Patents by Inventor Gunnel Elglund

Gunnel Elglund 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).

  • Publication number: 20240050293
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a disposable absorbent hygiene product including a chassis having first and second end portions and a central portion extending therebetween, a liquid permeable topsheet facing the body of a wearer, a liquid impermeable backsheet facing away from the body of the wearer, a pair of side portions extending on each side of the first end portion in a transversal direction to fasten the absorbent hygiene product to the waist of the wearer, and at least one fastener arranged on at least one of the side portions or the second end portion of the disposable absorbent hygiene product to fasten the absorbent hygiene product to the waist of the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Gunnel ELGLUND, Anders SILFVERSTRAND, Jeanette GRIMBERG
  • Patent number: 10058221
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing at least one web from a stack of web material is disclosed. The dispenser includes a housing arranged to hold a stack of web material. A web path extends in an interior of the housing in a first direction in a first portion of the housing and in a second direction in a second portion of the housing. The housing includes an access opening providing access to the interior of the housing. The web path is accessible along a third direction, in both the first and second portions of the housing, via the access opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Bjorn Larsson, Gunnel Elglund, Per Moller, Lars Thoren, David Sahlin
  • Patent number: 9808131
    Abstract: A of web material for hygiene products includes at least one folded continuous web material, and a first connector and a second connector, adapted for interconnection of the first end surface of the stack to a second end surface of another, similar stack. The first connector includes a first connection surface consisting of a first material, and the second connector includes a second connection surface consisting of a second material; said first and second materials having properties that, upon bringing said first and second surfaces into contact with each other, the surfaces attach to each other by surface adhesion so that the surfaces are repeatedly removable from and reattachable to each other while leaving the surfaces substantially unaltered, whereby a connection between a first/second connector of the stack and a second/first connector of a similar stack is accomplished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Björn Larsson, Inger Andersson, Gunnel Elglund
  • Publication number: 20160120377
    Abstract: A of web material for hygiene products includes at least one folded continuous web material, and a first connector and a second connector, adapted for interconnection of the first end surface of the stack to a second end surface of another, similar stack. The first connector includes a first connection surface consisting of a first material, and the second connector includes a second connection surface consisting of a second material; said first and second materials having properties that, upon bringing said first and second surfaces into contact with each other, the surfaces attach to each other by surface adhesion so that the surfaces are repeatedly removable from and reattachable to each other while leaving the surfaces substantially unaltered, whereby a connection between a first/second connector of the stack and a second/first connector of a similar stack is accomplished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Björn LARSSON, Inger ANDERSSON, Gunnel ELGLUND
  • Publication number: 20160022097
    Abstract: A package of web material for hygiene products, for use in a dispenser, including: a stack including web material being folded about transverse folding lines, thereby providing panels having a length along said folding lines, and a width perpendicular to said folding lines, said panels being piled on top of each other to form a height of said stack, such that said stack outlines a rectangular parallelepiped, and forming six outer surfaces, including the folded edges of the web material, and a wrapper extending at least over said height direction, so as to maintain the integrity of the stack during transport and storage thereof. The wrapper includes an opening feature for predetermined opening of the package, and said package is configured to be openable such that the wrapper is removable from the integrity of the stack while the stack is resting on an outer surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Mattias BENGTSSON, Gunnel ELGLUND, Bjorn LARSSON
  • Publication number: 20160000277
    Abstract: A package for web material for hygiene products, for use in a dispenser, including: a stack of web material for hygiene products, including web material being folded about transverse folding lines, thereby providing panels having a length along said folding lines, and a width perpendicular to said folding lines, said panels being piled on top of each other to form a height of said stack, and a wrapper including a wraparound strip encircling said stack and extending over said height of the stack, so as to maintain the integrity of the stack during transport and storage thereof, the wraparound strip forming a joint region, where a first end of the wraparound strip is adhered to a second end of the wraparound strip using a closure, and a gripper, being arranged adjacent said first end of the wraparound strip, enabling gripping of said wrapper for removal thereof from the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Mattias BENGTSSON, Gunnel ELGLUND, Bjorn LARSSON
  • Publication number: 20150327732
    Abstract: A stack of web material for hygiene products, for use in a dispenser, including at least one continuous web material being Z-folded about transverse folding lines, thereby providing panels having a length along the folding lines, and a width perpendicular to the folding lines, the panels being piled on top of each other to form a height of the stack, such that the stack outlines a rectangular parallelepiped having the length, width and height, and forming six outer surfaces, namely a top and a bottom surface, being parallel to the panels of the stack, two side surfaces, including the longitudinal edges of the web material, and a front and a back surface, including the folded edges of the web material. The height of the stack is greater than 17 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Mattias BENGTSSON, Gunnel ELGLUND, Bjorn LARSSON
  • Publication number: 20150282680
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing at least one webfrom a stack of web material is disclosed. The dispenser includes a housing arranged to hold a stack of web material. A web path extends in an interior of the housing in a first direction in a first portion of the housing and in a second direction in a second portion of the housing. The housing includes an access opening providing access to the interior of the housing. The web path is accessible along a third direction, in both the first and second portions of the housing, via the access opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Björn Larsson, Gunnel Elglund, Per Möller, Lars Thorén, David Sahlin
  • Patent number: 8057457
    Abstract: Absorbent garment such as a diaper and an incontinence guard, said garment has a first body panel, a second body panel and a crotch portion there between. The garment is provided with opposed laterally extending belt members attached to the waist portion of the first body panel and are adapted to be wrapped around the waist of the wearer of the garment and fastened together by a first fastener. The second body panel at its waist portion is provided with second fasteners adapted to be fastened to the belt members, in such a way that the garment will assume a pant-like shape. An elastic member extends in transverse direction along the waist portion of the first body panel and extends into at least a portion of each belt member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: SCA Hygience Products AB
    Inventors: Lucas Bäck, Elisabeth Lakso, Stefan Nedestam, Ingela Flink-Ekwall, Kent Hermansson, Gunnel Elglund
  • Publication number: 20100217218
    Abstract: Absorbent garment such as a diaper and an incontinence guard, said garment comprises a first body panel (16), a second body panel (17) and a crotch portion (13) there between. The garment is provided with opposed laterally extending belt members (17) attached to the waist portion of the first body panel (11) and are adapted to be wrapped around the waist of the wearer of the garment and fastened together by means of first fastening means (18). The second body panel (12) at its waist portion is provided with second fastening means (19) adapted to be fastened to the belt members (17), in such a way that the garment will assume a pant-like shape. An elastic member (20) extends in transverse direction (x) along the waist portion (11a) of the first body panel (11) and extends into at least a portion of each belt member (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Lucas Bäck, Elisabeth Lakso, Stefan Nedestam, Ingela Flink-Ekwall, Kent Hermansson, Gunnel Elglund