Patents Assigned to SCA Hygiene Products AB
  • ABSORBENT PRODUCT COMPRISING A NONWOVEN MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20170367906
    Abstract: An absorbent product includes a nonwoven material arranged to be in contact with skin of a user during use of the absorbent product. The nonwoven material includes, at least on a skin contacting surface, a mixture of non-absorbent and absorbent fibres. The absorbent fibres are present in an amount of 2-30% by weight, or about 2-10% by weight, based on the total weight of the fibres in the nonwoven material. The non-absorbent fibres have a coarseness of 1.8 to 10 dtex and the absorbent fibres have a coarseness of 1 to 10. Also disclosed is a use of a nonwoven material in an absorbent product to reduce wet friction between the nonwoven and skin of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Shabira ABBAS, Maria FERNKVIST, Anna NIHLSTRAND
  • Nonwoven material and a method for producing nonwoven material
    Patent number: 9850604
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonwoven material for use as an absorbent wiping material produced by hydroentangling of a substrate web comprising at least one layer of fibers selected from amongst synthetic fibers, regenerated fibers and natural fibers, wherein the nonwoven material (1) has a base level h0 with protuberances (2, 3) on one side, wherein the protuberances (2, 3) form at least a first and a second surface structure respectively in the form of first (2) and second (3) protuberances from the base level h0, wherein the first protuberances (2) have a height h1 from the base level h0 and the second protuberances (3) have a height h2 from the base level h0, where h2 is higher than h1, and each of the second protuberances (3) occupies an area of the surface of the base level at least 4 times greater than each of the first protuberances (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Mikael Strandqvist, Hannu Ahoniemi, Daniel Burman
  • ABSORBENT ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20170348163
    Abstract: An absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet arranged on the garment-facing side, an absorbent core enclosed between the topsheet and the backsheet and a pair of standing gathers. The topsheet and the standing gathers comprise sheet materials with specified stiffness, softness and smoothness properties. The absorbent article may be a diaper or incontinence guard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Elisabeth LAKSO, Carina HEDLUND, Petter ANDREASSEN, Morgan HANSSON
  • Packaging unit having improved sealing, and a method for forming such a packaging unit
    Patent number: 9834355
    Abstract: A packaging unit for hygiene articles is formed from a sheet having a folding axis dividing the sheet into first and second regions. One of the inner edge portion and the outer edge portion of the edge zone of the first region is provided with resealable adhesive, thus forming a first adhesive zone. The other of the inner edge portion and the outer edge portion is adhesive-free. The inner edge portion or the outer edge portion of the edge zone of the second region corresponding to the adhesive-carrying edge portion of the first region is adhesive-free, such that when the sheet is folded about the folding axis, the edge portions carrying resealable adhesive in the first region are brought in contact with the adhesive-free edge portions in the second region. A distance between the at least one first folding axis and the first adhesive zone is 1-20 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Conny Dahlqvist, Ulrika Persson, Sofia Ekstedt
  • Method for producing a flushable hydroentangled moist wipe or hygiene tissue
    Patent number: 9822487
    Abstract: A method for producing a flushable hydroentangled moist wipe or hygiene tissue includes the steps of: dry-, wet-, or foam-forming a fibrous web on a moving support, hydroentangling said fibrous web in a hydroentangling station to form a hydroentangled nonwoven web. The moving support includes a plurality of protruding elongated elements protruding above the surface of the moving support. The protruding elements will produce weakenings in the hydroentangled web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Hannu Ahoniemi, Lars Fingal, Anders Strålin
  • Packaging unit having improved sealing and a method of forming a packaging unit having improved sealing
    Patent number: 9821940
    Abstract: A packaging unit for hygiene articles is formed from a sheet of material having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface includes an edge zone including an inner edge portion and an outer edge portion. The sheet has at least one folding axis dividing the sheet into a first region and a second region. The inner edge portion and the outer edge portion of the edge zone of the first region is provided with adhesive, and the other of the inner edge portion and the outer edge portion of the edge zone of the first region is adhesive-free. Further, one of the inner edge portion and the outer edge portion of the edge zone of the second region is provided with adhesive, and the other is adhesive-free in a complementary manner to the edge zone of the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventor: Sofia Ekstedt
  • Paper product dispensing system and related methods
    Patent number: 9814359
    Abstract: A system for dispensing paper product at a food-selling establishment. The system includes a point-of-sale device for entering details of a particular sale transaction, with the point-of-sale device being configured to output a slip containing specific indicia associated with the particular sale transaction. A dispenser of paper product is configured to obtain information from the specific indicia on the slip and to dispense a predetermined quantity of paper product in response to the obtained information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventor: Kenneth Ernest Saffran
  • A BATTERY COMPARTMENT, AN ELECTRONICALLY DRIVEN DISPENSING UNIT AND A DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20170319020
    Abstract: A battery compartment for an electronically driven dispensing unit includes an electronic unit having a fixed first structure and a battery holding unit having a fixed second structure adapted to receive and contain at least two cylindrical batteries side by side. The first structure includes a first electrical connection and a second electrical connection positioned opposite each other. The second structure is rotatably connected to the first structure via a joint allowing rotation between a first open position in which the batteries are loaded or unloaded in the battery holding unit and a closed position in which loaded batteries are connected to the first and second electrical connections via spring action and movement of the batteries in the loading direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Robert KLING, Björn HENRIKSSON, Håkan TIMDAHL
  • Absorbent article having fluid flow control member
    Patent number: 9808382
    Abstract: An absorbent article, the absorbent article being a personal hygiene article, includes a liquid permeable top sheet, a liquid impermeable back sheet, an absorbent core enclosed between the top sheet and the back sheet, and a fluid flow control member arranged between the top sheet and the backsheet. The fluid flow control member is a spacer fabric having a basis weight of 150-300 gsm and including a top layer, a bottom layer and an interconnecting layer of pile filaments between the top layer and the bottom layer. The pile filaments have a fineness of 80-130 dtex and the density of pile filament connections is 50-150/cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Per Bergstrom, Charlotte Persson, Malin Lundman, Frank Muller, Stefan Muller
  • Stack of web material for hygiene products
    Patent number: 9808131
    Abstract: A of web material for hygiene products includes at least one folded continuous web material, and a first connector and a second connector, adapted for interconnection of the first end surface of the stack to a second end surface of another, similar stack. The first connector includes a first connection surface consisting of a first material, and the second connector includes a second connection surface consisting of a second material; said first and second materials having properties that, upon bringing said first and second surfaces into contact with each other, the surfaces attach to each other by surface adhesion so that the surfaces are repeatedly removable from and reattachable to each other while leaving the surfaces substantially unaltered, whereby a connection between a first/second connector of the stack and a second/first connector of a similar stack is accomplished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Björn Larsson, Inger Andersson, Gunnel Elglund
  • Odour control material, method for preparation of an odour control material and an absorbent product comprising the odour control material
    Patent number: 9801765
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an odor control material consisting of a water-insoluble particulate odor control agent and a thermoplastic water-soluble carrier matrix encapsulating the odor control agent. The carrier matrix dissolves when in contact with an aqueous solution, such as urine and the odor control material is obtained by means of thermoforming. The invention relates also to a method for the preparation of the odor control material and the use of the odor control material in absorbent products. The present odor control material minimizes dusting problems caused by particulate odor control agents in production processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Ulla Forsgren Brusk, Chatrine Stridfeldt, Kent Malmgren
  • Method and system for automatic preventive maintenance of a non-contact printing unit
    Patent number: 9776413
    Abstract: A method for automatic preventive maintenance of a non-contact printing unit in a production line for absorbent articles such as diapers, sanitary napkins, panty liners, incontinence pads or similar is disclosed. The production line includes a plurality of production units including the non-contact printing unit. The method includes initiating automatic preventive cleaning of the non-contact printing unit upon production stop in the production line not caused by the non-contact printing unit. Also, a system arranged for initiating automatic preventive cleaning of a non-contact printing unit in a production line for absorbent articles is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Patrik Hallberg, Anders Norder, Sofia Richardson, Lisa Palmqvist
  • Signal layer for an absorbent article
    Patent number: 9775750
    Abstract: A signal layer for an absorbent article provided to absorb menstrual fluid includes a pattern of capillary channels allowing capillary action such that discharged menstrual fluid that comes across one of the openings in the capillary channels enters into the capillary channels and is retained therein due to the capillary force. The color of the retained menstrual discharge dyes or colors the pattern for signaling purpose, and the pattern is directly or indirectly visible to an observer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventor: Elisabeth Karlsson
  • INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170277272
    Abstract: An information display device including a display displays content for conveying content to a user configured to adapt the content conveyed to the user by changing the content displayed on the display based on a received or determined detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventor: Magnus NORDIN
  • Absorbent article having fluid flow control member
    Patent number: 9763837
    Abstract: An absorbent article, the absorbent article being a personal hygiene article, comprising a liquid permeable top sheet, a liquid impermeable back sheet, and an absorbent core enclosed between the top sheet and the back sheet, and a fluid flow control member arranged between the top sheet and the backsheet, said fluid flow control member being of a nonwoven material comprising a three dimensional network of fibres, said fibres having a thickness of 200-700 ?m, said nonwoven material having a strain of max 50% at 5 kPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Charlotte Persson, Patrik Andersson, Kent Vartiainen, Charlotta Hanson, Britt-Marie Wiezell, Lori-Ann S. Prioleau, Thomas R. LaLiberte, Leigh E. Wood, Kerstin K. Ehlers, Peter P. Kitzer
  • Paper sheet product
    Patent number: D794967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Lamb, Maria Marklund
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D796866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventor: Peter Johnson
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D796867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventor: Peter Johnson
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D796868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventor: Peter Johnson
  • Sanitary article
    Patent number: D806865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventor: Shadi Stahl