Patents by Inventor Steven Ritter
Steven Ritter 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).
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Publication number: 20250116067Abstract: Belts and sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise discrete cells of multiple sizes (including three different cell sizes) and/or certain patterns. The cells may be discrete knuckles or pillows and the fibrous structures may further comprise an emboss, such as a double dot emboss.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Elizabeth Ann KREIDER, Nakomi Lee FELDMANN, Kathryn Christian KIEN, Anthony Paul BANKEMPER, Charles A. REDD, Ansonia BADGETT, Kimberly Marie GERLACH, Matthew Steven RITTER, Mireilly A. ROSADOBONILLA, Kari Beth ROSS
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Patent number: 11986379Abstract: A composite includes a first substrate and a second substrate joined in a bonding region, wherein the first substrate comprises a first Peak Force Tensile Strength and the second Peak Force Tensile Strength. The first Peak Force Tensile Strength is greater than or equal to the second Peak Force Tensile Strength. The bonding region has a Bond Density of about 10% to about 22%; and a Composite Tensile Strength at Peak Force that is within about 15% of the second Peak Force Tensile Strength.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ray Dennis Dria, Michael Joseph Page, Joseph Leslie Grolmes, Scott Alan King, Matthew Steven Ritter, Christopher Colin Arp
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Publication number: 20230233384Abstract: A composite includes a first substrate and a second substrate joined in a bonding region, wherein the first substrate comprises a first Peak Force Tensile Strength and the second Peak Force Tensile Strength. The first Peak Force Tensile Strength is greater than or equal to the second Peak Force Tensile Strength. The bonding region has a Bond Density of about 10% to about 22%; and a Composite Tensile Strength at Peak Force that is within about 15% of the second Peak Force Tensile Strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Ray Dennis DRIA, Michael Joseph PAGE, Joseph Leslie GROLMES, Scott Alan KING, Matthew Steven RITTER, Christopher Colin ARP
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Patent number: 11642255Abstract: A composite includes a first substrate and a second substrate joined in a bonding region, wherein the first substrate comprises a first Peak Force Tensile Strength and the second Peak Force Tensile Strength. The first Peak Force Tensile Strength is greater than or equal to the second Peak Force Tensile Strength. The bonding region has a Bond Density of about 10% to about 22%; and a Composite Tensile Strength at Peak Force that is within about 15% of the second Peak Force Tensile Strength.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYInventors: Ray Dennis Dria, Michael Joseph Page, Joseph Leslie Grolmes, Scott Alan King, Matthew Steven Ritter, Christopher Colin Arp
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Patent number: 11542663Abstract: Fibrous structures having two or more zones, sanitary tissue products comprising such fibrous structures, and method for making such fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Andrea Swinicki, Cassandra Ann Sepello, Matthew Steven Ritter, Katie Kristine Glass, Rachael Eden Walther, Guillermo Matias Vidal
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Publication number: 20220226168Abstract: A patterned apertured web is disclosed. The patterned apertured web includes a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web and a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web. At least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures. The patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 3% to about 30%, according to the Aperture Test herein. The patterned apertured web has a plurality of Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances have a distribution having a median and a mean.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Sara Lyn GIOVANNI, Donald Carroll ROE, John Lee HAMMONS, Kelyn Anne ARORA, Timothy Ian MULLANE, Matthew Steven RITTER, Jill Marlene ORR, Jennifer SCHUTTE, John Brian STRUBE, Ann Cecilia TAPP, Rachael Eden WALTHER, Amanda Margaret BICKING, Jennifer Lynn DUSOLD, Margaret Elizabeth PORTER
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Patent number: 11324645Abstract: An absorbent article including a liquid permeable topsheet on a wearer-facing side of the absorbent article and a garment-facing laminate on a garment-facing side of the absorbent article is disclosed. The garment-facing laminate includes a backsheet film and a nonwoven layer joined to the backsheet film. The nonwoven layer defines a plurality of apertures. At least 3 of the plurality of apertures in a repeat unit have a different Effective Aperture Area, according to the Aperture Test herein, a different shape, and a different Absolute Feret Angle, according to the Aperture Test herein. The absorbent article includes an absorbent core disposed at least partially intermediate the liquid permeable topsheet and the garment-facing laminate.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Sara Lyn Giovanni, Donald Carroll Roe, John Lee Hammons, Kelyn Anne Arora, Timothy Ian Mullane, Matthew Steven Ritter, Jill Marlene Orr, Jennifer Schutte, John Brian Strube, Ann Cecilia Tapp, Rachael Eden Walther, Amanda Margaret Bicking, Jennifer Lynn Dusold, Margaret Elizabeth Porter
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Patent number: 11213436Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to substrates or topsheets having repeating patterns of apertures for absorbent articles. Each of the repeat units comprises at least three apertures.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Alizha Victoria Smith, Kelyn Anne Arora, Matthew Steven Ritter
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Patent number: 11213437Abstract: An array of disposable absorbent articles is described herein. The array has a first plurality of absorbent articles and a second plurality of absorbent articles. Each of the first plurality and second plurality of absorbent articles have absorbent cores having patterned end edges each having a plurality of inflection points.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Lauren Jane Lacy, Amit Kaushik, Emma Lynn Sartini, Matthew Steven Ritter, Andrew Saska
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Patent number: 11160694Abstract: A three-dimensional substrate has a central longitudinal axis extending perpendicular to a central lateral axis. A line taken in a direction parallel to or perpendicular to the central lateral axis of the three-dimensional substrate has a non-apertured, first visually discernible zone in the substrate and a second visually discernible zone in the substrate. The first visually discernable zone has a pattern of three-dimensional features on a first surface or a second surface. At least some of the three-dimensional features define a microzone having a first region and a second region. The first region and the second region have a difference in value for an intensive property. The second visually discernable zone defines apertures. The apertures have an Effective Aperture Area in a range of about 0.3 mm2 to about 15 mm2.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Arman Ashraf, Kelyn Anne Arora, Matthew Steven Ritter
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Patent number: 11154428Abstract: An absorbent article is disclosed, including a three-dimensional material formed of a liquid permeable topsheet and an acquisition material. The acquisition material is positioned beneath the topsheet, and both may be formed of nonwoven material. The three dimensional material may have two surfaces and a plurality of protrusions extending in a z-direction from one of the surfaces, each protrusion having side walls defining an opening in the other of the surfaces. One of the topsheet and the acquisition material may include fibers spun of polymer resin pigmented with a first color that differs from a second color of fibers of the other of the topsheet and the acquisition material, and the differing colors are visible when viewing a wearer-facing surface of the absorbent article.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Rodrigo Rosati, Aniruddha Chatterjee, Matthew Steven Ritter, Jill Marlene Orr, John B. Strube, Adrien Grenier, James T. Knapmeyer, John Lee Hammons, Paul Thomas Weisman
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Publication number: 20200362518Abstract: Fibrous structures having two or more zones, sanitary tissue products comprising such fibrous structures, and method for making such fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Andrea Swinicki, Cassandra Ann Sepello, Matthew Steven Ritter, Katie Kristine Glass, Rachael Eden Walther, Guillermo Matias Vidal
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Patent number: D895303Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Steven Ritter, Alizha Victoria Smith, Kelyn Anne Arora, Sarah Ann Sanborn
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Patent number: D970725Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Alejandro Jose Rivero, Matthew Steven Ritter
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Patent number: D973200Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ray Dennis Dria, Michael Joseph Page, Joseph Leslie Grolmes, Scott Alan King, Matthew Steven Ritter, Christopher Colin Arp
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Patent number: D1018070Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Steven Ritter, Eric Andrew Quehl
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Patent number: D1020268Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Steven Ritter, Rachael Eden Walther, Guillermo Matias Vidal
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Patent number: D1031026Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ray Dennis Dria, Michael Joseph Page, Joseph Leslie Grolmes, Scott Alan King, Matthew Steven Ritter, Christopher Colin Arp
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Patent number: D1074215Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jennifer Lynn Dusold, Douglas Jay Barkey, Joshua Thomas Fung, Matthew Steven Ritter, Katherine L. Schwerdtfeger
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Patent number: D1074216Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jennifer Lynn Dusold, Douglas Jay Barkey, Joshua Thomas Fung, Matthew Steven Ritter, Katherine I. Schwerdtfeger