Patents by Inventor Melisse Noel Elder

Melisse Noel 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).

  • Absorbent article with means for directional fluid distribution
    Patent number: 5846230
    Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a generally thin, flexible sanitary napkin with a topsheet, backsheet and absorbent core is provided. The absorbent article has a means for directional fluid distribution such as a fluid directing strip positioned between the topsheet and absorbent core, and an absorbent strip positioned between the topsheet and fluid directing strip. The relationships between the sizes of the fluid directing strip and the absorbent strip are such that the width of the fluid directing strip is greater than that of the absorbent strip and the length of the absorbent strip in greater than that of the fluid directing strip, so that bodily exudates may be directed toward the ends of the absorbent core even when the sanitary napkin assumes a body-conforming shape or is otherwise distorted during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Thomas Ward Osborn, III, Deborah Catherine Schmitz, James William Cree, Melisse Noel Elder
  • Absorbent article with means for directional fluid distribution
    Patent number: 5647862
    Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a generally thin, flexible sanitary napkin with a topsheet, backsheet and absorbent core is provided. The absorbent article has a means for directional fluid distribution such as a fluid directing strip positioned between the topsheet and absorbent core, and an absorbent strip positioned between the topsheet and fluid directing strip. The relationships between the sizes of the fluid directing strip and the absorbent strip are such that the width of the fluid directing strip is greater than that of the absorbent strip and the length of the absorbent strip in greater than that of the fluid directing strip, so that bodily exudates may be directed toward the ends of the absorbent core even when the sanitary napkin assumes a body-conforming shape or is otherwise distorted during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thomas Ward Osborn, III, Deborah Catherine Schmitz, James William Cree, Melisse Noel Elder