Patents by Inventor Kent Hermansson

Kent Hermansson 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: 20130096525
    Abstract: A male incontinence guard includes a liquid permeable topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent body between the topsheet and the backsheet. The guard has a transverse direction and a longitudinal direction and is divided by a transverse dividing line into a front region with a front transverse edge and a rear region with a rear transverse edge. The front region has a greater maximum extension in the transverse direction than the maximum extension of the rear region in the transverse direction, and the longitudinal extension of the rear region is 10-60% of the longitudinal extension of the guard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Kent Hermansson, Carina Hedlund
  • Patent number: 8298206
    Abstract: An absorbent article includes a belt and an absorbent structure. The absorbent structure is fastened to the belt via an article fastening means having a form such that the article fastening means does not fold or bend upwards under the forces present when the diaper is assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventor: Kent Hermansson
  • Patent number: 8187245
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an absorbent article including a top-sheet having an inner side and an outside and a back-sheet having an inner side and an outside and the inner side of the back-sheet being directed towards the inner side of the top-sheet. At least one elongate belt is provided which has a free end portion for fastening the absorbent article around the waist of a wearer and an attachment end portion that is fixedly attached to the outside of the back-sheet or to the outside of the top-sheet, whereas the free end portion is arranged within the boundaries of the top-sheet and/or the back-sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Pontus Winqvist, Kent Hermansson
  • Patent number: 8183430
    Abstract: An absorbent article, especially an incontinence pad, having a length and a width extension, the length being greater than the width, and including absorbent core material, wherein the absorbent core material forms a central portion (6) and a pair of longitudinally extending side portions (7), the flexural rigidity of the article (1) at the side portions (7) is between 3 and 20% of the flexural rigidity of the article (1) of the central portion (6) at a location opposite the side portions (7), preferably between 4 and 15%, most preferred between 4 and 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Carin Håkansson, Anna Klinte Olsson, Kent Hermansson, Elisabeth Boissier
  • Patent number: 8092440
    Abstract: An absorbent article of the kind which is worn as a pair of absorbent pants with a waist opening defined by a rear waist edge and a front waist edge, and two leg openings. The absorbent article preferably includes an absorbent body attached to a covering. The covering preferably includes an elastic material arranged within an area which extends at least from the front waist edge to the leg openings. The elastic material is preferably treated. The treated elastic material preferably has no or reduced elasticity within a portion of the covering overlapping the absorbent core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Kent Hermansson, Carina Hedlund, Niclas Norrby, Jan Wästlund-Karlsson, Margareta Wennerbäck
  • 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: 20110245794
    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. The belt members are interconnected by a waist band extending in transverse direction along the waist portion of the first body panel. At least one of the belt members has an elastic region located at the proximal end of said belt member adjacent said waist band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventor: Kent Hermansson
  • Publication number: 20110178491
    Abstract: An absorbent article, especially an incontinence pad, having a length and a width extension, the length being greater than the width, and having absorbent core material, wherein the outer longitudinal edges of the absorbent material form three convex lobes (2, 3, 4), wherein a pair of folding lines (5) extend between the longitudinal ends of the middle one (3) of the three lobes (2, 3, 4), so as to divide the absorbent core material into a central portion (6) and a pair of longitudinal side portions (7), such that, when the article (1) is in use, the folding lines (5) are generally positioned so as to extend along the crotch area of the user, starting from the gracilis tendons and ending in the region of the perineum, whereby the side portions (7) may extend from the central portion (6) towards the user so as to form an arc shape as seen in a transversal direction of the article (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: SGA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Carin Håkansson, Anna Klinte Olsson, Kent Hermansson, Elisabeth Boissier, Maria Härsjö, Lennart Hjalmarsson
  • Publication number: 20110106036
    Abstract: The invention refers to an absorbent product including a liquid permeable apertured top sheet facing the wearer during use, and a liquid-impermeable back sheet facing away from the wearer during use, whereby longitudinally extending textile-like edges are positioned on both longitudinal sides of the top sheet whereby the textile-like edges comprise apertures. Hereby, the textile-like edges will amongst others have the capacity to transport moisture that is formed at the interface between the textile-like edges and the wearer skin. Further, the apertures will allow a certain acquisition, i.e., liquid can be transported to the absorbent structure of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Shadi Yazarloo Ståhl, Patrik Andersson, Kent Hermansson, Elisabeth Boissier
  • Publication number: 20110022018
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing absorbent articles having an absorbent core (18,20,22) enclosed between casing sheets (16,24) and elastic elements (26-28) located in a front part and/or rear part of the article, includes the steps of laying a row of absorbent cores (18,20,22) on a first web (16) of casing material running in a machine direction with the longitudinal direction of the cores being extended in the machine direction, applying a second web (24) of casing material onto the web containing the row of absorbent cores, applying elastic elements (26-28) to one of the webs before it contacts the row of absorbent cores, thereby forming a row of connected absorbent article blanks, and thereafter cutting individual absorbent articles out of the row of article blanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Gunnar Larsson, Carin Håkansson, Kent Hermansson, Roy Hansson
  • Patent number: 7799007
    Abstract: An absorbent article of pants shape includes an elastic waist portion, an absorbent element (5), and a liquid-impermeable outer layer (3). The elastic waist portion is made from an elastic first piece (1) which is rectangular and is intended to form the rear portion (8) and side portions (9, 10) of the article. A second piece (2) forms the front portion (11) and crotch portion (12) of the pants-like article. The second piece (2) is elongate, and the width thereof is, at least in the crotch portion (12), smaller than the length of the first piece (1). The absorbent element (5) is in its entirety arranged on the second piece (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Kent Hermansson, Berith Porsö
  • Patent number: 7797810
    Abstract: An absorbent article of pants shape including an elastic waist portion, an absorbent element (5), and a liquid-impermeable outer layer (3) which is intended to enclose the absorbent element on at least that side thereof which faces away from the wearer during use of the article. Elastic members are arranged along the edges of a second piece, along at least the crotch portion for the forming of leg elastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventor: Kent Hermansson
  • Patent number: 7789985
    Abstract: A method to produce an absorbent article using a blank, includes the following steps: folding the side-edge portions of the side parts of either the rear portion or front portion in towards the inner cover sheet over supports placed on the side parts of this portion and extending along the full length of this portion, folding the blank about a transverse line in the crotch portion so that the end edges of the front portion and rear portion come to lie edge-to-edge and so that the side-edge portions of the folded-in portion overlap the folded-in side-edge portions of the second portion; and welding together the overlapping side-edge portions of the side parts within the area of the supports by way of ultrasonic or thermal welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Cécile Sandin, Kenneth Strannemalm, Kent Hermansson, Hans Een
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20100211039
    Abstract: An absorbent article includes a belt and an absorbent structure. The absorbent structure is fastened to the belt via an article fastening means having a form such that the article fastening means does not fold or bend upwards under the forces present when the diaper is assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventor: Kent Hermansson
  • Publication number: 20100069873
    Abstract: Absorbent article, in particular a diaper or an incontinence product, includes an absorbent structure (1) including a back-sheet (20), a top-sheet (22) and an absorbent core (24) there between. The absorbent structure (1) has a front portion (10) defining a front lateral edge (16), a rear portion (14) defining a rear lateral edge (18) and a crotch portion (12) situated between the front portion and the rear portion. A pair of belt sections (30, 32) is present for fastening the absorbent article to the waist of a wearer, the belt sections being fixedly attached to the rear portion of the absorbent structure. The absorbent article has a maximum lateral extension B between the respective lateral-most edges (302, 322) of the belt sections that is governed by the following expression: 0.3<A/B<0.7 where A is the maximum lateral extension of the front lateral edge of the absorbent structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Camilla Elfsberg, Pontus Winqvist, Kent Hermansson
  • Patent number: 7662138
    Abstract: An absorbent article has an elastic waist portion, an absorbent element (5), and a liquid-impermeable outer layer (3) which is intended to enclose the absorbent element on at least that side thereof which faces away from the wearer during use of the article. The absorbent element (5) is in its entirety arranged on the second piece (2). The liquid-impermeable outer layer (3) is breathable, at least over a portion of this which covers the absorbent element (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Kent Hermansson, Cécile Sandin, Hans Eén, Kenneth Strannemalm, Anna-Carin Elfström, Karin Lindmark
  • Publication number: 20100036355
    Abstract: An absorbent article, especially an incontinence pad, having a length and a width extension, the length being greater than the width, and including absorbent core material, wherein the absorbent core material forms a central portion (6) and a pair of longitudinally extending side portions (7), the flexural rigidity of the article (1) at the side portions (7) is between 3 and 20% of the flexural rigidity of the article (1) of the central portion (6) at a location opposite the side portions (7), preferably between 4 and 15%, most preferred between 4 and 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Carin Håkansson, Anna Klinte Olsson, Kent Hermansson, Elisabeth Boissier
  • Publication number: 20100010465
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an absorbent article including a top-sheet having an inner side and an outside and a back-sheet having an inner side and an outside and the inner side of the back-sheet being directed towards the inner side of the top-sheet. At least one elongate belt is provided which has a free end portion for fastening the absorbent article around the waist of a wearer and an attachment end portion that is fixedly attached to the outside of the back-sheet or to the outside of the top-sheet, whereas the free end portion is arranged within the boundaries of the top-sheet and/or the back-sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Pontus Winqvist, Kent Hermansson
  • Patent number: 7632259
    Abstract: An absorption article such as a pant diaper, having a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet and an absorption body positioned therebetween, the article having a front end portion, a rear end portion, and a crotch portion lying therebetween, the rear end portion and the adjacent part of the crotch portion having a transverse elastic system, a rear leg elastic system which runs between the two longitudinal side edges of the article along the leg cutout of the article in the rear part of the crotch portion and crosses the crotch portion essentially parallel to the transverse center line of the article. The article has, on each side of the absorption body, a pocket for temporary storage of liquid, the extent of the pocket being limited by the longitudinal side edge of the absorption body, the transverse elastic system and the rear leg elastic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Anna-Karin Elfström, Cécile Sandin, Kent Hermansson, Kenneth Strannemalm, Carina Mare, Lennart Nilsson