Patents by Inventor Sandra R. Bittar

Sandra R. Bittar 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).

  • Sanitary napkin having a resilient body-conforming portion
    Patent number: 5591150
    Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a sanitary napkin having a body-conforming portion or component that is capable of continuously adusting is provided. The body-conforming component, in one embodiment, is in the form of a resilient insert which has multiple arcuate portions in use. The insert has a central arcuate portion that provides the sanitary napkin with a convex upward shape in use and a pair of lateral arcuate portions that form barriers to the flow of liquid exudates. The multiple arcuate portions can either be pre-formed into the insert, or the insert can be provided in the form of a relatively flat piece that is provided with areas of different stiffness that form arcuate portions during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robb E. Olsen, Sandra R. Bittar, Letha M. Hines, William R. Vinnage, Jr., Melisse N. May, Thomas W. Osborn, III, Nancy B. Doak