gretchen Louise Elder 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).

  • Patent number: 8420883
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for maintaining and/or improving skin health in the area of a wearer covered by an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes a vapor permeable backsheet, a liquid pervious topsheet positioned in facing relation with the backsheet, an absorbent core located between the backsheet and the topsheet. The absorbent article also includes skin care compositions thereon for maintaining and/or improving skin health.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gretchen Louise Elder, Donald Carroll Roe, Thomas James Klofta
  • Patent number: 8138388
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for maintaining and/or improving skin health in the area of a wearer covered by an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes a vapor permeable backsheet, a liquid pervious topsheet positioned in facing relation with the backsheet, an absorbent core located between the backsheet and the topsheet. The absorbent article also includes skin care compositions thereon for maintaining and/or improving skin health.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gretchen Louise Elder, Donald Carroll Roe, Thomas James Klofta
  • Publication number: 20120065603
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for maintaining and/or improving skin health in the area of a wearer covered by an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes a vapor permeable backsheet, a liquid pervious topsheet positioned in facing relation with the backsheet, an absorbent core located between the backsheet and the topsheet. The absorbent article also includes skin care compositions thereon for maintaining and/or improving skin health.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Gretchen Louise Elder, Donald Carroll Roe, Thomas James Klofta
  • Publication number: 20110118687
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for maintaining and/or improving skin health in the area of a wearer covered by an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes a vapor permeable backsheet, a liquid pervious topsheet positioned in facing relation with the backsheet, an absorbent core located between the backsheet and the topsheet. The absorbent article also includes skin care compositions thereon for maintaining and/or improving skin health.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Gretchen Louise Elder, Donald Carroll Roe, Thomas James Klofta
  • Patent number: 7851668
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for maintaining and/or improving skin health in the area of a wearer covered by an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes a vapor permeable backsheet, a liquid pervious topsheet positioned in facing relation with the backsheet, an absorbent core located between the backsheet and the topsheet. The absorbent article also includes skin care compositions thereon for maintaining and/or improving skin health.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gretchen Louise Elder, Donald Carroll Roe, Thomas James Klofta
  • Patent number: 6803496
    Abstract: The present invention relates a method for maintaining or improving skin health by repeatedly applying lotion-treated absorbent articles to a wearer. When applied with sufficient frequency, the skin in the area covered by lotion-treated absorbent articles shows equal or improved skin health, relative to skin covered by untreated absorbent articles that do not comprise a skin care composition. The present invention also relates to methods for assessing skin health in the area covered by an absorbent article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gretchen Louise Elder, Donald Carroll Roe
  • Patent number: 6710223
    Abstract: The present invention relates a method for improving skin condition by repeatedly applying lotion-treated absorbent articles to a wearer. When applied with sufficient frequency, the skin in the area covered by lotion-treated absorbent articles shows improvement in skin smoothness, relative to skin covered by untreated absorbent articles that do not comprise a skin care composition. The present invention also relates to methods for assessing skin smoothness in the area covered by an absorbent article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Laura Graves Spalding Van Rijswijck, Gretchen Louise Elder, Mauricio Rolando Odio, Susan Baldwin, Michelle Denise Roseman, Kevin Eugene Grandison
  • Patent number: 6476288
    Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a diaper, containing cuffs and a topsheet with one or more skin care compositions disposed thereon. The skin care compositions are transferable to the wearer's skin by normal contact and/or wearer motion and/or body heat. The skin care compositions disclosed in the present invention are selected to maintain and/or improve the skin health of the wearer upon transfer during use, for example, to provide a skin protective barrier or a therapeutic benefit; to minimize the abrasion between the cuffs and skin in the area where the cuffs contact the wearer's skin, resulting in less skin irritation; to improve BM clean up on the skin, or to improve the barrier properties of the cuffs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Laura Graves Spalding VanRijswijck, Gretchen Louise Elder, Donald Carroll Roe
  • Publication number: 20020143304
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for maintaining and/or improving skin health in the area of a wearer covered by an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes a vapor permeable backsheet, a liquid pervious topsheet positioned in facing relation with the backsheet, an absorbent core located between the backsheet and the topsheet. The absorbent article also includes skin care compositions thereon for maintaining and/or improving skin health.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gretchen Louise Elder, Donald Carroll Roe, Thomas James Klofta
  • Publication number: 20020026165
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for maintaining and/or improving skin health in the area of a wearer covered by an absorbent article, the method comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: GRETCHEN LOUISE ELDER, LAURA G. S. VAN RIJSWIJCK, SUSAN BALDWIN, MAURICIO R. ODIO, MICHELLE DENISE ROSEMAN, DONALD CARROLL ROE
  • Patent number: 6290979
    Abstract: Web materials which have two or more skin care compositions disposed thereon. The skin care compositions are transferable to the wearer's skin by normal contact and/or wearer motion and/or body heat. The skin care compositions disclosed in the present invention are selected to maintain and/or improve the skin health of the wearer upon transfer during use, for example, to provide a skin protective barrier or a therapeutic benefit; to minimize the abrasion between the cuffs and skin in the area where the cuffs contact the wearer's skin, resulting in less skin irritation; to improve BM clean up on the skin, or to improve the barrier properties of the cuffs. Web materials of the present invention have a wide range of potential uses in both durable and disposable articles, but are particularly well suited for use in disposable absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, training pants, sanitary napkins, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Donald Carroll Roe, Gretchen Louise Elder, Thomas Edward Schulte, Laura Graves Spalding VanRijswijck, Steven Worthington Miller
  • Patent number: 6120783
    Abstract: Web materials which have two or more skin care compositions disposed thereon. The skin care compositions are transferable to the wearer's skin by normal contact and/or wearer motion and/or body heat. The skin care compositions disclosed in the present invention are selected to maintain and/or improve the skin health of the wearer upon transfer during use, for example, to provide a skin protective barrier or a therapeutic benefit; to minimize the abrasion between the cuffs and skin in the area where the cuffs contact the wearer's skin, resulting in less skin irritation; to improve BM clean up on the skin, or to improve the barrier properties of the cuffs. Web materials of the present invention have a wide range of potential uses in both durable and disposable articles, but are particularly well suited for use in disposable absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, training pants, sanitary napkins, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Donald Carroll Roe, Gretchen Louise Elder, Thomas Edward Schulte, Laura Graves Spalding Van Rijswijck, Steven Worthington Miller
  • Patent number: 6120488
    Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a diaper, containing cuffs and a topsheet with one or more skin care compositions disposed thereon. The skin care compositions are transferable to the wearer's skin by normal contact and/or wearer motion and/or body heat. The skin care compositions disclosed in the present invention are selected to maintain and/or improve the skin health of the wearer upon transfer during use, for example, to provide a skin protective barrier or a therapeutic benefit; to minimize the abrasion between the cuffs and skin in the area where the cuffs contact the wearer's skin, resulting in less skin irritation; to improve BM clean up on the skin, or to improve the barrier properties of the cuffs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Laura Graves Spalding VanRijswijck, Gretchen Louise Elder, Donald Carroll Roe
  • Patent number: 6107537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to absorbent articles which provide improved protection against skin overhydration. A particularly preferred embodiment of an absorbent article of the present invention comprises a body contacting surface having a skin care composition thereon that, when at least a portion of the composition is transferred to a wearer's skin by normal body motion or body heat, the material is effective in providing a skin condition benefit and a liquid impermeable, breathable backsheet having a mass vapor transmission rate value (MVTR) of at least about 1300 g/m.sup.2 /24 hr and an absorbent core having a post acquisition collagen rewet method value (PACORM) with a PACORM:MVTR ratio is less than 0.05 mg/(g/m.sup.2 /24 hr).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gretchen Louise Elder, Donald Carroll Roe, Laura Graves Van Rijswijck, Mathias Kurt Herrlein, Manfred Plischke, Julie Charlene Rule, George Christopher Dobrin, Edward John Milbrada