Patents by Inventor Dirk Manfred Georg Esser

Dirk Manfred Georg Esser 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).

  • Nozzle assembly used to manufacture absorbent articles
    Patent number: 11292016
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a first fluid to an advancing substrate comprising a nozzle body made, at least in part, using an additive manufacturing method. The nozzle body comprises a fluid orifice for receiving the first fluid; a conduit in fluid communication with the fluid orifice for receiving the first fluid received by the fluid orifice; a passageway in fluid communication with the conduit for receiving the first fluid received by the conduit; and a slot in fluid communication with the passageway for applying the first fluid to the advancing substrate. A method for making an apparatus comprising a nozzle body is also provided, comprising: sequentially forming, from at least one material using an additive manufacturing method, a plurality of layers in a configured pattern corresponding to a shape of at least one of an upper nozzle assembly member or of a lower nozzle assembly member of the nozzle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Uwe Schneider, Klaus Eimann, Agnieszka Zuzanna Ries, Ricky Reynaldo Yanez, Jr., Dirk Manfred Georg Esser
  • Nozzle Assembly Used to Manufacture Absorbent Articles
    Publication number: 20190283050
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a first fluid to an advancing substrate comprising a nozzle body made, at least in part, using an additive manufacturing method. The nozzle body comprises a fluid orifice for receiving the first fluid; a conduit in fluid communication with the fluid orifice for receiving the first fluid received by the fluid orifice; a passageway in fluid communication with the conduit for receiving the first fluid received by the conduit; and a slot in fluid communication with the passageway for applying the first fluid to the advancing substrate. A method for making an apparatus comprising a nozzle body is also provided, comprising: sequentially forming, from at least one material using an additive manufacturing method, a plurality of layers in a configured pattern corresponding to a shape of at least one of an upper nozzle assembly member or of a lower nozzle assembly member of the nozzle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Uwe Schneider, Klaus Eimann, Agnieszka Zuzanna Ries, Ricky Reynaldo Yanez, JR., Dirk Manfred Georg Esser