Patents by Inventor Britt-Marie Wiezell

Britt-Marie Wiezell 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: 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
  • Patent number: 9155665
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a compressed menstrual tampon including an elongated generally rod-shaped absorption body having an insertion end and a withdrawal end and having a withdrawal string extending from the withdrawal end. The absorption body has at least one wave-shaped compression line extending continuously from the insertion end to the withdrawal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Ulla Magnusson, Monica Kjellberg, Craig Doyle, Oscar Lipschutz, Britt-Marie Wiezell, Conny Dahlqvist, Trudy Balchin
  • Publication number: 20130144241
    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: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20120089111
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a compressed menstrual tampon including an elongated generally rod-shaped absorption body having an insertion end and a withdrawal end and having a withdrawal string extending from the withdrawal end. The absorption body has at least one wave-shaped compression line extending continuously from the insertion end to the withdrawal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Ulla Magnusson, Monica Kjellberg, Craig Doyle, Oscar Lipschutz, Britt-Marie Wiezell, Conny Dahlqvist, Trudy Balchin
  • Publication number: 20050115979
    Abstract: A dispenser (11) for absorbent articles (14) containing adhesive coating on one side only, the articles being adhered in a longitudinal array to an elongate web (15) of release material. The dispenser has a housing including a device for supporting the package of absorbent articles. The housing (12) contains a device (16,17) for delivering absorbent articles from the package (13) of absorbent articles to an outlet (18) for absorbent articles in the housing, a device (19) for separating absorbent articles from the web of release material and a device (17) for storing the portion of web of release material, from which absorbent articles has been separated, the separating device being arranged in connection to the outlet. A roll (13) of absorbent articles (14) is used in such a dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Jeanette Hellstrom, Berit Rosseland, Britt-Marie Wiezell, Mathias Mjolner
  • Patent number: 6710219
    Abstract: A panty liner which includes active additives, such as lactobacilli. The liner includes a liquid-permeable top sheet which lies proximal to the wearer in use, a liquid-impermeable backing sheet which lies distal from the wearer in use, possibly an intermediate absorbent layer, and possibly fastener means. The panty liner is manufactured in a manner such that the active additives, preferably lactobacillus, are given a sufficiently effective and dry environment to ensure a healthy survival rate of the additives until the product is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Charlotte Persson, Britt-Marie Wiezell
  • Publication number: 20020193764
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a panty liner which includes active additives, such as lactobacilli, wherein the article comprises a liquid-permeable top sheet which lies proximal to the wearer in use, a liquid-impermeable backing sheet which lies distal from the wearer in use, possibly an intermediate absorbent layer, and possibly fastener means. The panty liner is manufactured in a manner such that the active additives, preferably lactobacillus, are given a sufficiently effective and dry environment to ensure a healthy survival rate of said additives until the product is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Charlotte Persson, Britt-Marie Wiezell