Patents by Inventor Monica R. Tournoux

Monica R. Tournoux 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: 11925537
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to stranded elastomeric laminates (including bi-laminates and tri-laminates) comprising beamed elastics and may have inventive Dtex-to-Nonwoven-Basis-Weight-Ratios, Dtex-to-Spacing-Ratios, and/or Void-Area-to-Strand-Area-Ratios. The stranded laminates of the present disclosure may be used for disposable absorbent article components (including pant belts) and may comprise inventive bonding arrangements that yield inventive textures and texture arrangements. When the inventive stranded elastomeric laminates are used for pant belts, the pants may have inventive Application-Forces, Sustained-Fit-Load-Forces, and Sustained-Fit-Unload-Forces. Further, when absorbent articles are packaged under compression at inventive In-Bag-Stack-Heights, the stranded elastomeric laminates of the present disclosure maintain their inventive properties and characteristics, including their inventive textures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gary D. LaVon, Bret D. Seitz, Uwe Schneider, Joseph A. Eckstein, Vanessa M. Melendez, Monica R. Tournoux, Corinne A. Rowley, Elizabeth J. Bruns
  • Publication number: 20220008255
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to stranded elastomeric laminates (including bi-laminates and tri-laminates) comprising beamed elastics and may have inventive Dtex-to-Nonwoven-Basis-Weight-Ratios, Dtex-to-Spacing-Ratios, and/or Void-Area-to-Strand-Area-Ratios. The stranded laminates of the present disclosure may be used for disposable absorbent article components (including pant belts) and may comprise inventive bonding arrangements that yield inventive textures and texture arrangements. When the inventive stranded elastomeric laminates are used for pant belts, the pants may have inventive Application-Forces, Sustained-Fit-Load-Forces, and Sustained-Fit-Unload-Forces. Further, when absorbent articles are packaged under compression at inventive In-Bag-Stack-Heights, the stranded elastomeric laminates of the present disclosure maintain their inventive properties and characteristics, including their inventive textures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Gary D. LaVON, Bret D. SEITZ, Uwe SCHNEIDER, Joseph A. ECKSTEIN, Vanessa M. MELENDEZ, Monica R. TOURNOUX, Corinne A. ROWLEY, Elizabeth J. BRUNS
  • Patent number: 11147718
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to stranded elastomeric laminates (including bi-laminates and tri-laminates) comprising beamed elastics and may have inventive Dtex-to-Nonwoven-Basis-Weight-Ratios, Dtex-to-Spacing-Ratios, and/or Void-Area-to-Strand-Area-Ratios. The stranded laminates of the present disclosure may be used for disposable absorbent article components (including pant belts) and may comprise inventive bonding arrangements that yield inventive textures and texture arrangements. When the inventive stranded elastomeric laminates are used for pant belts, the pants may have inventive Application-Forces, Sustained-Fit-Load-Forces, and Sustained-Fit-Unload-Forces. Further, when absorbent articles are packaged under compression at inventive In-Bag-Stack-Heights, the stranded elastomeric laminates of the present disclosure maintain their inventive properties and characteristics, including their inventive textures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gary D. LaVon, Bret D. Seitz, Uwe Schneider, Joseph A. Eckstein, Vanessa M. Melendez, Monica R. Tournoux, Corinne A. Rowley, Elizabeth J. Bruns
  • Publication number: 20190070042
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to stranded elastomeric laminates (including bi-laminates and tri-laminates) comprising beamed elastics and may have inventive Dtex-to-Nonwoven-Basis-Weight-Ratios, Dtex-to-Spacing-Ratios, and/or Void-Area-to-Strand-Area-Ratios. The stranded laminates of the present disclosure may be used for disposable absorbent article components (including pant belts) and may comprise inventive bonding arrangements that yield inventive textures and texture arrangements. When the inventive stranded elastomeric laminates are used for pant belts, the pants may have inventive Application-Forces, Sustained-Fit-Load-Forces, and Sustained-Fit-Unload-Forces. Further, when absorbent articles are packaged under compression at inventive In-Bag-Stack-Heights, the stranded elastomeric laminates of the present disclosure maintain their inventive properties and characteristics, including their inventive textures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Gary D. LaVON, Bret D. SEITZ, Uwe SCHNEIDER, Joseph A. ECKSTEIN, Vanessa M. MELENDEZ, Monica R. TOURNOUX, Corinne A. ROWLEY, Elizabeth J. BRUNS
  • Patent number: D737579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Amanda Margaret Bicking, Marie Brigid O'reilly, Barry Robert Feist, Tina Marie Glahn, Sara Jon Shipley, Monica R. Tournoux, Jennifer Rodic, Rachael Eden Walther
  • Patent number: D738636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Amanda Margaret Bicking, Marie Brigid O'Reilly, Barry Robert Feist, Sara Jon Shipley, Monica R. Tournoux, Jennifer Rodic, Rachael Eden Walther
  • Patent number: D804657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Vanessa Marie Melendez, Sion Agami, Jessica Owen Stephens, Jennifer Laura Spriggs, Monica R. Tournoux
  • Patent number: D804667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Vanessa Marie Melendez, Sion Agami, Monica R. Tournoux, Jennifer Laura Spriggs
  • Patent number: D839419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Vanessa Marie Melendez, Sion Agami, Monica R. Tournoux, Jennifer Laura Spriggs
  • Patent number: D843566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Vanessa Marie Melendez, Sion Agami, Jessica Owen Stephens, Jennifer Laura Spriggs, Monica R. Tournoux
  • Patent number: D851241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sion Agami, Vanessa Marie Melendez, Monica R. Tournoux, Corinne Rowley
  • Patent number: D861862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sion Agami, Vanessa Marie Melendez, Monica R. Tournoux, Corinne Rowley