Patents by Inventor Benjamin Wenzel

Benjamin Wenzel 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).

  • Patent number: 8864733
    Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent open-type incontinence article with attached ears, wherein the rear ears have closure elements in the peripheral region, and to the folding of the ears at high production speeds without the functionality of the closure elements being impaired and with the simultaneously use-friendly arrangement of the closure elements in the folded absorbent incontinence article. The invention also relates to a method of producing this absorbent incontinence article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventors: Michael Koenig, Hansgeorg Gunesch, Benjamin Wenzel, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Christian Koch
  • Patent number: 8715263
    Abstract: An incontinence article (2) in the form of briefs has a front stomach portion (4) and a rear back portion (6), which are connected to one another at lateral seam regions (14) on both sides. A crotch portion (8) has an absorption pad (7) and extends in a longitudinal direction (9). A topsheet material (84) or a topsheet (84) and a backsheet material (62) form a transverse overhang (66a,66b) extending outside longitudinal borders (46) of the absorption pad (7). The overhang (66a,66b) has a reinforcing means (200) in a region (204) bridging the respective longitudinal border (46) of the absorption pad (7). The reinforcing means (200) comprises or consists of a reinforcing coating (202 and is disposed on the inner face (85) of the topsheet material (84).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Wenzel, Fridmann Hornung
  • Patent number: 8303562
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a disposable absorbent hygiene item in the form of a pair of knickers, said item comprising a central absorption part, an outer envelope forming a base structure comprising a waist edge which is closed all the way round in the peripheral direction and forms an opening for the waist, a rear part and a front part comprising longitudinal lateral edge sections, and a connecting region arranged between the front part and the rear part and forming the leg openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Fridmann Hornung, Wolfgang Ostertag, Florian Kautzsch, Benjamin Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20120172828
    Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent open-type incontinence article with attached ears, wherein the rear ears have closure elements in the peripheral region, and to the folding of the ears at high production speeds without the functionality of the closure elements being impaired and with the simultaneously use-friendly arrangement of the closure elements in the folded absorbent incontinence article. The invention also relates to a method of producing this absorbent incontinence article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: PAUL HARTMANN AG
    Inventors: Michael Koenig, Hansgeorg Gunesch, Benjamin Wenzel, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20120065607
    Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent incontinence article (9) having a main part (20), made up of a front region (22), of a rear region (24) and of a crotch region (26) which is located therebetween, as seen in the longitudinal direction (48), and ends up between a user's legs, wherein the main part (20) comprises an absorbent body (28), and having rear material portions (34a, 34b), which are attached to the rear region (24), and having front material portions (35a, 35b), which are attached to the front region (22), wherein the rear and front material portions (34a, 34b, 35a, 35b) extend in the transverse direction (38) beyond lateral longitudinal peripheries (40a, 40b) of the main part (20), wherein rear and front material portions (34a, 34b, 35a, 35b) connect the front region (22) and the rear region (24) to one another in the use state of the article (9), wherein the rear and front material portions (34a, 34b, 35a, 35b) have an inside (33), which in the use state faces the body, and an outside (31), which
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Konig, Hansqeorg Gunesch, Benjamin Wenzel, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Christian Koch
  • Patent number: 8100173
    Abstract: A continuous method for producing incontinence articles in the form of pants for receiving body excrements utilizes crotch sections comprising absorbent bodies and having leg cut-outs formed by a first contour cut. Two partial webs are joined to the crotch sections in such a fashion that one end of the crotch sections overlaps one partial web in a longitudinal direction transversely to the machine direction, and the other end thereof overlaps the other partial web, and the crotch sections are disposed at a separation from each other in the machine direction. A second contour cut is performed that includes the partial webs on their mutually facing edge sections for forming substantially curved leg cut-outs. The article is then folded and the partial webs are joined transversely to the machine direction at a separation from each other for forming side seam areas of the incontinence article to be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Fridmann Hornung, Benjamin Wenzel, Wolfgang Ostertag
  • Patent number: 8038662
    Abstract: An incontinence article comprising front and back belly sections connected at side seams forming belly and back bands, continuous in the hip direction having a hip opening closed in the hip direction, and a crotch section comprising an absorbent body, extending longitudinally between and permanently attached to the bolly and back sections, wherein the crotch, belly, and back sections define leg openings, the belly and back sections have an edge contour extending towards a transverse center axis, wherein first elastification means in the belly and back sections extend parallel to each other in the hip direction and wherein, in the belly and back sections, second elastification means extend from two side seam areas towards a longitudinal center axis of the article in a curved shape, thereby fanning out with increasing separation from each other, where the second elastification means fan out, the restoring force from extensive stretching of this area is smaller than that from extensive stretching of an area on t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Fridmann Hornung, Benjamin Wenzel, Wolfgang Ostertag
  • Patent number: 8025652
    Abstract: An incontinence article comprising front and back belly sections connected at side seams forming belly and back bands, continuous in the hip direction having a hip opening closed in the hip direction, and a crotch section comprising an absorbent body, extending longitudinally between and permanently attached to the belly and back sections, wherein the crotch, belly, and back sections define leg openings, the belly and back sections have an edge contour extending towards a transverse center axis, wherein first elastification means in the belly and back sections extend parallel to each other in the hip direction and wherein, in the belly and back sections, second elastification means extend from two side seam areas towards a longitudinal center axis of the article in a curved shape, thereby fanning out with increasing separation from each other, where the second elastification means fan out, the restoring force from extensive stretching of this area is smaller than that from extensive stretching of an area on t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Fridmann Hornung, Benjamin Wenzel, Wolfgang Ostertag
  • Patent number: 8016806
    Abstract: An incontinence article comprising front and back belly sections connected at side seams forming belly and back bands, continuous in the hip direction having a hip opening closed in the hip direction, and a crotch section comprising an absorbent body, extending longitudinally between and permanently attached to the belly and back sections, wherein the crotch, belly, and back sections define leg openings, the belly and back sections have an edge contour extending towards a transverse center axis, wherein first elastification means in the belly and back sections extend parallel to each other in the hip direction and wherein, in the belly and back sections, second elastification means extend from two side seam areas towards a longitudinal center axis of the article in a curved shape, thereby fanning out with increasing separation from each other, where the second elastification means fan out, the restoring force from extensive stretching of this area is smaller than that from extensive stretching of an area on t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Fridmann Hornung, Wolfgang Ostertag, Benjamin Wenzel
  • Patent number: 7993320
    Abstract: An incontinence article comprising front and back belly sections connected at side seams forming belly and back bands, continuous in the hip direction having a hip opening closed in the hip direction, and a crotch section comprising an absorbent body, extending longitudinally between and permanently attached to the belly and back sections, wherein the crotch, belly, and back sections define leg openings, the belly and back sections have an edge contour extending towards a transverse center axis, wherein first elastification means in the belly and back sections extend parallel to each other in the hip direction and wherein, in the belly and back sections, second elastification means extend from two side seam areas towards a longitudinal center axis of the article in a curved shape, thereby fanning out with increasing separation from each other, where the second elastification means fan out, the restoring force from extensive stretching of this area is smaller than that from extensive stretching of an area on t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Fridmann Hornung, Benjamin Wenzel, Wolfgang Ostertag
  • Publication number: 20110112500
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incontinence article (2) in the form of briefs for the absorption of bodily excretions, comprising a front stomach portion (4) and a rear back portion (6), which are connected to one another at lateral seam regions (14) on both sides at the manufacturer's to form a stomach and back band which is continuous in the transverse direction or direction of the girth (16) and which has a hip opening (18) that is closed around the girth, and comprising a crotch portion (8), which has an absorption pad (7) and extends in a longitudinal direction (9) between the stomach portion (4), with a transverse border (58) facing the crotch, and the back portion (6), with a transverse border (60) facing the crotch, wherein the crotch portion (8) is undetachably joined to the stomach portion (4) and the back portion (6), wherein not only the crotch portion (8) but also the stomach portion (4) and the back portion (6) delimit the leg openings (19) of the incontinence article, wherein first elasticated mea
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Benjamin Wenzel, Fridmann Hornung
  • Publication number: 20090275911
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a disposable absorbent hygiene item in the form of a pair of knickers, said item comprising a central absorption part, an outer envelope forming a base structure comprising a waist edge which is closed all the way round in the peripheral direction and forms an opening for the waist, a rear part and a front part comprising longitudinal lateral edge sections, and a connecting region arranged between the front part and the rear part and forming the leg openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Fridmann Hormung, Wolfgang Ostertag, Florian Kautzsch, Benjamin Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20090187157
    Abstract: The invention concerns an incontinence article (2) in the form of pants, for receiving body excrements, comprising a front belly section (4) and a rear back section (6) which are connected to each other at side seam areas (14) on both sides during production to form a belly and back band, which is continuous in the transverse or peripheral hip direction and has a hip opening (18) which is closed in the peripheral hip direction, and a crotch section (8) comprising an absorbent body (7), which extends in a longitudinal direction (9) between the belly section (4) and the back section (6) and is permanently attached to the belly section (4) and the back section (6), wherein the crotch section (8) as well as the belly section (4) and the back section (6) define leg openings (19) of the incontinence article, and the belly section (4) and the back section (6) have an edge contour (32, 34) for this purpose, which extends in the direction towards a transverse center axis (30) of the crotch section (8) and differs from
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Fridmann Hornung, Benjamin Wenzel, Wolfgang Ostertag
  • Publication number: 20090178755
    Abstract: The invention concerns a continuous method for producing incontinence articles (2) in the form of pants for receiving body excrements, comprising a front belly section (4) and a rear back section (6), which are connected to each other at side seam areas (14) on both sides during production to form a closed hip opening (18), and a crotch section (8) which comprises an absorbent body (7) and is permanently attached to the belly section (4) and the back section (6), wherein first elastification means (28) are provided in the belly section (4) and the back section (6), which extend at a separation from each other and parallel to each other in the transverse or peripheral hip direction (16) and wherein, in an area (22, 26) of the belly section (4) and the back section (6) on the crotch side facing the leg openings (19), second elastification means (40, 42) are provided, which extend starting from the two side seam areas (14) in the direction (56) towards a longitudinal center axis (44) of the incontinence article
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Fridmann Hornung, Benjamin Wenzel, Wolfgang Ostertag
  • Publication number: 20090157029
    Abstract: The invention concerns an incontinence article (2) in the form of pants, for receiving body excrements, comprising a front belly section (4) and a rear back section (6) which are connected to each other at side seam areas (14) on both sides during production to form a belly and back band, which is continuous in the transverse or peripheral hip direction and has a hip opening (18) which is closed in the peripheral hip direction, and a crotch section (8) comprising an absorbent body (7) and liquid impermeable backsheet material (62), the absorbent body (7) extending in a longitudinal direction (9) between the belly section (4) and the back section (6) and is attached to the belly section (4) and the back section (6) during manufacture, wherein the crotch section (8) as well as the belly section (4) and the back section (6) define leg openings (19) of the incontinence article, wherein first elastification means (28) are provided in the belly section (4) and the back section (6), which extend at a separation from
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Fridmann Hornung, Benjamin Wenzel, Wolfgang Ostertag
  • Publication number: 20090143757
    Abstract: The invention concerns an incontinence article (2) in the form of pants, for receiving body excrements, comprising a front belly section (4) and a rear back section (6) which are connected to each other at side seam areas (14) on both sides during production to form a belly and back band, which is continuous in the transverse or peripheral hip direction and has a hip opening (18) which is closed in the peripheral hip direction, and a crotch section (8) comprising an absorbent body (7), which extends in a longitudinal direction (9) between the belly section (4) and the back section (6) and is permanently attached to the belly section (4) and the back section (6), wherein the crotch section (8) as well as the belly section (4) and the back section (6) define leg openings (19) of the incontinence article, and the belly section (4) and the back section (6) have an edge contour (32, 34) for this purpose, which extends in the direction towards a transverse center axis (30) of the crotch section (8) and differs from
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Fridmann Hornung, Benjamin Wenzel, Wolfgang Ostertag
  • Publication number: 20090143756
    Abstract: The invention concerns an incontinence article (2) in the form of pants, for receiving body excrements, comprising a front belly section (4) and a rear back section (6) which are connected to each other at side seam areas (14) on both sides during production to form a belly and back band, which is continuous in the transverse or peripheral hip direction and has a hip opening (18) which is closed in the peripheral hip direction, and a crotch section (8) comprising an absorbent body (7), which extends in a longitudinal direction (9) between the belly section (4) and the back section (6) and is permanently attached to the belly section (4) and the back section (6), wherein the crotch section (8) as well as the belly section (4) and the back section (6) define leg openings (19) of the incontinence article, and the belly section (4) and the back section (6) have an edge contour (32, 34) for this purpose, which extends in the direction towards a transverse center axis (30) of the crotch section (8) and differs from
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Fridmann Hornung, Wolfgang Ostertag, Benjamin Wenzel
  • Patent number: D827087
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: The Fountainhead Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Merritt, Benjamin Wenzel