US Patent Issued to Curt G. Joa on Oct. 7 for "Method of making elasticized waistband for use in an absorbent garment" (Maine, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,799, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Curt G. Joa Inc. (Sheboygan Falls, Wis.).

"Method of making elasticized waistband for use in an absorbent garment" was invented by Robert E. Andrews (Falmouth, Maine) and Christopher A. Schwartz (Howards Grove, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Absorbent garments are made by applying a refastenable material to a continuous panel web, folding the panel web, cutting the folded panel web into discrete folded panels, and aligning the folded panels with perforations in a continuous elasticized waist web. Discrete folded patches are coupled to the elastic web via the refastenable material and the per...