Patents by Inventor Jose Francisco Cau
Jose Francisco Cau 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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Patent number: 11850131Abstract: A personal hygiene product with a digital element includes an external personal hygiene product to absorb bodily fluids and a conductive sensor assembly disposed therein. The conductive sensor assembly includes a pair of conductive elements disposed in parallel in a mirrored image about the perimeter of the personal hygiene product and at least one connector directly contacting the pair of conductive elements, said conductive sensor assembly generating a signal indicative of fluid leakage of said personal hygiene product when fluid reaches the area between the pair of conductive elements. The conductive sensor assembly is arranged and configured to communicate with a smart hand held electronic device, either directly or through a wireless connection.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.Inventors: Livea Barbosa, Jose Francisco Cau, Rafael Carniato, Mariana Goulart, William Chester Neeley, Renato Pereira
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Patent number: 11202726Abstract: A personal hygiene product with a digital element is described. In one embodiment, a conductive sensor assembly is disposed within the personal hygiene product that includes one or more moisture sensors that generate a resistive and/or capacitive signal indicative of saturation of the personal hygiene product when in wetting contact with menstrual fluid.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.Inventors: Randall B. Pugh, Adam Toner, Jose Francisco Cau, DAvid Kimball, William Chester Neeley
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Publication number: 20210275366Abstract: A disposable sanitary napkin includes a main body and a pair of bridged flaps. The main body includes an absorbent system, a topsheet, and a backsheet, and it has a pair of side edges extending along the length thereof. The bridged flaps include a first straight edge, a second, shape-cut edge defining a projecting portion, and a bridging segment of a release liner having at least one zone of adhesive configured for attachment to the projecting portion of each bridged flap. Each bridged flap is attached to the main body with the first, substantially straight edge of each shaped strip aligned with a corresponding side edge of the main body, the bridged flaps are disposed over the topsheet, and each side flap is releasable from the bridging segment of the release liner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: JOSE FRANCISCO CAU, MARCO ANTONIO ALKMIN, GILSON PHILIGRET SARDINHA
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Patent number: 11045363Abstract: A disposable sanitary napkin includes a main body and a pair of bridged flaps. The main body includes an absorbent system, a topsheet, and a backsheet, and it has a pair of side edges extending along the length thereof. The bridged flaps include a first straight edge, a second, shape-cut edge defining a projecting portion, and a bridging segment of a release liner having at least one zone of adhesive configured for attachment to the projecting portion of each bridged flap. Each bridged flap is attached to the main body with the first, substantially straight edge of each shaped strip aligned with a corresponding side edge of the main body, the bridged flaps are disposed over the topsheet, and each side flap is releasable from the bridging segment of the release liner.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.Inventors: Jose Francisco Cau, Marco Antonio Alkmin, Gilson Philigret Sardinha
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Publication number: 20210000663Abstract: A disposable sanitary napkin includes a main body and a pair of bridged flaps. The main body includes an absorbent system, a topsheet, and a backsheet, and it has a pair of side edges extending along the length thereof. The bridged flaps include a first straight edge, a second, shape-cut edge defining a projecting portion, and a bridging segment of a release liner having at least one zone of adhesive configured for attachment to the projecting portion of each bridged flap. Each bridged flap is attached to the main body with the first, substantially straight edge of each shaped strip aligned with a corresponding side edge of the main body, the bridged flaps are disposed over the topsheet, and each side flap is releasable from the bridging segment of the release liner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: JOSE FRANCISCO CAU, MARCO ANTONIO ALKMIN, GILSON PHILIGRET SARDINHA
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Publication number: 20200306102Abstract: A personal hygiene product with a digital element includes an external personal hygiene product to absorb bodily fluids and a conductive sensor assembly disposed therein. The conductive sensor assembly includes a pair of conductive elements disposed in parallel in a mirrored image about the perimeter of the personal hygiene product and at least one connector directly contacting the pair of conductive elements, said conductive sensor assembly generating a signal indicative of fluid leakage of said personal hygiene product when fluid reaches the area between the pair of conductive elements. The conductive sensor assembly is arranged and configured to communicate with a smart hand held electronic device, either directly or through a wireless connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Livea Barbosa, Jose Francisco Cau, Rafael Carniato, Mariana Goulart, William Chester Neeley, Renato Pereira
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Publication number: 20190298588Abstract: A disposable sanitary napkin includes a main body and a pair of bridged flaps. The main body includes an absorbent system, a topsheet, and a backsheet, and it has a pair of side edges extending along the length thereof. The bridged flaps include a first straight edge, a second, shape-cut edge defining a projecting portion, and a bridging segment of a release liner having at least one zone of adhesive configured for attachment to the projecting portion of each bridged flap. Each bridged flap is attached to the main body with the first, substantially straight edge of each shaped strip aligned with a corresponding side edge of the main body, the bridged flaps are disposed over the topsheet, and each side flap is releasable from the bridging segment of the release liner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: JOSE FRANCISCO CAU, MARCO ANTONIO ALKMIN, GILSON PHILIG SARDINHA
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Publication number: 20190105210Abstract: A personal hygiene product with a digital element is described. In one embodiment, a conductive sensor assembly is disposed within the personal hygiene product that includes one or more moisture sensors that generate a resistive and/or capacitive signal indicative of saturation of the personal hygiene product when in wetting contact with menstrual fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Randall B. Pugh, Adam Toner, Jose Francisco Cau, David Kimball, William Chester Neeley
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Patent number: 8480387Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for a making a formed fibrous article and more specifically to method and apparatus for making a formed fibrous article useful as an absorbent core structure in a disposable sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, panty liner, diaper or the like. The present invention also relates to a disposable sanitary article including a formed fibrous article according to the present invention as a core structure thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Johnson & Johnson DO Brasil Industria E Comercio Produtos Para Saude Ltda.Inventors: Marco Antonio Alkmin, José Francisco Cau, Jose Manoel Soares Coutinho, Ivair Luiz Duarte, Reinaldo Lourenço Faria, Francisco J. V. Hernandez, Francisco Antonio Rimoli, Francisco Savastano Neto, Alexandre Teixeira Yamashita
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Patent number: 8398915Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for a making a formed fibrous article and more specifically to method and apparatus for making a formed fibrous article useful as an absorbent core structure in a disposable sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, panty liner, diaper or the like. The present invention also relates to a disposable sanitary article including a formed fibrous article according to the present invention as a core structure thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Johnson & Johnson do Brasil Industria e Comercio Produtos Paral Saude Ltda. RodoviaInventors: Marco Antonio Alkmin, Livea Fujita Barbosa, José Francisco Cau, Jose Manoel Soares Coutinho, Ivair Luiz Duarte, Reinaldo Lourenço Faria, Francisco J. V. Hernandez, Manuela Leonel Martines, Francisco Antonio Rimoli, Francisco Savastano Neto, Alexandre Teixeira Yamashita
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Patent number: 8394316Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for a making a formed fibrous article and more specifically to method and apparatus for making a formed fibrous article useful as an absorbent core structure in a disposable sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, panty liner, diaper or the like. The present invention also relates to a disposable sanitary article including a formed fibrous article according to the present invention as a core structure thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Johnson & Johnson do Brasil Industria e Comercio Produtos Para Saude Ltda. RodoviaInventors: Marco Antonio Alkmin, José Francisco Cau, Jose Manoel Soares Coutinho, Francisco J. V. Hernandez, Francisco Antonio Rimoli, Francisco Savastano Neto
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Patent number: 8388329Abstract: The present invention generally relates to an apparatus for a making a formed fibrous article and more specifically to an apparatus for making a formed fibrous article useful as an absorbent core structure in a disposable sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, panty liner, diaper or the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Johnson & Johnson do Brasil Industria e Comercio Produtos para saude Ltda. RodoviaInventors: Marco Antonio Alkmin, José Francisco Cau, José Manoel Soares Coutinho, Francisco J. V. Hernandez, Francisco Antonio Rimoli, Francisco Savastano Neto
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Publication number: 20120040171Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for a making a formed fibrous article and more specifically to method and apparatus for making a formed fibrous article useful as an absorbent core structure in a disposable sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, panty liner, diaper or the like. The present invention also relates to a disposable sanitary article including a formed fibrous article according to the present invention as a core structure thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Marco Antonio Alkmin, José Francisco Cau, Jose Manoel Soares Coutinho, Francisco J.V. Harnandez, Francisco Antonio Rimoli, Francisco Savastano Neto
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Publication number: 20120040039Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for a making a formed fibrous article and more specifically to method and apparatus for making a formed fibrous article useful as an absorbent core structure in a disposable sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, panty liner, diaper or the like. The present invention also relates to a disposable sanitary article including a formed fibrous article according to the present invention as a core structure thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Marco Antonio Alkmin, José Francisco Cau, Jose Manoel Soares Coutinho, Ivair Luiz Duarte, Reinaldo Lourenco Faria, Francisco J.V. Hernandez, Francisco Antonio Rimoli, Francisco Savastano Neto, Alexandre Teixeira Yamashita
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Publication number: 20120041405Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for a making a formed fibrous article and more specifically to method and apparatus for making a formed fibrous article useful as an absorbent core structure in a disposable sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, panty liner, diaper or the like. The present invention also relates to a disposable sanitary article including a formed fibrous article according to the present invention as a core structure thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Marco Antonio Alkmin, Livea Fujita Barbosa, José Francisco Cau, Jose Manoel Soares Coutinho, Ivair Luiz Duarte, Reinaldo Lourenço Faria, Francisco J. V. Hernandez, Manuela Leonel Martines, Francisco Antonio Rimoli, Francisco Savastano Neto, Alexandre Teixeira Yamashita
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Publication number: 20120037329Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for a making a formed fibrous article and more specifically to method and apparatus for making a formed fibrous article useful as an absorbent core structure in a disposable sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, panty liner, diaper or the like. The present invention also relates to a disposable sanitary article including a formed fibrous article according to the present invention as a core structure thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Marco Antonio Alkmin, José Francisco Cau, José Manoel Soares Coutinho, Francisco J.V. Hernandez, Francisco Antonio Rimoli, Francisco Savastano Neto
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Publication number: 20120041406Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for a making a formed fibrous article and more specifically to method and apparatus for making a formed fibrous article useful as an absorbent core structure in a disposable sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, panty liner, diaper or the like. The present invention also relates to a disposable sanitary article including a formed fibrous article according to the present invention as a core structure thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Marco Antonio Alkmin, José Francisco Cau, Jose Manoel Soares Coutinho, Francisco J.V. Hernandez, Francisco Antonio Rimoli, Francisco Savastano Neto
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Publication number: 20120037327Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for a making a formed fibrous article and more specifically to method and apparatus for making a formed fibrous article useful as an absorbent core structure in a disposable sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, panty liner, diaper or the like. The present invention also relates to a disposable sanitary article including a formed fibrous article according to the present invention as a core structure thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Marco Antonio Alkmin, Livea Fujita Barbosa, José Francisco Cau, Jose Manoel Soares Coutinho, Ivair Luiz Duarte, Reinaldo Lourenço Faria, Francisco J. V. Hernandez, Manuela Leonel Martines, Francisco Antonio Rimoli, Francisco Savastano Neto, Alexandre Teixeira Yamashita
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Patent number: 6632207Abstract: An intimate napkin for use with an undergarment, having: a substantially planar and elongated frame (3, 3′) comprising a first face having a liquid pervious material layer, and a second face, opposite to the first face, having a liquid impervious material layer; an absorbing core (2) inserted in the frame (3,3′) between the liquid pervious material layer and the liquid impervious material layer, the liquid impervious material layer having a first inner surface faced to the core (2), and a second outer surface, opposite to the first surface, faced outwardly, which constitutes the outer face of the napkin (1,1′); and an adhesive layer applied to the second outer surface, the napkin (1,1′), wherein the adhesive layer is comprised of at least five lines of adhesive (4) substantially spaced apart, the adhesive ratio ranges from 8 to 25 g/m2, and the adhesive has a shear value of at least 2.0 Kgf is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2001Date of Patent: October 14, 2003Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Industria e Comercio Ltda.Inventors: Fabio Eduardo Franca Rangel, Francisco Antonio Rimoli, Joao Bosco Pereira, Jose Francisco Cau, Julio Malva Filho
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Publication number: 20020029027Abstract: An intimate napkin for use with an undergarment, having:Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Inventors: Fabio Eduardo Franca Rangel, Francisco Antonio Rimoli, Joao Bosco Pereira, Jose Francisco Cau, Julio Malva Filho, Joao Bosco Pereira