Patents by Inventor Anna Svernlov
Anna Svernlov 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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Patent number: 6945968Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent product, such as a diaper or an incontinence garment, comprising a casing, an outer side of the casing being distal from the body of the wearer in use of the garment and an inner side being proximal to the body of the wearer in use of the garment, said casing having a front part, a rear part and a crotch part lying between the front and rear parts, the casing comprising an absorbent structure, whereby the absorbent product further comprises a fastening system, for attaching opposing side portions of the front and rear parts to each other, comprising at least two cooperating fastening elements, wherein the first element functions as a landing zone for the second element, characterized in that the first element comprises at least one skewing-preventing part, which skewing-preventing part prevents the front and rear parts to slide relative one another, as it adheres to the inner part.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2001Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Charlotth Svensson, Anna Svernlöv
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Patent number: 6508798Abstract: An absorbent article having a front part (13; 13′), a rear part (14; 14′) and a crotch part (15; 15′) which lies therebetween. The article includes an absorbent body (1; 1′; 25) which is enclosed between an outer, liquid-impermeable casing sheet (7; 7′; 26) and an inner, liquid-permeable casing sheet (8; 8′; 27), this latter sheet lying proximal to a wearer's body in use. The article further includes on opposite sides of a longitudinal symmetry axis of the article flexible, longitudinally extending flaps (9, 10′ 9′, 10′; 28, 29), each of which is connected to the inner casing sheet along a longitudinal edge and which extends from the connected longitudinal edge in toward a longitudinal symmetry axis of the article. The flaps (9, 10; 9′, 10′; 28, 29) are joined together in the crotch part (15; 15′) of the article.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1996Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: Molnlycke ABInventors: Urban Widlund, Anders Gustafsson, Anna Svernlöv
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Publication number: 20020065504Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent product, such as a diaper or an incontinence garment, comprising a casing, an outer side of the casing being distal from the body of the wearer in use of the garment and an inner side being proximal to the body of the wearer in use of the garment, said casing having a front part, a rear part and a crotch part lying between the front and rear parts, the casing comprising an absorbent structure, whereby the absorbent product further comprises a fastening system, for attaching opposing side portions of the front and rear parts to each other, comprising at least two cooperating fastening elements, wherein the first element functions as a landing zone for the second element, characterized in that the first element comprises at least one skewing-preventing part, which skewing-preventing part prevents the front and rear parts to slide relative one another, as it adheres to the inner part.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2001Publication date: May 30, 2002Inventors: Charlotth Svensson, Anna Svernlov
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Patent number: 6152907Abstract: An absorbent article having a front part (12), a rear part (14) and an intermediate crotch part (13), such as a diaper, an incontinence guard or like article. The article includes an absorbent body (1), a liquid-impermeable bottom sheet (7) joined to the absorbent body, and a top sheet (9) which is free from connection with the absorbent body over a large part of its surface and which lies proximal to the wearer's body when the article is worn, and which top sheet includes an opening (15) which extends from the rear article part into the crotch part, and elastic devices (24, 25) which are fastened to the top sheet in a stretched state and which when contracting from the stretched state cause the part of the top sheet that is not joined to the absorbent body to be distanced from the body. The top sheet (9) includes a further opening (16) which extends from the front part (12) into the crotch part (13).Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1998Date of Patent: November 28, 2000Assignee: Molnlycke ABInventors: Urban Widlund, Anders Gustafsson, Anna Svernlov
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Patent number: 6152908Abstract: An absorbent article having a front part (12), a rear part (14) and an intermediate crotch part (13), such as a diaper, an incontinence guard or like article. The article includes an absorbent body (1), a liquid-impermeable bottom sheet (7) joined to the absorbent body, and a top sheet (9) which is free from connection with the absorbent body over a large part of its surface and which lies proximal to the wearer's body when the article is worn, and which top sheet includes an opening (15) which extends from the rear article part into the crotch part, and elastic devices (24, 25) which are fastened to the top sheet in a stretched state and which when contracting from the stretched state cause the part of the top sheet that is not joined to the absorbent body to be distanced from the body. The top sheet (9) includes a further opening (16) which extends from the front part (12) into the crotch part (13).Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1996Date of Patent: November 28, 2000Assignee: Molnlycke ABInventors: Urban Widlund, Anders Gustafsson, Anna Svernlov
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Patent number: 5792130Abstract: A diaper having a front part (12), a back part (14) and an intermediate crotch part (13) which includes an absorbent body unit (1) which is joined to a fluid-impermeable bottom sheet (7) and to a fluid-permeable top sheet (9) which lies proximal to the wearer's body in use and which includes an opening (15) situated in the back part and crotch part of the diaper and stretch-mounted elastic devices (20, 21), and which is not attached to the absorbent body unit at least within the region of the opening (15). The absorbent body unit (1) includes a main body (2) which is provided with a leg recess on respective sides thereof, and two side-bodies (3, 4) which are placed laterally outside the main body on respective sides thereof and in respective leg recesses.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1996Date of Patent: August 11, 1998Assignee: Molnlycke ABInventors: Urban Widlund, Anna Svernlov
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Patent number: 5779690Abstract: A diaper having a front part (12), a back part (14) and an intermediate crotch part (13) which includes an absorbent body (1) joined to a fluid-impermeable bottom sheet (7) and a fluid-permeable top sheet (9) which lies proximal to the wearer's body in use and which includes an opening (15) situated in the back and crotch part of the diaper and elastic devices (20, 21) and which is unattached to the absorbent body at least within the region of the opening (15). Two elastic devices (20, 21) in the top sheet (9) extend divergently in relation to one another, from the front edge (16) of the opening (15) in the crotch part (13) towards the back part (14) and on respective sides of the opening in the top sheet (9).Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1996Date of Patent: July 14, 1998Assignee: Molnlycke ABInventors: Anders Gustafsson, Anna Svernlov, Urban Widlund, Benedicte Durant