Patents by Inventor Franz-Josef HERMES

Franz-Josef HERMES 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).

  • Hip-to-side silhouettes for boxer brief type disposable absorbent articles and arrays
    Patent number: 11857401
    Abstract: An absorbent article may have a Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from 0.5 to about 1.8 and a Relaxed Product Side Length that is greater than about 65% of the Relaxed Product Length. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from about 0.5 to about 1.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gary Dean Lavon, Bret Darren Seitz, Masaharu Nishikawa, Sarah M. Wade, Franz-Josef Hermes
  • ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH LEG GASKETING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230372165
    Abstract: Disclosed is an absorbent article comprising: a core chassis and a leg gasketing system comprising a pair of wearer facing cuff regions formed by inwardly extending cuff material over a wearer facing side of the core chassis, each wearer facing cuff region comprising a longitudinally extending inner cuff sealing and a longitudinally extending inner cuff free edge positioned inward from the inner cuff sealing, wherein the inner cuff sealing bonds the cuff material and a topsheet, and an inner cuff elastic element is disposed adjacent the inner cuff free edge; a pair of garment facing cuff regions formed by inwardly extending the cuff material over a garment facing side of the core chassis, and a pair of outer cuff elastic elements disposed on wearer facing cuff regions or garment facing cuff regions, each outer cuff elastic element superposing the core side regions and disposed outward from the inner cuff sealings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Koichi MORIMOTO, Natalia Nikolaewna GAIKO, Christine Elisabeth SCHOBER, Mengmeng ZHANG, Sarah ZITZER, Thomas TOMBUELT-MEYER, Petra BALLENBERGER, Lei CHEN, Franz-Josef HERMES, Aaron Jeffrey KNOOP, Kyle James RAABE, John Andrew STRASEMEIER
  • LENGTH-TO-SIDE SILHOUETTES FOR BOXER BRIEF/BOYSHORT TYPE DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20220331173
    Abstract: An absorbent article may have a Product Length-to-Side Silhouette from 0.5 to about 1.5. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Length-to-Side Silhouette from 0.5 to about 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Gary Dean LaVON, Bret Darren SEITZ, Sarah M. WADE, Masaharu NISHIKAWA, Franz-Josef HERMES
  • Length-to-side silhouettes for boxer brief/boyshort type disposable absorbent articles and arrays
    Patent number: 11432974
    Abstract: An absorbent article may have a Product Length-to-Side Silhouette from 0.5 to about 1.5. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Length-to-Side Silhouette from 0.5 to about 1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gary Dean LaVon, Bret Darren Seitz, Sarah M. Wade, Masaharu Nishikawa, Franz-Josef Hermes
  • Hip-to-side and waist-to-side silhouettes for bikini/low rise brief type disposable absorbent articles and arrays
    Patent number: 11432971
    Abstract: An absorbent article may have a Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.3 to about 6, and a Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.3 to about 6. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.3 to about 6, and an Array Average Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.3 to about 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gary Dean LaVon, Bret Darren Seitz, Franz-Josef Hermes
  • Hip-to-side silhouettes for boxer brief type disposable absorbent articles and arrays
    Patent number: 11432973
    Abstract: An absorbent article may have a Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from 0.5 to about 1.8 and a Relaxed Product Side Length that is greater than about 65% of the Relaxed Product Length. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from about 0.5 to about 1.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gary Dean LaVON, Bret Darren Seitz, Masaharu Nishikawa, Sarah M. Wade, Franz-Josef Hermes
  • HIP-TO-SIDE SILHOUETTES FOR BOXER BRIEF TYPE DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20220257433
    Abstract: An absorbent article may have a Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from 0.5 to about 1.8 and a Relaxed Product Side Length that is greater than about 65% of the Relaxed Product Length. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from about 0.5 to about 1.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Gary Dean LAVON, Bret Darren SEITZ, Masaharu NISHIKAWA, Sarah M. WADE, Franz-Josef HERMES
  • Length-to-hip and length-to-waist silhouettes of disposable absorbent articles and arrays
    Patent number: 11351068
    Abstract: An absorbent article may have a Product Length-to-Hip Silhouette from about 0.5 to about 0.85 and a Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette from about 0.5 to about 0.9. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette from about 0.5 to about 0.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gary Dean LaVon, Bret Darren Seitz, Masaharu Nishikawa, Sarah M. Wade, Franz-Josef Hermes
  • LENGTH-TO-SIDE SILHOUETTES FOR BOXER BRIEF/BOYSHORT TYPE DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20190029894
    Abstract: An absorbent article may have a Product Length-to-Side Silhouette from 0.5 to about 1.5. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Length-to-Side Silhouette from 0.5 to about 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Gary Dean LaVON, Bret Darren SEITZ, Sarah M. WADE, Masaharu NISHIKAWA, Franz-Josef HERMES
  • LENGTH-TO-HIP AND LENGTH-TO-WAIST SILHOUETTES OF DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20190000684
    Abstract: An absorbent article may have a Product Length-to-Hip Silhouette from about 0.5 to about 0.85 and a Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette from about 0.5 to about 0.9. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette from about 0.5 to about 0.9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Gary Dean LaVON, Bret Darren SEITZ, Masaharu NISHIKAWA, Sarah M. WADE, Franz-Josef HERMES
  • HIP-TO-SIDE AND WAIST-TO-SIDE SILHOUETTES FOR BIKINI/ LOW RISE BRIEF TYPE DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20190000682
    Abstract: An absorbent article may have a Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.3 to about 6, and a Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.3 to about 6. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.3 to about 6, and an Array Average Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from about 2.3 to about 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Gary Dean LaVON, Bret Darren SEITZ, Franz-Josef HERMES
  • HIP-TO-SIDE SILHOUETTES FOR BOXER BRIEF TYPE DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20190000685
    Abstract: An absorbent article may have a Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from 0.5 to about 1.8 and a Relaxed Product Side Length that is greater than about 65% of the Relaxed Product Length. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Hip-to-Side Silhouette from about 0.5 to about 1.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Gary Dean LaVON, Bret Darren SEITZ, Masaharu NISHIKAWA, Sarah M. WADE, Franz-Josef HERMES