Patents by Inventor Kerstin K. Ehlers

Kerstin K. Ehlers 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).

  • Absorbent article having fluid flow control member
    Patent number: 9763837
    Abstract: An absorbent article, the absorbent article being a personal hygiene article, comprising a liquid permeable top sheet, a liquid impermeable back sheet, and an absorbent core enclosed between the top sheet and the back sheet, and a fluid flow control member arranged between the top sheet and the backsheet, said fluid flow control member being of a nonwoven material comprising a three dimensional network of fibres, said fibres having a thickness of 200-700 ?m, said nonwoven material having a strain of max 50% at 5 kPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Charlotte Persson, Patrik Andersson, Kent Vartiainen, Charlotta Hanson, Britt-Marie Wiezell, Lori-Ann S. Prioleau, Thomas R. LaLiberte, Leigh E. Wood, Kerstin K. Ehlers, Peter P. Kitzer
  • ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING FLUID FLOW CONTROL MEMBER
    Publication number: 20130144241
    Abstract: An absorbent article, the absorbent article being a personal hygiene article, comprising a liquid permeable top sheet, a liquid impermeable back sheet, and an absorbent core enclosed between the top sheet and the back sheet, and a fluid flow control member arranged between the top sheet and the backsheet, said fluid flow control member being of a nonwoven material comprising a three dimensional network of fibres, said fibres having a thickness of 200-700 ?m, said nonwoven material having a strain of max 50% at 5 kPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Charlotte Persson, Patrik Andersson, Kent Vartiainen, Charlotta Hanson, Britt-Marie Wiezell, Lori-Ann S. Prioleau, Thomas R. LaLiberte, Leigh E. Wood, Kerstin K. Ehlers, Peter P. Kitzer