Patents by Inventor Robert H. LeGault

Robert H. LeGault 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).

  • Three-dimensional sanitary napkin having absorbent material contoured on the baffle side
    Patent number: 4639254
    Abstract: A three-dimensionally hourglass-shaped sanitary napkin with a cellulose fluff insert for absorption that is outwardly bulging on the baffle side to create a thicker region near the center of the sanitary napkin. The baffle or fluid-impervious layer wraps around the absorbent cellulose fluff insert to form a well thereby maintaining fluid within its borders to afford increased protection from fluid leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Robert H. LeGault, Arrigo D. Jezzi, James D. Milner, Barbara Oakley, Paul G. Franke