Patents by Inventor Anja Schühle

Anja Schühle 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).

  • Absorbent article with fastening system
    Patent number: 11103391
    Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis having i) a topsheet, ii) a backsheet comprising a film layer and an outer cover layer, and iii) an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a fastening system, the fastening system having a male fastener and a female fastening material, wherein the female fastening material is comprised of a portion of the outer cover layer that is located in a landing zone area; wherein the film layer and the outer cover layer are joined together through a backsheet adhesive applied in a first pattern; and in the landing zone area, the film layer and the outer cover layer are joined together through an additional LZA adhesive applied in a second pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joerg Mueller, Gabrielle Elisabeth Krallmann, Darren Lee Goad, Anja Schuehle, Fang Liu
  • ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FASTENING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170281428
    Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis having i) a topsheet, ii) a backsheet comprising a film layer and an outer cover layer, and iii) an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a fastening system, the fastening system having a male fastener and a female fastening material, wherein the female fastening material is comprised of a portion of the outer cover layer that is located in a landing zone area; wherein the film layer and the outer cover layer are joined together through a backsheet adhesive applied in a first pattern; and in the landing zone area, the film layer and the outer cover layer are joined together through an additional LZA adhesive applied in a second pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Joerg Mueller, Gabrielle Elisabeth Krallmann, Darren Lee Goad, Anja Schuehle, Fang Liu
  • Disposable absorbent article with masking topsheet having one or more openings providing a passageway to a void space
    Patent number: 8414553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article, such as a diaper, training pants, adult incontinence article, having a specific topsheet with an opening to receive bowel movement waste (BM) and which is such that it masks the waste present underneath said topsheet. The topsheet is air permeable and it has a uniform pore size distribution with small pores only and it has a low surface energy and therefore an alcohol repellency of at least 7, typically at least 9 or even preferably 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Anja Schuehle (Née Hoffmann), Joerg Mueller, Heike Opper, Georg Pescher, Mattias Schmidt
  • Disposable Absorbent Article with Masking Topsheet Having One or More Openings Providing A Passageway to a Void Space
    Publication number: 20100312210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article, such as a diaper, training pants, adult incontinence article, having a specific topsheet with an opening to receive bowel movement waste (BM) and which is such that it masks the waste present underneath said topsheet. The topsheet is air permeable and it has a uniform pore size distribution with small pores only and it has a low surface energy and therefore an alcohol repellency of at least 7, typically at least 9 or even preferably 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Anja Schuehle (Née Hoffmann), Joerg Mueller, Heike Opper, Georg Pescher, Mattias Schmidt
  • Disposable absorbent articles with masking topsheet having one or more openings providing a passageway to a void space
    Patent number: 7794440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article, such as a diaper, training pants, adult incontinence article, having a specific topsheet with an opening to receive bowel movement waste (BM) and which is such that it masks the waste present underneath said topsheet. The topsheet is air permeable and it has a uniform pore size distribution with small pores only and it has a low surface energy and therefore an alcohol repellency of at least 7, typically at least 9 or even preferably 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Anja Schuehle (Née Hoffmann), Joerg Mueller, Heike Opper, Georg Pescher, Mattias Schmidt
  • Diaper
    Patent number: D553244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Cornelia Beate Martynus, Anja Schühle, Mattias Schmidt, Joerg Mueller
  • Diaper
    Patent number: D561334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Cornelia Beate Martynus, Anja Schühle (nee Hoffmann), Mattias Schmidt, Joerg Mueller