Patents by Inventor Hanna Esping Östlin

Hanna Esping Östlin 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: 11266545
    Abstract: A belted disposable article includes a chassis including a first covering layer having a first surface intended to face towards the user, the article further comprising a pair of belt portions. The first belt portion has a free end which carries a fastener adapted to be attached to an exterior surface of the other of the belt portions. The first and second belt portions being folded over the first surface to form a folded belt configuration prior to use of said article, whereby the first belt portion is arranged on top of the second belt portion. In addition, a belt-opening trigger zone is disposed on the first belt portion and arranged adjacent the free end of the first belt portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG
    Inventors: Verica Terentic, Hanna Esping Östlin, Cecilia Persson Nordqvist
  • Publication number: 20200268575
    Abstract: A belted disposable article includes a chassis including a first covering layer having a first surface intended to face towards the user, the article further comprising a pair of belt portions. The first belt portion has a free end which carries a fastener adapted to be attached to an exterior surface of the other of the belt portions. The first and second belt portions being folded over the first surface to form a folded belt configuration prior to use of said article, whereby the first belt portion is arranged on top of the second belt portion. In addition, a belt-opening trigger zone is disposed on the first belt portion and arranged adjacent the free end of the first belt portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Verica Terentic, Hanna Esping Östlin, Cecilia Persson Nordqvist
  • Publication number: 20170128284
    Abstract: An absorbent, disposable article includes an absorption body having longitudinally extending edges is disposed between the liquid-permeable casing layer and the substantially liquid-impermeable backside layer. The article includes a longitudinally extending centre line, a crotch area, a front end area and a back area. The absorption body includes a first absorption layer facing the user and a second absorption layer facing away from the user during. At least one elastic element is disposed between the liquid-permeable casing layer and the backside layer outside of the respective longitudinally running edge of the absorption body. The elastic elements have a return force between 0.30 N and 0.80 N at an extension of 70% of the accessible extension. The first absorption layer includes a first longitudinal opening disposed in the crotch area and the second absorption layer includes a first longitudinal compression disposed in the crotch area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Hanna ESPING ÖSTLIN, Edward GUIDOTTI
  • Publication number: 20170112686
    Abstract: An absorbent, disposable article includes a casing layer permeable to liquid and a substantially liquid-impermeable backside layer and an absorption body disposed between the liquid-permeable casing layer and the substantially liquid-impermeable backside layer. The article and the absorption body include a longitudinal centre line, a crotch area, a front end area and a back end area. Furthermore, the absorption body includes a first absorption layer facing the user during use having longitudinal edges and a second absorption layer facing away from the user during use having longitudinal edges. The first absorption layer has a first longitudinal opening disposed in the crotch area and the second absorption layer has a first longitudinal compression disposed in the crotch area. At least 70% of applied drops in a test for hydrophilicity in the liquid-permeable casing layer of the article in-should penetrate into the article within 10 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Hanna ESPING ÖSTLIN, Edward GUIDOTTI
  • Patent number: 9597236
    Abstract: An absorption body intended to form part of an absorbent disposable article includes a first absorption layer intended to face towards the user upon use and a second absorption layer intended to face away from the user upon use. The first absorption layer has a longitudinal opening in the crotch area and the second absorption layer has a longitudinal compression arranged in the crotch area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Hanna Esping Östlin, Edward Guidotti
  • Publication number: 20150328063
    Abstract: An absorption body intended to form part of an absorbent disposable article includes a first absorption layer intended to face towards the user upon use and a second absorption layer intended to face away from the user upon use. The first absorption layer has a longitudinal opening in the crotch area and the second absorption layer has a longitudinal compression arranged in the crotch area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Hanna ESPING ÖSTLIN, Edward GUIDOTTI
  • Publication number: 20110184372
    Abstract: An absorbent garment such as a diaper or an incontinence guard provided with a pair of laterally extending side panels or at least one belt member. At least one of the side panels or belt members includes at least two elastic regions, a first and a second elastic region, each extending over only a part of the length of and over only a part of the distance between the upper and lower edges of the respective side panel or belt member. The first elastic region has a main part of its surface area on the upper part of the respective side panel or belt member, and the second elastic region has a main part of its surface area on the lower part of the respective side panel or belt member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Hanna Esping Östlin, Birgitta Karlsson, John Wreland