Patents by Inventor Miriam O. Motta

Miriam O. Motta 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).

  • Discrete absorbent articles
    Publication number: 20030028162
    Abstract: The present invention provides an absorbent article having a silhouette that includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion is in opposite relation to the first portion, and a pair of opposed longitudinally extending sides connecting the first portion to the second portion. The absorbent article also contains a layered portion with a substantially transparent cover layer that absorbs fluid, a substantially transparent backsheet layer, and an optional absorbent core, which may be substantially transparent. At least one flap may optionally extend laterally from a longitudinally extending side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jutta S. Haarer, Joseph M. Luizzi, H. Michael Moscherosch, Miriam O. Motta
  • Discrete absorbent articles
    Patent number: 6482192
    Abstract: The present invention provides an absorbent article having a silhouette that includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion is in opposite relation to the first portion, and a pair of opposed longitudinally extending sides connecting the first portion to the second portion. The absorbent article also contains a layered portion with a substantially transparent cover layer that absorbs fluid, a substantially transparent backsheet layer, and an optional absorbent core, which may be substantially transparent. At least one flap may optionally extend laterally from a longitudinally extending side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Jutta S. Haarer, Joseph M. Luizzi, H. Michael Moscherosch, Miriam O. Motta
  • DISCRETE ABSORBENT ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20020115975
    Abstract: The present invention provides an absorbent article having a silhouette that includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion is in opposite relation to the first portion, and a pair of opposed longitudinally extending sides connecting the first portion to the second portion. The absorbent article also contains a layered portion with a substantially transparent cover layer that absorbs fluid, a substantially transparent backsheet layer, and an optional absorbent core, which may be substantially transparent. At least one flap may optionally extend laterally from a longitudinally extending side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Jutta S. Haarer, Joseph M. Luizzi, H. Michael Moscherosch, Miriam O. Motta