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).
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Patent number: 7598427Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent article for taking up body fluids, with a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction, a crotch portion (8) and two end portions (6, 7), and having side edges (9, 10) extending in the longitudinal direction and end edges (11, 12) extending in the transverse direction, and comprising a liquid-permeable cover sheet (2) and a liquid-tight cover sheet (3), and an absorbent body (4) arranged between the cover sheets (2, 3), and further comprising barriers which are arranged along the side edges (9, 10) of the article and which are raised up from the liquid-permeable cover sheet (2). The liquid-permeable cover sheet (2) has a central zone (30) which is arranged essentially in the crotch portion (8) of the article, and two end zones (31, 32) which are arranged at the end portions (6, 7) of the article, the liquid-permeable cover sheet (2) being more hydrophilic in the central zone (30) than in the end zones (31, 32).Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2001Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Christina Ragnarson, Kent Hermansson, Åsa Lindström
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Publication number: 20090083961Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventor: Kent Hermansson
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Publication number: 20090038751Abstract: A method for production of disposable hygienic absorbent articles (12) in which each article has a substantially homogenous elastic laminate web (14) having a maximum elastic extensibility in a first direction of at least 40%, preferably at least 60%, and most preferably at least 80%, under a peak load Fp, and an absorbent core (16) attached to the elastic laminate web. The method including the steps of providing a continuous length of the elastic laminate web (14); advancing the continuous length of the elastic laminate web in a direction of travel (A) corresponding to the first direction; attaching individual absorbent cores (16) to the continuous length of the elastic laminate web at spaced intervals, and forming individual articles (12) from the thus assembled individual absorbent cores and the continuous length of said elastic laminate web.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2004Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Kent Hermansson, Jan Wastlund-Karlsson, Margareta Wennerback, Carina Hedlund, Niclas Norrby
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Patent number: 7481802Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2002Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventor: Kent Hermansson
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Publication number: 20080300564Abstract: An absorbent product having a rear part, a front part and a crotch part in its longitudinal direction, including a liquid permeable perforated top sheet facing the wearer, a liquid impermeable back sheet facing away from the wearer, and an absorbent structure positioned between the top sheet and the back sheet, and whereby longitudinally extending textile-like edges are positioned on both longitudinal sides of the top sheet, whereby the rear part of the absorbent structure is rounded in the form of at least three different radii. Hereby, it is possible to adjust the shape of the absorbent structure so that more absorbent material is put in the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2005Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS ABInventors: Maria Bogren, Carin Hakansson, Kent Hermansson, Elisabeth Boissier, Patrik Andersson
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Publication number: 20080294138Abstract: Absorbent product including a liquid permeable perforated top sheet facing the wearer during use, 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, so that a central part of the top sheet is not covered by the textile-like edges, whereby the longitudinal diameter of the apertures of the top sheet is in the interval from 0.1 to 3.2 mm, preferably from 0.5 to 3.2 mm, more preferably from 0.9 to 2.4 and most preferably from 1.6 to 2.4 mm, wherein at least 70% of the area of the central part of the top sheet is apertured, and wherein the top sheet further includes perforations, that are positioned between the apertures of the top sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2005Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Patrik Andersson, Maria Bogren, Carin Hakansson, Kent Hermansson, Linda Fransson
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Patent number: 7413079Abstract: A packing wrap for enclosing an individual packed absorbent article, such as a sanitary towel, a panty liner or an incontinence pad, including a first material piece arranged over the first surface of the absorbent article and a second material piece arranged over the second surface of the absorbent article, an opening location having a longitudinal extent, and a region capable of tactile detection of the opening location, the region being arranged adjacent to the opening location. The region has a longitudinal extent, and is arranged essentially parallel to the longitudinal extent of the opening location.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2004Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Sofia Hermansson, Anders Stenberg, Kent Hermansson
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Patent number: 7347846Abstract: Absorbent pants with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction at right angles to the longitudinal direction and having an absorption core arranged between a liquid-tight cover sheet and a liquid-permeable cover sheet. The diaper pants have a front portion, a rear portion and an intermediate crotch portion, and a front edge and a rear edge extending substantially in the transverse direction and forming a waist opening, two side edges extending substantially in the longitudinal direction and forming two leg openings. An elastic sheet material is arranged at least along the waist opening of the diaper pants and extends at least from the waist opening to the leg openings, the elastic sheet material being secured to the absorption core in a substantially unstretched state.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2003Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Kent Hermansson, Niclas Norrby, Catarina Linnér
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Publication number: 20070289697Abstract: A process for manufacturing blanks for disposable pants includes feeding a web having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, cutting the web and elastics into a plurality of first and second pant blanks, wherein each of the first pant blanks has a front part extending along a first edge and a back part extending along a second edge and each of the second pant blanks has a front part extending along the second edge and a back part extending along the first edge, wherein the first and second pant blanks are arranged in alternating sequence along the longitudinal direction and wherein the back part of each of the pant blanks is longer than the front part of each of the pant blanks, and cutting first and second cut-out portions from the web, wherein each of the pant blanks is arranged between one of the first cut-out portions and one of the second cut-out portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS ABInventors: Hans Een, Kent Hermansson
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Publication number: 20070239131Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2004Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Kent Hermansson, Carina Hedlund, Niclas Norrby, Jan Wastlund-Karlsson, Margareta Wennerback
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Publication number: 20070034315Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2006Publication date: February 15, 2007Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS ABInventors: Cecile Sandin, Kenneth Strannemalm, Kent Hermansson, Hans Een
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Publication number: 20060196597Abstract: A process for manufacturing a plurality of disposable pants includes continuously feeding a web along a path, the web having a longitudinal direction coinciding with the path and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and the web having first and second end edges extending in the longitudinal direction, cutting the web into a plurality of first and second pant blanks, each of the first and second blanks having a front part and a back part, the front and back parts being arranged in sequence in the transverse direction of the web, wherein the cutting is performed in such a way that the blanks are aligned in the longitudinal direction of the web with every second blank being rotated 180? with respect to every first blank.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2006Publication date: September 7, 2006Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS ABInventors: Hans Een, Kent Hermansson
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Patent number: 6911024Abstract: Absorbent article includes a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet and an absorbent body enclosed therebetween. The article seen in longitudinal direction exhibits a front portion, a rear portion and a crotch portion therebetween, and a pair of belt portions attached to the rear portion alternatively the front portion and which are intended by the first fastening elements to be fastened together around the waist of the wearer and wherein the front portion alternatively rear portion exhibits second fastening elements intended to be attached to the belt portions, in such a way that the article will assume a pantlike shape, where the belt portions form a part of the waist portions of the pant.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2002Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Liljana Kusibojoska, Kent Hermansson
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Publication number: 20050059946Abstract: An absorbent article (1) such as a diaper, an incontinence pad or a sanitary towel, includes an absorbent body (6) enclosed in a covering (16), and a fastening arrangement for fastening the article on a wearer. The fastening arrangement includes a first and a second fastening device (26, 27), each having a two-part female part (29, 31) and a two-part male part (28, 30), the respective female parts (29, 31) of the fastening devices (26, 27) being arranged in diagonally opposite corners of the article (1), and the respective male parts (28, 30) of the fastening devices (26, 27) being arranged in the other two diagonally opposite corners of the article (1) when the article is in a folded-out state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2004Publication date: March 17, 2005Applicant: SCA Hygiene Product ABInventors: Kent Hermansson, Hanna Ostlin, Maria Classon
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Publication number: 20050029144Abstract: A packing wrap (1) for enclosing an individual packed absorbent article (2), such as a sanitary towel, a panty liner or an incontinence pad, including a first material piece (3) arranged over the first surface of the absorbent article (2) and a second material piece (4) arranged over the second surface of the absorbent article (2), an opening location (5) having a longitudinal extent, and a region capable of tactile detection of the opening location, the region (12) being arranged adjacent to the opening location (5). The region (12) has a longitudinal extent, and is arranged essentially parallel to the longitudinal extent of the opening location (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2004Publication date: February 10, 2005Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Sofia Hermansson, Anders Stenberg, Kent Hermansson
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Publication number: 20040267218Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article and method to produce the article using a blank, comprising 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 means of ultrasonic or thermal welding.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Cecile Sandin, Kenneth Strannemalm, Kent Hermansson, Hans Een
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Patent number: 6764479Abstract: Absorbent article such as a diaper and an incontinence guard includes a pair of belt portions attached to the rear portion or alternatively to the front portion of the article. The belt portions are fastened together around the waist of the wearer, wherein the one belt portion carries a first fastener arrangement intended to be attached against the opposite belt portion. The front portion or alternatively the rear portion exhibits a second fastener arrangement intended to be attached to the belt portions in such a way that the article will assume a pantlike shape, where the belt portions form a part of the waist portions of the pant. The belt portions are attached to the rear portion or alternatively to the front portion of the article via first elastic side panels arranged on the article. The front portion or alternatively the rear portion of the article has second elastic side panels to which the second fastener arrangement is attached.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: July 20, 2004Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Liljana Kusibojoska, Kent Hermansson, Kenneth Strannemalm
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Patent number: 6685686Abstract: Absorbent article such as a diaper, an incontinence guard, a pantyliner or a sanitary napkin, including a liquid-pervious topsheet (3), a liquid-impermeable backsheet (2), and an absorbent body (4) enclosed therebetween, wherein the topsheet (3) and absorbent body (4) either directly or via at least one intermediate layer are joined partly by a first adhesive (5) and partly by a second adhesive (6) The surface which is constituted of the topsheet (3) and which is adhesively joined with the first adhesive (5) and the second adhesive (6) is formed into a three-dimensional structure having alternating raised (8) and recessed regions (7), wherein the first adhesive (5) is arranged in the recessed regions (7) and the second adhesive (6) is arranged in the raised regions (8).Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2002Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Kent Hermansson, Sofia Roxendal
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Patent number: 6669678Abstract: Absorbent article, such as a diaper and an incontinence guard, comprising a liquid-pervious topsheet (2), a liquid-impervious backsheet (3), and an absorbent body (4). The article exhibits a front portion (5), a rear portion (6), a crotch portion (7), and a belt (9, 9′) attached to or intended to be attached to the rear portion (6) and to the front portion (5), so that the article assumes a pant-like shape. On both the outside and the inside, at least one belt portion (9′) carries a receiving material (12, 13) which can serve as a receiving area for an attachment material (10) on a second belt portion (9) and on one or several attachment means (8, 8′) attached to the front portion (5) of the article. The receiving area (12, 13) also enables reattachment of said attachment material.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2001Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Kent Hermansson, Kenneth Strannemalm, Katharina Karlsson
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Publication number: 20030220622Abstract: Absorbent pants with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction at right angles to the longitudinal direction and having an absorption core arranged between a liquid-tight cover sheet and a liquid-permeable cover sheet. The diaper pants have a front portion, a rear portion and an intermediate crotch portion, and a front edge and a rear edge extending substantially in the transverse direction and forming a waist opening, two side edges extending substantially in the longitudinal direction and forming two leg openings. An elastic sheet material is arranged at least along the waist opening of the diaper pants and extends at least from the waist opening to the leg openings, the elastic sheet material being secured to the absorption core in a substantially unstretched state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Inventors: Kent Hermansson, Niclas Norrby, Catarina Linner