Patents by Inventor Henner Sollmann
Henner Sollmann 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).
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Publication number: 20230285205Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis. The chassis includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes a stretch laminate having layers that are joined by ultrasonic bonding. The stretch laminate has at least one cover layer and an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer. The elastomeric film has two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate includes at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone. The stretch laminate may include activation stripes and/or a plurality of wrinkles.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Marcus SCHÖNBECK, Henner SOLLMANN, Georg BALDAUF, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Miguel Alberto HERRERA, Erica Lynne LOCKE
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Publication number: 20230172765Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes a stretch laminate having layers that are joined by ultrasonic bonding. The stretch laminate has at least one cover layer, an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone. A portion of the skin is located in the anchoring zone and has a plurality of wrinkles, and the wrinkles have furrows.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Marcus SCHÖNBECK, Henner SOLLMANN, Georg BALDAUF, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Miguel Alberto HERRERA, Erica Lynne LOCKE
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Patent number: 11590033Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes a stretch laminate having layers that are joined by ultrasonic bonding. The stretch laminate has at least one cover layer, an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone. A portion of the skin is located in the anchoring zone and has a plurality of wrinkles, and the wrinkles have furrows.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYInventors: Marcus Schonbeck, Henner Sollmann, Georg Baldauf, Urmish Popatlal Dalal, Miguel Alberto Herrera, Erica Lynne Locke
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Publication number: 20230017363Abstract: An elastic film has a perforation formed by perforation holes that are elongated along a preferred expanding direction in the unexpanded state, wherein the ratio of the length of the perforation holes determined along the preferred expanding direction to a width of the perforation holes determined perpendicular thereto amounts to at least 3:2. The elongation at break along the preferred expanding direction is at least twice as high as the elongation at break determined perpendicular thereto along the width of the perforation holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Mondi AGInventors: Henner SOLLMANN, Peer BROLUND, Ralf SCHWERING
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Publication number: 20220378630Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes a stretch laminate having layers that are joined by ultrasonic bonding. The stretch laminate has at least one cover layer, an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone. A portion of the skin is located in the anchoring zone and has a plurality of wrinkles, and the wrinkles have furrows.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Marcus SCHONBECK, Henner SOLLMANN, Georg BALDAUF, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Miguel Alberto HERRERA, Erica Lynne LOCKE
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Patent number: 11479012Abstract: An elastic film has a perforation formed by perforation holes that are elongated along a preferred expanding direction in the unexpanded state, wherein the ratio of the length of the perforation holes determined along the preferred expanding direction to a width of the perforation holes determined perpendicular thereto amounts to at least 3:2. The elongation at break along the preferred expanding direction is at least twice as high as the elongation at break determined perpendicular thereto along the width of the perforation holes.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Mondi AGInventors: Henner Sollmann, Peer Brolund, Ralf Schwering
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Publication number: 20210393453Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes an ultrasonically bonded stretch laminate. The stretch laminate includes a first nonwoven and a second nonwoven, and an elastomeric film sandwiched between the first and second nonwovens. The elastomeric film has two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate further incudes a zone that is unactivated. The laminate is elastically extensible in a stretch direction. The elastomeric film includes activation stripes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Marcus SCHÖNBECK, Henner SOLLMANN, Georg BALDAUF, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Miguel Alberto HERRERA, Erica Lynne LOCKE
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Patent number: 11179278Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes an ultrasonically bonded stretch laminate. The stretch laminate has at least one cover layer; and an elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate has a first zone that is not elastically extensible along a stretch direction and a second zone that is elastically extensible along the stretch direction; and at least a portion of the skin of the elastomeric film is located in the first zone and wherein said portion of the skin has a plurality of wrinkles and the wrinkles have furrows.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Marcus Schönbeck, Henner Sollmann, Georg Baldauf, Urmish Popatlal Dalal, Miguel Alberto Herrera, Erica Lynne Locke
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Patent number: 11135100Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes an ultrasonically bonded stretch laminate. The stretch laminate includes a first nonwoven and a second nonwoven, and an elastomeric film sandwiched between the first and second nonwovens. The elastomeric film has two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate further incudes a first zone and second zone. In the second zone, the laminate is elastically extensible in a stretch direction. In the first zone, the laminate is unactivated and the elastomeric film comprises activation stripes.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Marcus Schönbeck, Henner Sollmann, Georg Baldauf, Urmish Popatlal Dalal, Miguel Alberto Herrera, Erica Lynne Locke
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Publication number: 20210077316Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes an ultrasonically bonded stretch laminate. The stretch laminate includes a first nonwoven and a second nonwoven, and an elastomeric film sandwiched between the first and second nonwovens. The elastomeric film has two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate further incudes a first zone and second zone. In the second zone, the laminate is elastically extensible in a stretch direction. In the first zone, the laminate is unactivated and the elastomeric film comprises activation stripes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Marcus SCHÖNBECK, Henner SOLLMANN, Georg BALDAUF, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Miguel Alberto HERRERA, Erica Lynne LOCKE
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Publication number: 20210077317Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes a stretch laminate having layers that are joined by ultrasonic bonding. The stretch laminate has at least one cover layer, an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone. A portion of the skin is located in the anchoring zone and has a plurality of wrinkles, and the wrinkles have furrows.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Marcus SCHÖNBECK, Henner SOLLMANN, Georg BALDAUF, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Miguel Alberto HERRERA, Erica Lynne LOCKE
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Publication number: 20210077315Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes an ultrasonically bonded stretch laminate. The stretch laminate has at least one cover layer; and an elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate has a first zone that is not elastically extensible along a stretch direction and a second zone that is elastically extensible along the stretch direction; and at least a portion of the skin of the elastomeric film is located in the first zone and wherein said portion of the skin has a plurality of wrinkles and the wrinkles have furrows.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Marcus SCHÖNBECK, Henner SOLLMANN, Georg BALDAUF, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Miguel Alberto HERRERA, Erica Lynne LOCKE
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Publication number: 20200122427Abstract: An elastic film has a perforation formed by perforation holes that are elongated along a preferred expanding direction in the unexpanded state, wherein the ratio of the length of the perforation holes determined along the preferred expanding direction to a width of the perforation holes determined perpendicular thereto amounts to at least 3:2. The elongation at break along the preferred expanding direction is at least twice as high as the elongation at break determined perpendicular thereto along the width of the perforation holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: Mondi AGInventors: Henner SOLLMANN, Peer BROLUND, Ralf SCHWERING
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Publication number: 20200046576Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes a stretch laminate having layers that are joined by ultrasonic bonding. The stretch laminate has at least one cover layer, an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone. A portion of the skin is located in the anchoring zone and has a plurality of wrinkles, and the wrinkles have furrows.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Marcus SCHONBECK, Henner SOLLMANN, Georg BALDAUF, Urmish Popatlal DALAL, Miguel Alberto HERRERA, Erica Lynne LOCKE
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Patent number: 10485713Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes a stretch laminate that has at least one cover layer, an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces, and an adhesive disposed between the skin and the cover layer. The stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone, the skin that is located in the anchoring zone has a plurality of wrinkles, and the wrinkles have furrows, and at least some of the adhesive is disposed in at least some of the furrows. An absorbent article including the stretch laminate is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Marcus Schonbeck, Henner Sollmann, Georg Baldauf, Urmish Popatlal Dalal, Miguel Alberto Herrera, Erica Lynne Locke
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Patent number: 10414134Abstract: A coextrusion film has a core layer made of thermoplastic elastomer, and first and second outer layers sandwiching the core layer. The outer layers are each formed from a polymer having a lower elasticity than the thermoplastic elastomer of the core, each have a layer thickness of less than 15 ?m, each have a density of less than 0.800 g/cm3, and each have more than 500 gas-filled cells per 1 cubic millimeter of volume.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: MONDI CONSUMER PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Henner Sollmann, Matthias Perick, Marcel Grossmann, Herbert Bader
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Patent number: 10010645Abstract: An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes a stretch laminate that has at least one cover layer, an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces, and an adhesive disposed between the skin and the cover layer. The stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone, the skin that is located in the stretch zone has a plurality of wrinkles that are substantially perpendicular to a stretch direction of the stretch laminate, and the wrinkles have furrows, and at least some of the adhesive is disposed in at least some of the furrows.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Marcus Schonbeck, Henner Sollmann, Georg Baldauf, Urmish Popatlal Dalal, Miguel Alberto Herrera, Erica Lynne Locke
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Patent number: 9999324Abstract: A liquid-dispensing pad has a perforated generally elastic film forming a front wall, a liquid-impervious plastic rear wall, a weld peripherally securing the front wall to the rear wall, and a liquid-retaining core between the front and rear walls. The perforated film is a coextruded film having an elastic inner layer turned toward the core and an inelastic outer cover layer turned away from the core. This cover layer forms an outer face of the liquid-dispensing pad and is composed of polyolefin. A thickness of the cover layer is less than 15 ?m, and a thickness ratio of the elastic inner layer to the inelastic outer cover layer is at least 10:1.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: SURFACESKINS LTD.Inventors: Henner Sollmann, Andreas Brueggemann, Steven Marks Neill
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Publication number: 20170290717Abstract: An elastic film having an elastic film layer based on styrene block copolymer, such that the elastic film layer is formed from a first styrene block copolymer and a second styrene block copolymer without the addition of polystyrene. The first styrene block copolymer has a styrene portion of less than 25% by weight and the second styrene block copolymer has a styrene portion of more than 26% by weight. A ratio of the first styrene block copolymer to the second styrene block copolymer is between 6:1 and 2:3.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Marcus Schoenbeck, HENNER SOLLMANN
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Patent number: 9745430Abstract: The invention relates to an elastic monofilm having a film thickness between 20 ?m and 100 ?m, comprising an asymmetric styrene-diene triblock copolymer at a content between 35 wt % and 90 wt % as a first polymer substance A and comprising a second polymer substance B. According to the invention, polystyrene is provided at a content between 8 wt % and 40 wt % as the second polymer substance B.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: MONDI GRONAU GMBHInventor: Henner Sollmann