Patents by Inventor Robert Thorstensson

Robert Thorstensson 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).

  • System and method for associating an absorbent article with a user
    Patent number: 8196809
    Abstract: A system for associating a particular absorbent article with the identity and/or the location of a user of the absorbent article, includes an absorbent article, and machine-readable information concerning the identity and/or the location of a user of the absorbent article. The system includes machine-readable information identifying the absorbent article and a reader to read the information identifying the absorbent article and the information concerning the identity and/or the location of a user of the absorbent article. The system also includes a memory that is arranged to store information identifying the absorbent article and information concerning the identity and/or the location of a user of the absorbent article in a form such that on retrieval of information from the memory, information concerning the absorbent article is automatically associated with information concerning the identity and/or location of a user of the absorbent article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventor: Robert Thorstensson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH A USER
    Publication number: 20100072271
    Abstract: A system for associating a particular absorbent article with the identity and/or the location of a user of the absorbent article, includes an absorbent article, and machine-readable information concerning the identity and/or the location of a user of the absorbent article. The system includes machine-readable information identifying the absorbent article and a reader to read the information identifying the absorbent article and the information concerning the identity and/or the location of a user of the absorbent article. The system also includes a memory that is arranged to store information identifying the absorbent article and information concerning the identity and/or the location of a user of the absorbent article in a form such that on retrieval of information from the memory, information concerning the absorbent article is automatically associated with information concerning the identity and/or location of a user of the absorbent article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: Robert Thorstensson