Patents by Inventor Joerg Endres
Joerg Endres 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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Publication number: 20230383461Abstract: Bleached polycrylic acid crosslinked cellulose fibers with reduced furfural content are disclosed. The reduced furfural content is accompanied by a strong reduction of malodor associated with crosslinked fibers. Methods of furfural reduction include treatment with hydrogen peroxide in the absence of alkaline or other bleaching agents subsequent to curing polyacrylic acid crosslinked cellulose fibers. Some embodiments of treated polycrylic acid crosslinked cellulose fibers have a furfural content lower than 1.3 ppm. In some embodiments, the reduction of furfural content of the treated crosslinked fibers compared to untreated crosslinked fibers is at least 55%. in some embodiments, furfural content decreases with aging of the treated crosslinked fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Angel Stoyanov, Joerg Endres, Holger Beruda, Ludwig Busam
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Patent number: 11725339Abstract: Bleached polyacrylic acid crosslinked cellulose fibers with reduced furfural content are disclosed. The reduced furfural content is accompanied by a strong reduction of malodor associated with crosslinked fibers. Methods of furfural reduction include treatment with hydrogen peroxide in the absence of alkaline or other bleaching agents subsequent to curing polyacrylic acid crosslinked cellulose fibers. Some embodiments of treated polyacrylic acid crosslinked cellulose fibers have a furfural content lower than 1.3 ppm. In some embodiments, the reduction of furfural content of the treated crosslinked fibers compared to untreated crosslinked fibers is at least 55%. in some embodiments, furfural content decreases with aging of the treated crosslinked fibers.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYInventors: Angel Stoyanov, Joerg Endres, Holger Beruda, Ludwig Busam
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Publication number: 20230099991Abstract: An absorbent article such as a diaper extending in a longitudinal direction parallel to a longitudinal axis (80?) and a transversal direction (90?) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and comprising a distribution layer (54) between a topsheet (24) and an absorbent core (28). The distribution layer comprises a fibrous material and a first and second longitudinally-extending channels (86a,b) substantially free of fibrous material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Ernesto Gabriel BIANCHI, Jörg ENDRES, Alexander FEDOTOV, Julien René GARCIA, Ryo MINOGUCHI
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Patent number: 11135101Abstract: An absorbent article having a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction and a transversal axis extending in a transversal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The absorbent article comprises a fluid-permeable topsheet, a lotion on the topsheet having a lotion pattern covering a lotion pattern area, a fluid-impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet. The core wrap defines a core footprint in a plane parallel to the longitudinal direction and transversal direction. The ratio of the lotion pattern area relative to the area of the footprint of the absorbent core ranges from 5% to 25%.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ernesto Gabriel Bianchi, Joerg Endres, Julien Rene Garcia, Robert John O'Connor, Donald Carroll Roe
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Patent number: 11123235Abstract: An absorbent article having a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction and a transversal axis extending in a transversal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The absorbent article comprises a fluid-permeable topsheet, a lotion on the topsheet having a lotion pattern covering a lotion pattern area, a fluid-impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet. The core wrap defines a core footprint in a plane parallel to the longitudinal direction and transversal direction. The article comprises an intermediate layer between the topsheet and the absorbent core, the intermediate layer comprising at least one longitudinally-extending channel, preferably at least a pair of longitudinally-extending channels disposed symmetrically on each side of the longitudinal axis. The topsheet is depressed in the channel(s). The lotion-to-channel overlap ratio ranges from 0% to 20% of the area of the channel(s).Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ernesto Gabriel Bianchi, Joerg Endres, Julien Rene Garcia, Donald Carroll Roe
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Patent number: 11123240Abstract: An absorbent core for absorbent articles such as diapers comprising a core wrap comprising a top side and a bottom side, an absorbent material between the top side and the bottom side of the core wrap, a first and second longitudinally-extending channel-forming areas substantially free of absorbent material preferably through which the top side of the core wrap is attached to the bottom side of the core wrap disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis. The core has a central absorbent zone between the first and the second channel-forming areas and a first and second lateral absorbent zones disposed laterally outwardly. The absorbent core comprises at least one transversal folding line, preferably at least two transversal folding lines, in the region where the longitudinally-extending channel-forming areas are present.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ernesto Gabriel Bianchi, Bruno Johannes Ehrnsperger, Joerg Endres, Julien René Garcia
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Publication number: 20210259895Abstract: A liquid permeable substrate for an absorbent article is disclosed. The substrate includes a first layer including a hydrophobic material and a second layer including a hydrophilic material. The first layer is joined to the second layer. The substrate includes a plurality of recesses, a plurality of projections, and a plurality of land areas. The land areas surround at least a majority of the plurality of projections and a plurality of the recesses. The plurality of recesses, the plurality of projections, and the plurality of land areas together form a first three-dimensional surface on a first side of the substrate and a second three-dimensional surface on a second side of the substrate. The substrate has an overall z-directional height in the range of about 1000 ?m to about 6000 ?m according to the Overall Substrate Height Test.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Olaf Erik ISELE, Jörg ENDRES, Gueltekin ERDEM, Rodrigo ROSATI, Paul Thomas WEISMAN, Sharon Ann YOUNG, Mike P. PURDON
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Patent number: 11033440Abstract: A liquid permeable substrate for an absorbent article is disclosed. The substrate includes a first layer including a hydrophobic material and a second layer including a hydrophilic material. The first layer is joined to the second layer. The substrate includes a plurality of recesses, a plurality of projections, and a plurality of land areas. The land areas surround at least a majority of the plurality of projections and a plurality of the recesses. The plurality of recesses, the plurality of projections, and the plurality of land areas together form a first three-dimensional surface on a first side of the substrate and a second three-dimensional surface on a second side of the substrate. The substrate has an overall z-directional height in the range of about 1000 ?m to about 6000 ?m according to the Overall Substrate Height Test.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Olaf Erik Isele, Jörg Endres, Gueltekin Erdem, Rodrigo Rosati, Paul Thomas Weisman, Sharon Ann Young, Mike P. Purdon
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Publication number: 20210030603Abstract: An absorbent core for absorbent articles such as diapers comprising a core wrap comprising a top side and a bottom side, an absorbent material between the top side and the bottom side of the core wrap, a first and second longitudinally-extending channel-forming areas disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis and substantially free of absorbent material preferably through which the top side of the core wrap is preferably attached to the bottom side of the core wrap. The core has a central absorbent zone between the first and the second channel-forming areas and a first and second lateral absorbent zones disposed laterally outwardly. The basis weight of the absorbent material in the central absorbent zone is higher than the basis weight of the absorbent material in each of the lateral absorbent zones for at least a first transversal section (S1). This relation is inverted along a second transversal section (S2) of the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Ernesto Gabriel BIANCHI, Bruno Johannes EHRNSPERGER, Joerg ENDRES, Julien René GARCIA
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Patent number: 10842690Abstract: An absorbent core for absorbent articles such as diapers comprising a core wrap comprising a top side and a bottom side, an absorbent material between the top side and the bottom side of the core wrap, a first and second longitudinally-extending channel-forming areas disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis and substantially free of absorbent material preferably through which the top side of the core wrap is preferably attached to the bottom side of the core wrap. The core has a central absorbent zone between the first and the second channel-forming areas and a first and second lateral absorbent zones disposed laterally outwardly. The basis weight of the absorbent material in the central absorbent zone is higher than the basis weight of the absorbent material in each of the lateral absorbent zones for at least a first transversal section (S1). This relation is inverted along a second transversal section (S2) of the core.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ernesto Gabriel Bianchi, Bruno Johannes Ehrnsperger, Joerg Endres, Julien René Garcia
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Patent number: 10765570Abstract: An absorbent article comprises a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet, and a distribution material comprising a wet-laid, three-dimensional fibrous substrate comprising at least 80% pulp fibers by weight of the wet-laid, three-dimensional fibrous substrate. The wet-laid, three-dimensional fibrous substrate comprises a continuous network region and a plurality of discrete zones that are dispersed throughout the continuous network region. The continuous network region comprises a first average density and the plurality of discrete zones comprise a second average density. The discrete zones are dispersed throughout the continuous network region. The first average density and the second average density are different.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Thomas Weisman, Andrea Peri, Kenneth Michael Hamall, Aniruddha Chatterjee, Jörg Endres, Mattias Schmidt, Sandra Sautter, Gene Xiaoqing Huang, Darrell Ian Brown, Ward William Ostendorf
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Publication number: 20200181840Abstract: Bleached polycrylic acid crosslinked cellulose fibers with reduced furfural content are disclosed. The reduced furfural content is accompanied by a strong reduction of malodor associated with crosslinked fibers. Methods of furfural reduction include treatment with hydrogen peroxide in the absence of alkaline or other bleaching agents subsequent to curing polyacrylic acid crosslinked cellulose fibers. Some embodiments of treated polycrylic acid crosslinked cellulose fibers have a furfural content lower than 1.3 ppm. In some embodiments, the reduction of furfural content of the treated crosslinked fibers compared to untreated crosslinked fibers is at least 55%. in some embodiments, furfural content decreases with aging of the treated crosslinked fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: International Paper CompanyInventors: Angel Stoyanov, Joerg Endres, Holger Beruda, Ludwig Busam
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Patent number: 10517775Abstract: An absorbent article comprises a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet, and a distribution material comprising a wet-laid, three-dimensional fibrous substrate comprising at least 80% pulp fibers by weight of the wet-laid, three-dimensional fibrous substrate. The wet-laid, three-dimensional fibrous substrate comprises a continuous network region, a plurality of discrete zones, and a plurality of transition regions. The transition regions are positioned intermediate the continuous network region and at least some of the plurality of discrete zones.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Thomas Weisman, Andrea Peri, Kenneth Michael Hamall, Aniruddha Chatterjee, Jörg Endres, Mattias Schmidt, Sandra Sautter, Gene Xiaoqing Huang, Darrell Ian Brown, Ward William Ostendorf
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Patent number: 10342717Abstract: An absorbent article comprises a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core comprises an absorbent material. The absorbent article further comprises a distribution material between the topsheet and the absorbent core. The distribution material is notionally divided in a front region, a back region and a middle region located between the front and the back region. Each of the front, back and middle regions is ? of the length of the distribution material. At least one of the front, back and middle regions of the distribution material comprises one or more layers. The one or more layers of the distribution material comprise a fibrous structure made of wet-laid fibers.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Andrea Peri, Kenneth Michael Hamall, Aniruddha Chatterjee, Joerg Endres, Mattias Schmidt, Sandra Sautter, Gene Xiaoqing Huang, Darrell Ian Brown, Ward William Ostendorf, Joseph Leslie Grolmes
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Publication number: 20190117474Abstract: A liquid permeable substrate for an absorbent article is disclosed. The substrate includes a first layer including a hydrophobic material and a second layer including a hydrophilic material. The first layer is joined to the second layer. The substrate includes a plurality of recesses, a plurality of projections, and a plurality of land areas. The land areas surround at least a majority of the plurality of projections and a plurality of the recesses. The plurality of recesses, the plurality of projections, and the plurality of land areas together form a first three-dimensional surface on a first side of the substrate and a second three-dimensional surface on a second side of the substrate. The substrate has an overall z-directional height in the range of about 1000 ?m to about 6000 ?m according to the Overall Substrate Height Test.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Olaf Erik ISELE, Jörg ENDRES, Gueltekin ERDEM, Rodrigo ROSATI, Paul Thomas WEISMAN, Sharon Ann YOUNG, Mike P. PURDON
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Patent number: 10206826Abstract: A liquid permeable substrate for an absorbent article is disclosed. The substrate includes a first layer including a hydrophobic material and a second layer including a hydrophilic material. The first layer is joined to the second layer. The substrate includes a plurality of recesses, a plurality of projections, and a plurality of land areas. The land areas surround at least a majority of the plurality of projections and a plurality of the recesses. The plurality of recesses, the plurality of projections, and the plurality of land areas together form a first three-dimensional surface on a first side of the substrate and a second three-dimensional surface on a second side of the substrate. The substrate has an overall z-directional height in the range of about 1000 ?m to about 6000 ?m according to the Overall Substrate Height Test.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Olaf Erik Isele, Jörg Endres, Gueltekin Erdem, Rodrigo Rosati, Paul Thomas Weisman, Sharon Ann Young, Mike P. Purdon
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Publication number: 20190000687Abstract: An absorbent article having a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction and a transversal axis extending in a transversal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The absorbent article comprises a fluid-permeable topsheet, a lotion on the topsheet having a lotion pattern covering a lotion pattern area, a fluid-impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet. The core wrap defines a core footprint in a plane parallel to the longitudinal direction and transversal direction. The article comprises an intermediate layer between the topsheet and the absorbent core, the intermediate layer comprising at least one longitudinally-extending channel, preferably at least a pair of longitudinally-extending channels disposed symmetrically on each side of the longitudinal axis. The topsheet is depressed in the channel(s). The lotion-to-channel overlap ratio ranges from 0% to 20% of the area of the channel(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Ernesto Gabriel Bianchi, Joerg Endres, Julien Rene Garcia, Donald Carroll Roe
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Publication number: 20190000688Abstract: An absorbent article having a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction and a transversal axis extending in a transversal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The absorbent article comprises a fluid-permeable topsheet, a lotion on the topsheet having a lotion pattern covering a lotion pattern area, a fluid-impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet. The core wrap defines a core footprint in a plane parallel to the longitudinal direction and transversal direction. The ratio of the lotion pattern area relative to the area of the footprint of the absorbent core ranges from 5% to 25%.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Ernesto Gabriel BIANCHI, Joerg ENDRES, Julien Rene GARCIA, Robert John O'CONNOR, Donald Carroll ROE
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Publication number: 20180116880Abstract: An absorbent article for personal hygiene has a fibrous intermediate layer between the topsheet and the absorbent core. The intermediate layer may include a first and second longitudinally-extending channels on opposite side of the longitudinal axis which are connected to a back pocket so that they together form a unitary area substantially free of fibrous material. The intermediate layer may further include a central area comprising fibrous material between the channels and the unitary area may be completely surrounded by the fibrous material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Julien Rene GARCIA, Ernesto Gabriel BIANCHI, Joerg ENDRES, Cornelia Beate MARTYNUS, Lutz STELZIG
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Publication number: 20180087216Abstract: Bleached polyacrylic acid crosslinked cellulose fibers with reduced furfural content are disclosed. The reduced furfural content is accompanied by a strong reduction of malodor associated with crosslinked fibers. Methods of furfural reduction include treatment with hydrogen peroxide in the absence of alkaline or other bleaching agents subsequent to curing polyacrylic acid crosslinked cellulose fibers. Some embodiments of treated polyacrylic acid crosslinked cellulose fibers have a furfural content lower than 1.3 ppm. In some embodiments, the reduction of furfural content of the treated crosslinked fibers compared to untreated crosslinked fibers is at least 55%. In some embodiments, furfural content decreases with aging of the treated crosslinked fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: International Paper CompanyInventors: Angel Stoyanov, Joerg Endres, Holger Beruda, Ludwig Busam