Patents by Inventor Rüdiger Kesselmeier

Rüdiger Kesselmeier 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).

  • Patent number: 11813146
    Abstract: There is provided herein an incontinence diaper (2) which has rear lateral sections (22) of the incontinence diaper (2) which can be brought into overlapping arrangement with a front region (12) exterior, to which the lateral sections can then be removably adhered via respective closure means (28). The rear lateral sections (22) have an elastic region (42), and the extension (Q) of the rear lateral sections (22) comprises a proximal half (38) which adjoins the rear longitudinal edge (18) and a freely ending distal half (40) in the transverse direction (10), and wherein, the respective elastic region (42) is arranged completely within the proximal half (38) and has a distance of maximally 30 mm from the rear longitudinal edge (18) in the transverse direction (10), and each rear lateral section (22) is substantially non-stretchable in the entire distal half (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: PAUL HARTMAN AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ostertag, Anselm Ebert, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Albena Drumeva-Eberisu
  • Publication number: 20230046382
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an incontinence article for absorption of bodily excretions, comprising an at least regionally liquid-permeable topsheet, a substantially liquid-impermeable backsheet, and an absorption body arranged between the topsheet and the backsheet, the incontinence article comprising a pH regulator between the topsheet and the backsheet at least regionally, characterized in that the pH regulator comprises monosodium citrate or disodium citrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Christian BÄHRLE, Juan ESQUERRA, Enno GAUSE, Luis HIDALGO, Rüdiger KESSELMEIER, Isabel STALTER, Maximilian SWEREV
  • Patent number: 11090204
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable incontinence diaper, with a main part (4) comprising a front region (12) a rear region (16) with rear lateral longitudinal edges (18), and rear side portions (22) attached on both sides to the rear region (16), which can be placed in a circumferential direction around the body of a user in order to apply and close the disposable incontinence diaper (2) on the user, and wherein the rear side portions (22) have an extent Q in the transverse direction (10) in the state when spread out flat but not stretched, and which are elastically extensible within this extent Q in the transverse direction (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ostertag, Anselm Ebert, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Albena Drumeva-Eberius
  • Publication number: 20210220187
    Abstract: There is provided herein an incontinence diaper (2) which has rear lateral sections (22) of the incontinence diaper (2) which can be brought into overlapping arrangement with a front region (12) exterior, to which the lateral sections can then be removably adhered via respective closure means (28). The rear lateral sections (22) have an elastic region (42), and the extension (Q) of the rear lateral sections (22) comprises a proximal half (38) which adjoins the rear longitudinal edge (18) and a freely ending distal half (40) in the transverse direction (10), and wherein, the respective elastic region (42) is arranged completely within the proximal half (38) and has a distance of maximally 30 mm from the rear longitudinal edge (18) in the transverse direction (10), and each rear lateral section (22) is substantially non-stretchable in the entire distal half (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Wolfgang OSTERTAG, Anselm Ebert, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Albena Drumeva-Eberisu
  • Publication number: 20210220186
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incontinence diaper (2) with rear lateral sections (22) which are joined to the rear region (16) on both sides, which can be placed around the body of the user in order to close the incontinence diaper. The rear lateral sections (22) have an extension (Q) in the transverse direction (10) over the respective rear lateral longitudinal edge (18) and wherein the rear lateral sections (22) are folded together about at least two lateral section folding axes (46, 48) running in the longitudinal direction (8), and folded together sub-regions (50, 52, 54) of the rear lateral sections (22) are defined by the lateral section folding axes (46, 48). An outer sub-region (54) in the transverse direction (10) is unstretchable, and at least 50% of the surface of a sub-region (52) which adjoins the outer sub-region (54) inwards is unstretchable starting from the outer folding axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Ruediger KESSELMEIER, Albena Drumeva-Eberius, Wolfgang Ostertag, Anselm Ebert
  • Patent number: 11000424
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incontinence diaper (2) with a main part (4), which comprises a front region (12), a rear region (16), and a crotch region (20) arranged between the front region and the rear region, and with rear lateral sections (22) which are joined to the rear region (16) on both sides, which extend outwards in the transverse direction (10) of the incontinence diaper (2) over the rear lateral longitudinal edges (18) of the main part (4), and each of which has at least one closure means (28), whereas no lateral sections (22) are joined to the front region (14). Each of the rear lateral sections (22) can be placed around the body of the user in order to close the incontinence diaper (2) and can be brought into overlapping arrangement with a front region (12) exterior, to which the lateral sections can then be removably adhered via the respective closure means (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventors: Ruediger Kesselmeier, Albena Drumeva-Eberius, Wolfgang Ostertag, Anselm Ebert
  • Patent number: 10993850
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incontinence diaper (2) with a main part (4), which comprises a front region (12), a rear region (16) with rear lateral longitudinal edges (18), and a crotch region (20) arranged between the front region and the rear region, and with rear lateral sections (22) which are joined to the rear region (16) on both sides, whereas no lateral sections (22) are joined to the front region (14). In order to position and close the incontinence diaper (2), the rear lateral sections (22) can be brought into overlapping arrangement with a front region (12) exterior, to which the lateral sections can then be removably adhered via respective closure means (28). The rear lateral sections (22) have an elastic or elasticized region (42), and the extension (Q) of the rear lateral sections (22) comprises a proximal half (38) which adjoins the rear longitudinal edge (18) and a freely ending distal half (40) in the transverse direction (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Paul Hartman AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ostertag, Anselm Ebert, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Albena Drumeva-Eberisu
  • Publication number: 20190029898
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable incontinence diaper (2), with a main part (4) comprising a front region (12), a rear region (16) with rear lateral longitudinal edges (18), and rear side portions (22) attached on both sides to the rear region (16), whereas no side portions (22) are attached to the front region (14), and instead front lateral longitudinal edges (14) of the main part (4) form a free-ending longitudinal edge of the diaper, wherein the rear side portions (22) can each be placed in a circumferential direction around the body of a user, in order to apply and close the disposable incontinence diaper (2) on the user, and can be brought into an overlapping arrangement with an outer face of the front region (12) at which they can then be affixed releasably via the respective closure means (28), wherein the rear side portions (22) have an extent Q in the transverse direction (10) in the state when spread out flat but not stretched, wherein the rear side portions (22) are elastically extensible with
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ostertag, Anselm Ebert, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Albena Drumeva-Eberius
  • Publication number: 20190015264
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incontinence diaper (2) with a main part (4), which comprises a front region (12), a rear region (16), and a crotch region (20) arranged between the front region and the rear region, and with rear lateral sections (22) which are joined to the rear region (16) on both sides, which extend outwards in the transverse direction (10) of the incontinence diaper (2) over the rear lateral longitudinal edges (18) of the main part (4), and each of which has at least one closure means (28), whereas no lateral sections (22) are joined to the front region (14). Each of the rear lateral sections (22) can be placed around the body of the user in order to close the incontinence diaper (2) and can be brought into overlapping arrangement with a front region (12) exterior, to which the lateral sections can then be removably adhered via the respective closure means (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: PAUL HARTMANN AG
    Inventors: Ruediger KESSELMEIER, Albena DRUMEVA-EBERIUS, Wolfgang OSTERTAG, Anselm Ebert
  • Publication number: 20190015268
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incontinence diaper (2) with a main part (4), which comprises a front region (12), a rear region (16) with rear lateral longitudinal edges (18), and a crotch region (20) arranged between the front region and the rear region, and with rear lateral sections (22) which are joined to the rear region (16) on both sides, whereas no lateral sections (22) are joined to the front region (14). In order to position and close the incontinence diaper (2), the 16 rear lateral sections (22) can be brought into overlapping arrangement with a front region (12) exterior, to which the lateral sections can then be removably adhered via respective closure means (28). The rear lateral sections (22) have an elastic or elasticized region (42), and the extension (Q) of the rear lateral sections (22) comprises a proximal half (38) which adjoins the rear longitudinal edge (18) and a freely ending distal half (40) in the transverse direction (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: PAUL HARTMANN AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang OSTERTAG, Anselm EBERT, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Albena Drumeva-Eberisu
  • Patent number: 9186285
    Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent incontinence article of the open type having attached diaper wings, wherein the rear diaper wings have closure elements in the edge region, and to the folding of the diaper wings at high production speeds without impairing the functionality of the closure elements and simultaneously the user-friendly arrangement of the closure elements in the folded absorbent incontinence article. The invention also relates to a method for producing the absorbent incontinence article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: PAUL HARTMANN AG
    Inventors: Vanessa Homann, Ruediger Kesselmeier
  • Patent number: 9138937
    Abstract: A disposable hygiene article (2), such as an incontinence diaper or incontinence pad has a composite non-woven fabric (38) that is provided with at least one cuff element (16) and a non-woven fabric or film component (10, 12). The cuff element (14) is attached to the non-woven fabric or film component (10, 12) in at least some areas by means of a joining pattern (36) encompassing discrete ultrasonic welding points (30) in order to form the composite non-woven fabric (38). At least some sections of the joining pattern (36) are curved. The joining pattern has a maximum index (I) of variation of the ultrasonic welding points of 40 percent. An area seized by the welding points has a density within the joining pattern which decreases in rear and front end portions along endwards directed and inwardly curved extensions of the joining pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventors: Bernd Frank, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Christian Koch, Rudolf Groener
  • Patent number: 9125772
    Abstract: A sanitary or incontinence pad includes a primary pad part extending in a longitudinal direction of the pad, wherein a front end region of the pad covers at least one quarter of an overall longitudinal extension of the pad, and a rear end region of the pad covers at most one quarter of the overall longitudinal extension of the pad, an absorption body for bodily fluids received by the primary pad part, and front and rear wing pairs, each formed by two wings which extend transversely from respective longitudinal sides of the primary pad part, wherein the front wing pair is arranged outside the front end region, and wherein at least 90% of a top-view-surface of the wings of the rear wing pair is arranged within the rear end region, and wherein each wing is foldable about a web of an undergarment and is delimited by front and rear side flanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: PAUL HARTMANN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jörg Eilers, Rüdiger Kesselmeier, Andreas Böhmler, Karina Schwarz, Thurid Manns
  • Patent number: 9066833
    Abstract: In an incontinence article in pant form, a crotch section having an absorption body, is connected to stomach and back sections in respective overlapping regions of the crotch section and the stomach section, and the crotch section and the back section, wherein the incontinence article has a first fold axis formed by a transverse center axis of the incontinence article, second fold axes extending outside on either side of the absorption body, and a third fold axis in a region of the absorption body, wherein regions of the stomach section and the back section which laterally protrude over the crotch section are folded about the second fold axes toward the longitudinal center axis, wherein after folding the incontinence article about the third folding axis, the border of the stomach and back band does not protrude over the first fold axis wherein a mass per area of the absorption body decreases from a region of the transverse center axis toward stomach-section side and back-section side ends of the absorption bo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: PAUL HARTMANN AG
    Inventors: Oliver Gassner, Andreas Beyrle, Rüdiger Kesselmeier, Krysztof D. Malowaniec
  • Patent number: 9050214
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable absorbent incontinence diaper (2) of the open type, having a main part (4), comprising a front region (6) having front lateral longitudinal edges (42), a rear region (8) having rear lateral longitudinal edges (41) and a crotch region (10) that is located in between in the longitudinal direction (28) and comes to lie between the legs of a user, wherein the main part (4) comprises an absorbent pad (12), and having rear side portions (20) that are attached to the rear region (8) on both sides and front side portions (22) that are attached to the front region (6) on both sides, said rear and front side portions extending in the transverse direction (30) beyond the lateral front and rear longitudinal edges (42, 41) of the main part (4), and wherein the rear side portions (20) have first closure means (32) which are close to the leg opening and have closure aids and wherein the closure means (32) can be secured in a detachable manner at least on the outer side of the front side
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventors: Enno Gause, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Krzysztof D. Malowaniec, Maximilian Swerev
  • Patent number: 9016112
    Abstract: A method for determining the moisture content in an absorbent sanitary product, in particular a diaper, incontinence pad or incontinence briefs, or sanitary towel, wherein liquid is first applied to the sanitary product under preferably predetermined conditions and subsequently the article is spread out in a planar fashion. A plurality of zoned measurement areas is defined over the planar extension of the spread-out sanitary article, and a measured value is taken in each measurement area or with respect to each measurement area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rui Miguel Paz, Susanne Beckert, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Maximilian Swerev, Enno Gause, Tim Krueger, Magnus Bodmer, Oliver Gassner
  • Patent number: 9011405
    Abstract: In an incontinence article in pant form, a longitudinal extent of respective lateral seams is 100-170 mm, a ratio between this extent and an extent of the incontinence article between a waist border and a transverse center axis of the incontinence article is at most 0.42, wherein first elastifying means have a distance to one another which is at least 20% greater than a distance between second elastifying means to one another defined in the lateral seam region of the incontinence article, wherein the first elastifying means have a thread strength which is at least 20% greater than a thread strength of the second elastifying means, wherein the first and second elastifying means are fixed in the stomach section and in the back section with a pre-tension, and wherein the pre-tension of the first elastifying means is at least 10% greater than the pretension of the second elastifying means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventors: Oliver Gassner, Andreas Beyrle, Rüdiger Kesselmeier, Krzysztof D. Malowaniec
  • Patent number: 8915901
    Abstract: A fastening and carrying device (2) for a disposable absorbent incontinence pad (4) has a belt (6) which is closed on itself in a detachable manner by means of belt closure elements (22), thus forming a continuous hip opening in the circumferential hip direction (8). The belt (6) has one flap section (32, 34) each proceeding from the back region (16) and the abdominal region (14) extending in a longitudinal direction in direction (38) on the crotch region of the user, having preferably mechanically acting closure elements (40, 42) on the side thereof facing the body, which interact in a detachably adhering manner with complementary, preferably mechanically acting, closure elements on the side of the incontinence pad (4) facing away from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rui Miguel Paz, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Enno Gause
  • Patent number: 8864733
    Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent open-type incontinence article with attached ears, wherein the rear ears have closure elements in the peripheral region, and to the folding of the ears at high production speeds without the functionality of the closure elements being impaired and with the simultaneously use-friendly arrangement of the closure elements in the folded absorbent incontinence article. The invention also relates to a method of producing this absorbent incontinence article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann AG
    Inventors: Michael Koenig, Hansgeorg Gunesch, Benjamin Wenzel, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Christian Koch
  • Publication number: 20140303589
    Abstract: A fixing and carrying device for a disposable absorbent incontinence pad includes a girdle having a front stomach region, a rear back region and a left-hand and a right-hand side region, and girdle closure elements for detachable closure of the girdle on itself so as to form a continuous hip opening in a hip-circumferential direction, the girdle having respective flap sections extending from the back region and the stomach region in a longitudinal direction toward a crotch region of a user; and closure elements respectively provided on a body-facing side of each flap section and being constructed for interaction with complementary closure elements on a body-averted side of the incontinence pad in a detachably adhesive manner, wherein prior to use of the fixing and carrying device the closure elements are folded in onto the body-facing side of the flap section, and the flap sections are respectively folded in onto the front stomach region and rear back region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: PAUL HARTMANN AG
    Inventors: Rui Miguel Paz, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Krzysztof D. Malowaniec, Albena Drumeva-Eberius, Uwe Nagy, Maximilian Swerev