Patents by Inventor Robert J. Graeme

Robert J. Graeme 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).

  • Fluid management article having body-faceable protrusions
    Patent number: 8388593
    Abstract: A fluid-management article, such as a sanitary napkin, comprises a body-faceable, liquid-pervious cover having a top surface, a garment-faceable, liquid-impervious barrier, and an absorbent system intermediate the cover and the barrier. The fluid-management article comprises a plurality of fluid-guiding channels that surround a plurality of isolated protrusions. The channels and the protrusions are formed through the top surface of the cover of the fluid management article. The protrusions have an apex that extends a height greater than about 0.5 millimeters (mm) above at least a portion of the plurality of channels. The protrusions have a number density greater than about 0.15 protrusions/cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Pramod S. Mavinkurve, John T. Ulman, Steven H. White, Robert J. Graeme, III, Kenneth Anthony Pelley, Brian Michael Drzewiecki
  • Discrete absorbent article
    Patent number: 6984770
    Abstract: An absorbent article having a pigmented cover; a pigmented apertured transfer layer; an absorbent core; and a pigmented backsheet that provides masking of synthetic menstrual fluid and discretion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Inventors: Robert J. Graeme, III, H. Michael Moscherosch
  • Fluid management article having body-faceable protrusions
    Publication number: 20040254554
    Abstract: A fluid-management article, such as a sanitary napkin, comprises a body-faceable, liquid-pervious cover having a top surface, a garment-faceable, liquid-impervious barrier, and an absorbent system intermediate the cover and the barrier. The fluid-management article comprises a plurality of fluid-guiding channels that surround a plurality of isolated protrusions. The channels and the protrusions are formed through the top surface of the cover of the fluid management article. The protrusions have an apex that extends a height greater than about 0.5 millimeters (mm) above at least a portion of the plurality of channels. The protrusions have a number density greater than about 0.15 protrusions/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Pramod S. Mavinkurve, John T. Ulman, Steven H. White, Robert J. Graeme, Kenneth Anthony Pelley, Brian Michael Drzewiecki
  • Discrete absorbent article
    Patent number: 6586653
    Abstract: An absorbent article having a pigmented cover; a pigmented apertured transfer layer; an absorbent core; and a pigmented backsheet that provides masking of synthetic menstrual fluid and discretion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J.. Graeme, III, H. Michael Moscherosch
  • Discrete absorbent article
    Publication number: 20030083629
    Abstract: An absorbent article having a pigmented cover; a pigmented apertured transfer layer; an absorbent core; and a pigmented backsheet that provides masking of synthetic menstrual fluid and discretion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Robert J. Graeme, H. Michael Moscherosch
  • Ultrathin fluid management article
    Publication number: 20020165510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluid management article to be worn adjacent a user's perineum for collecting and/or absorbing low volumes of bodily fluids encountered both menstrually and intermenstrually. The article is particularly useful for everyday use, that is, for managing daily perspiration, vaginal discharge, post intercourse drainage, and other bodily fluids due to various conditions, such as infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Maria Luisa Berba, Robert J. Graeme, Andrew J. Hagerty, Barbara A. Ludwig, Stella Yi Zhang
  • DISCRETE ABSORBENT ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20020143312
    Abstract: An absorbent article having a pigmented cover; a pigmented apertured transfer layer; an absorbent core; and a pigmented backsheet that provides masking of synthetic menstrual fluid and discretion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Robert J. Graeme, H. Michael Moscherosch
  • Ultrathin fluid management article
    Patent number: 6440111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluid management article to be worn adjacent a user's perineum for collecting and/or absorbing low volumes of bodily fluids encountered both menstrually and intermenstrually. The article is particularly useful for everyday use, that is, for managing daily perspiration, vaginal discharge, post intercourse drainage, and other bodily fluids due to various conditions, such as infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Luisa Berba, Robert J. Graeme, Andrew J. Hagerty, Barbara A. Ludwig, Stella Yi Zhang
  • Sanitary napkin having an embossed cover layer
    Patent number: D506255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: McNeill-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Michael Drzewiecki, Robert J. Graeme, III, John T. Ulman
  • Sanitary napkin having an embossed cover layer
    Patent number: D508993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC., Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Michael Drzewiecki, Robert J. Graeme, III, John T. Ulman