Patents by Inventor Anders Silverstrand

Anders Silverstrand 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).

  • Diaper that includes weldable fastener devices
    Patent number: 6689116
    Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a diaper, a pants-type diaper, an incontinence protector or a pants-like sanitary napkin, having a front part, a rear part and an intermediate central part. The article includes an absorbent body enclosed between an inner, liquid-permeable sheet and a liquid-impermeable outer sheet, and fastener devices for releasably connecting side-portions of the front and rear parts. The fastener devices are made of a renewable material. The fastener devices are welded to at least one of the sheets of the article and the fastener devices and the sheets are made of a material having a glass transition temperature which lies between 50-60° C. and a melting point which lies between 140-180° C., preferably between 150-175° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Joakim Ekdahl, Elisabeth Lakso, Anders Silverstrand, Anders Strålin, Eva Simmons, Hannele Nurmi, Anna-Karin Jonbrink