Patents by Inventor Vanessa M. MELENDEZ
Vanessa M. MELENDEZ 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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Patent number: 11925537Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gary D. LaVon, Bret D. Seitz, Uwe Schneider, Joseph A. Eckstein, Vanessa M. Melendez, Monica R. Tournoux, Corinne A. Rowley, Elizabeth J. Bruns
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Publication number: 20240074916Abstract: Garment-like absorbent articles are disclosed. The garment-like absorbent articles may include two nonwoven components that have coordinating and/or substantially similar repeat patterns of apertures and/or bonds. The two nonwoven components may also have certain repeat unit areas, repeat unit width, and repeat unit lengths to aid in softness and to provide improved aesthetic appearance to consumers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Alizha V. SMITH, Christopher S. CAMERON, Nayda Liz RAMOS MEDINA, Vanessa M. MELENDEZ, Brittany D. CANFIELD
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Patent number: 11918442Abstract: Garment-like absorbent articles are disclosed. The garment-like absorbent articles may include one or more nonwoven components that having repeating patterns of apertures and/or bonds. The nonwoven components may also have certain repeat unit areas, repeat unit width, and repeat unit lengths to aid in softness and to provide improved aesthetic appearance to consumers.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Alizha V. Smith, Christopher S. Cameron, Nayda Liz Ramos Medina, Vanessa M. Melendez, Brittany D. Canfield
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Patent number: 11850128Abstract: Garment-like absorbent articles are disclosed. The garment-like absorbent articles may include two nonwoven components that have coordinating and/or substantially similar repeat patterns of apertures and/or bonds. The two nonwoven components may also have certain repeat unit areas, repeat unit width, and repeat unit lengths to aid in softness and to provide improved aesthetic appearance to consumers.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: The Procter and Gamble CompanyInventors: Alizha V. Smith, Christopher S. Cameron, Nayda Liz Ramos Medina, Vanessa M. Melendez, Brittany D. Canfield
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Publication number: 20220008255Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Gary D. LaVON, Bret D. SEITZ, Uwe SCHNEIDER, Joseph A. ECKSTEIN, Vanessa M. MELENDEZ, Monica R. TOURNOUX, Corinne A. ROWLEY, Elizabeth J. BRUNS
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Patent number: 11147718Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gary D. LaVon, Bret D. Seitz, Uwe Schneider, Joseph A. Eckstein, Vanessa M. Melendez, Monica R. Tournoux, Corinne A. Rowley, Elizabeth J. Bruns
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Publication number: 20200100956Abstract: A nonwoven web for an absorbent article is provided. The nonwoven web comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on the first surface or the second surface. The three-dimensional features comprise one or more first regions and a plurality of second regions. The one or more first regions are different than the plurality of second regions in a value of an average intensive property. The one or more first regions comprise a first line, a second line, and a third line extending at least partially intermediate the first line and the second line. The first line and the second line extend in substantially the same direction. The third line extends in a direction transverse to the first line and the second line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Arman ASHRAF, Alizha V. SMITH, Christopher S. CAMERON, Nayda Liz RAMOS MEDINA, Vanessa M. MELENDEZ, Brittany D. CANFIELD
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Publication number: 20200100955Abstract: Garment-like absorbent articles are disclosed. The garment-like absorbent articles may include one or more nonwoven components that having repeating patterns of apertures and/or bonds. The nonwoven components may also have certain repeat unit areas, repeat unit width, and repeat unit lengths to aid in softness and to provide improved aesthetic appearance to consumers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Alizha V. SMITH, Christopher S. CAMERON, Nayda Liz RAMOS MEDINA, Vanessa M. MELENDEZ, Brittany D. CANFIELD
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Publication number: 20200100949Abstract: Garment-like absorbent articles are disclosed. The garment-like absorbent articles may include two nonwoven components that have coordinating and/or substantially similar repeat patterns of apertures and/or bonds. The two nonwoven components may also have certain repeat unit areas, repeat unit width, and repeat unit lengths to aid in softness and to provide improved aesthetic appearance to consumers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Alizha V. SMITH, Christopher S. CAMERON, Nayda Liz RAMOS MEDINA, Vanessa M. MELENDEZ, Brittany D. CANFIELD
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Publication number: 20190070042Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Gary D. LaVON, Bret D. SEITZ, Uwe SCHNEIDER, Joseph A. ECKSTEIN, Vanessa M. MELENDEZ, Monica R. TOURNOUX, Corinne A. ROWLEY, Elizabeth J. BRUNS