US Patent Issued to Fameccanica. Data on Sept. 16 for "Methods and apparatus for making absorbent articles having a pocket and absorbent articles" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,879, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Fameccanica. Data S.p.A. (Pescara, Italy).

"Methods and apparatus for making absorbent articles having a pocket and absorbent articles" was invented by Gabriele Sablone (Pescara, Italy) and Fabio Passarella (Pianella, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatus for producing absorbent articles having a pocket, and absorbent articles having a pocket, are provided. The methods and apparatus include the continuous provision of nonwoven material and elastic strands, and the continuous bonding of elastic strands to nonwoven material, so as to continuously produce absorbent articles....