Lisa L Frederick

US Patent:

20100292663, Nov 18, 2010

Filed:

May 13, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/779434

Inventors:

Gary Dean LaVon - Liberty Township OH, US
Luke Nogales - Cincinnati OH, US
Ernesto G. Bianchi - Mason OH, US
Lisa M. Frederick - Fairfield OH, US
John Brian Strube - Okeana OH, US

International Classification:

A61F 13/15

US Classification:

604367, 604378, 604386, 60438526

Abstract:

A disposable absorbent article may comprise a web that may be folded over at a first fold line forming a first hem, folded over at a second fold line forming a second hem, and folded over at a third fold line and attached in the front and back waist regions to form a first side flap. The web may be folded over at a fourth fold line and attached in the front and back waist regions to form a second side flap. The absorbent article may also comprise a second elastic gathering member attached at or adjacent the side edge of the absorbent article. Also, the absorbent article may comprise laterally opposing deployable belt ears attached to the web in at least one of the waist regions. Each belt ear may be disposed laterally inward until being deployed laterally outward so as to project laterally outward beyond the respective distal edges of the side flaps.

US Patent:

20090312738, Dec 17, 2009

Filed:

Jun 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/485431

Inventors:

Gary Dean LaVon - Liberty Township OH, US
Ernesto G. Bianchi - Mason OH, US
Lisa M. Frederick - Fairfield OH, US
Luke Nogales - West Chester OH, US
John Brian Strube - Okeana OH, US

International Classification:

A61F 13/45
A61F 13/64

US Classification:

60438528, 604392

Abstract:

A disposable absorbent article may comprise a web that may be folded over at a first fold line forming a first hem, folded over at a second fold line forming a second hem, and folded over at a third fold line and attached in the front and back waist regions to form a first side flap. The web may be folded over at a fourth fold line and attached in the front and back waist regions to form a second side flap. The absorbent article may also comprise a second elastic gathering member attached at or adjacent the side edge of the absorbent article. Also, the absorbent article may comprise laterally opposing deployable belt ears attached to the web in at least one of the waist regions. Each belt ear may be disposed laterally inward until being deployed laterally outward so as to project laterally outward beyond the respective distal edges of the side flaps.