Patents by Inventor Joseph Anthony Gatto

Joseph Anthony Gatto 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: 10687991
    Abstract: The absorbent article of the invention has a liquid impervious backsheet and a liquid pervious topsheet joined to the backsheet. The topsheet has an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the skin and hair of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. At least a portion of the topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at 20 degrees C., the lotion coating comprising: (i) from about 10 to about 95% of a substantially water free emollient having a plastic or fluid consistency at 20 degrees C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Lee Hammons, Raphael Warren, Ronald Bosman Visscher, Joseph Anthony Gatto, Brian Francis Gray, Amy Marie Price
  • Publication number: 20180008483
    Abstract: The absorbent article of the invention has a liquid impervious backsheet and a liquid pervious topsheet joined to the backsheet. The topsheet has an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the skin and hair of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. At least a portion of the topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at 20 degrees C., the lotion coating comprising: (i) from about 10 to about 95% of a substantially water free emollient having a plastic or fluid consistency at 20 degrees C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: John Lee Hammons, Raphael Warren, Ronald Bosman Visscher, Joseph Anthony Gatto, Brian Francis Gray, Amy Marie Price
  • Patent number: 9737446
    Abstract: The absorbent article of the invention has a liquid impervious backsheet and a liquid pervious topsheet joined to the backsheet. The topsheet has an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the skin and hair of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. At least a portion of the topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at 20 degrees C., the lotion coating comprising: (i) from about 10 to about 95% of a substantially water free emollient having a plastic or fluid consistency at 20 degrees C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Lee Hammons, Raphael Warren, Ronald Bosman Visscher, Joseph Anthony Gatto, Brian Francis Gray, Amy Marie Price
  • Patent number: 9486367
    Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a catamenial device, comprises a liquid pervious topsheet, the topsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the skin of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn. The absorbent article includes a backsheet joined to the topsheet, the backsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the garment of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn. The absorbent article includes an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the absorbent core having an inner surface oriented toward the skin of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn and an outer surface oriented toward the garment of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Gatto, Brent Taylor Ginn, Robert Ya-lin Pan
  • Publication number: 20150223998
    Abstract: The absorbent article of the invention has a liquid impervious backsheet and a liquid pervious topsheet joined to the backsheet. The topsheet has an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the skin and hair of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. At least a portion of the topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at 20 degrees C., the lotion coating comprising: (i) from about 10 to about 95% of a substantially water free emollient having a plastic or fluid consistency at 20 degrees C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: John Lee Hammons, Raphael Warren, Ronald Bosman Visscher, Joseph Anthony Gatto, Brian Francis Gray, Amy Marie Price
  • Patent number: 9035123
    Abstract: The absorbent article of the invention has a liquid impervious backsheet and a liquid pervious topsheet joined to the backsheet. The topsheet has an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the skin and hair of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. At least a portion of the topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at 20 degrees C., the lotion coating comprising: (i) from about 10 to about 95% of a substantially water free emollient having a plastic or fluid consistency at 20 degrees C. wherein the emollient contains 5% or less water, the emollient comprising a member selected from the group consisting of petroleum-based emollients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Lee Hammons, Raphael Warren, Ronald Bosman Visscher, Joseph Anthony Gatto, Brian Francis Gray, Amy Marie Price
  • Publication number: 20150073367
    Abstract: A catamenial device comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, the topsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the body of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn. At least a portion of the topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at about 25° C. and which is partially transferable to the wearer's body. The lotion coating comprises from about 60 to about 99.9% of a carrier comprising a petroleum based hydrocarbon and lower molecular weight glycols or polyols and from about 0.2 to about 65% of a fatty alcohol with a melting point from about 450 C to about 110° C. A backsheet is joined to the topsheet and an absorbent core is disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Gatto, Raphael Warren, John Lee Hammons
  • Patent number: 8907154
    Abstract: A catamenial device comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, the topsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the body of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn. At least a portion of the topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at about 25° C. and which is partially transferable to the wearer's body. The lotion coating comprises from about 60 to about 99.9% of a carrier comprising a petroleum based hydrocarbon and lower molecular weight glycols or polyols and from about 0.2 to about 65% of a fatty alcohol with a melting point from about 450 C to about 110° C. A backsheet is joined to the topsheet and an absorbent core is disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Gatto, Raphael Warren, John Lee Hammons
  • Publication number: 20140257216
    Abstract: A catamenial device comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, the topsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the body of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn. At least a portion of the topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at about 25° C. and which is partially transferable to the wearer's body. The lotion coating comprises from about 60 to about 99.9% of a carrier comprising a petroleum based hydrocarbon and lower molecular weight glycols or polyols and from about 0.2 to about 65% of a fatty alcohol with a melting point from about 450 C to about 110° C. A backsheet is joined to the topsheet and an absorbent core is disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Gatto, Raphael Warren, John Lee Hammons
  • Patent number: 8632793
    Abstract: A treated substrate with improved availability of a beneficial component for transfer to a target surface and methods for making the same are described. The substrate has a contacting surface with a beneficial component that is transferred from the contacting surface to a target surface during use of the article. The beneficial component is applied to the article in such a way as to “Top-Bias” the component on or near the contacting surface of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Olaf Isele, Joseph Anthony Gatto, Thomas James Klofta, Matthew Gerald McNally, Julie Charlene Rule, James Anthony Staudigel, Kirsten Kae Stone, Sherman Lee Taylor, II
  • Publication number: 20120237683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article having a stable skin care composition disposed on its skin-contacting surface. The skin care composition is readily transferable to the skin via normal contact, wearer motion, and/or body heat. Importantly, the skin care composition contains at least one skin care ingredient imparting visible skin benefits to the skin upon transfer to the skin and at least one rheological agent for stabilizing the composition such that agglomeration, stratification and/or settling of the composition are minimized. The present invention also relates to a process for making the absorbent articles having a stable skin care composition disposed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Gatto, Thomas Robert Hanser, James Anthony Staudigel, Thomas James Klofta, Ronald Dean Cramer, Donald Carroll Roe
  • Patent number: 8044256
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article having a stable skin care composition disposed on its skin-contacting surface. The skin care composition is readily transferable to the skin via normal contact, wearer motion, and/or body heat. Importantly, the skin care composition contains at least one skin care ingredient imparting visible skin benefits to the skin upon transfer to the skin and at least one theological agent for stabilizing the composition such that agglomeration, stratification and/or settling of the composition are minimized. The present invention also relates to a process for making the absorbent articles having a stable skin care composition disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Gatto, Thomas Robert Hanser, James Anthony Staudigel, Thomas James Klofta, Ronald Dean Cramer, Donald Carroll Roe
  • Publication number: 20090221978
    Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a catamenial device, comprises a liquid pervious topsheet, the topsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the skin of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn. The absorbent article includes a backsheet joined to the topsheet, the backsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the garment of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn. The absorbent article includes an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the absorbent core having an inner surface oriented toward the skin of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn and an outer surface oriented toward the garment of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Gatto, Brent Taylor Ginn, Robert Ya-lin Pan
  • Publication number: 20090162446
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article having a stable skin care composition disposed on its skin-contacting surface. The skin care composition is readily transferable to the skin via normal contact, wearer motion, and/or body heat. Importantly, the skin care composition contains at least one skin care ingredient imparting visible skin benefits to the skin upon transfer to the skin and at least one theological agent for stabilizing the composition such that agglomeration, stratification and/or settling of the composition are minimized. The present invention also relates to a process for making the absorbent articles having a stable skin care composition disposed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Gatto, Thomas Robert Hanser, James Anthony Staudigel, Thomas James Klofta, Ronald Dean Cramer, Donald Carroll Roe
  • Publication number: 20080200894
    Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a catamenial device, comprises a liquid pervious topsheet, the topsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the skin of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn. The absorbent article includes a backsheet joined to the topsheet, the backsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the garment of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn. The absorbent article includes an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the absorbent core having an inner surface oriented toward the skin of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn and an outer surface oriented toward the garment of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Gatto, Brent Taylor Ginn, Robert Ya-lin Pan
  • Patent number: 7166292
    Abstract: A treated substrate with improved availability of a beneficial component for transfer to a target surface and methods for making the same are described. The substrate has a contacting surface with a beneficial component that is transferred from the contacting surface to a target surface during use of the article. The beneficial component is applied to the article in such a way as to “Top-Bias” the component on or near the contacting surface of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Olaf Isele, Joseph Anthony Gatto, Thomas James Klofta, Matthew Gerald McNally, Julie Charlene Rule, James Anthony Staudigel, Kirsten Kae Stone, Sherman Lee Taylor, II
  • Patent number: 7033645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article having a stable skin care composition disposed on its skin-contacting surface. The skin care composition is readily transferable to the skin via normal contact, wearer motion, and/or body heat. Importantly, the skin care composition contains at least one skin care ingredient imparting visible skin benefits to the skin upon transfer to the skin and at least one rheological agent for stabilizing the composition such that agglomeration, stratification and/or settling of the composition are minimized. The present invention also relates to a process for making the absorbent articles having a stable skin care composition disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Gatto, Thomas Robert Hanser, James Anthony Staudigel, Thomas James Klofta, Ronald Dean Cramer, Donald Carroll Roe
  • Publication number: 20040208984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article having a stable skin care composition disposed on its skin-contacting surface. The skin care composition is readily transferable to the skin via normal contact, wearer motion, and/or body heat. Importantly, the skin care composition contains at least one skin care ingredient imparting visible skin benefits to the skin upon transfer to the skin and at least one rheological agent for stabilizing the composition such that agglomeration, stratification and/or settling of the composition are minimized. The present invention also relates to a process for making the absorbent articles having a stable skin care composition disposed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Gatto, Thomas Robert Hanser, James Anthony Staudigel, Thomas James Klofta, Ronald Dean Cramer, Donald Carroll Roe
  • Patent number: 6793930
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article having a stable skin care composition disposed on its skin-contacting surface. The skin care composition is readily transferable to the skin via normal contact, wearer motion, and/or body heat. Importantly, the skin care composition contains at least one skin care ingredient imparting visible skin benefits to the skin upon transfer to the skin and at least one rheological agent for stabilizing the composition such that agglomeration, stratification and/or settling of the composition are minimized. The present invention also relates to a process for making the absorbent articles having a stable skin care composition disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Gatto, Thomas Robert Hanser, James Anthony Staudigel, Thomas James Klofta, Ronald Dean Cramer, Donald Carroll Roe
  • Publication number: 20040170589
    Abstract: A method for preparing a lotion for reliable high speed processing onto a substrate. The method comprises the steps of providing a carrier system; mixing a premix solution of concentrated premix solution of a solid skin treatment agent in a solvent at a temperature of at least about 35 degrees C., and milling the premix solution into the carrier system at a temperature of at least about 35 degrees C. to disperse the premix solution until an average droplet diameter of the dispersed premix solution is less than about 100 microns. Also disclosed are disposable absorbent articles comprising a lotion of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventor: Joseph Anthony Gatto