Patents by Inventor Ralf Geilich
Ralf Geilich 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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Publication number: 20220401274Abstract: An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a liquid pervious film topsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; a backsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; an absorbent core having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the absorbent core being provided between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a bonding layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. The body facing surface of the bonding layer has a fibrous matrix comprising cellulosic fibers and thermoplastic fibers, and the garment facing surface of the topsheet is directly bonded to the body facing surface of the bonding layer at discrete adhesive-free bond points.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Ralf GEILICH, Vito CARLA, Digvijay RAWAT, Ronda Lynn GLASSMEYER, Pietro CECCHETTO, Christopher Philip BEWICK-SONNTAG, Christian SEIB
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Patent number: 11446187Abstract: An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a liquid pervious film topsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; a backsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; an absorbent core having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the absorbent core being provided between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a bonding layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. The bonding layer having a basis weight of less than 100 gsm and positioned between the absorbent core and the topsheet, the bonding layer being bonded to the topsheet forming a bond pattern. The bond pattern covering at least about 10% to about 20% of the absorbent article.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYInventors: Ralf Geilich, Vito Carla, Digvijay Rawat, Ronda Lynn Glassmeyer, Pietro Cecchettto, Christopher Philip Bewick-Sonntag, Christian Seib
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Publication number: 20170056258Abstract: An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a liquid pervious film topsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; a backsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; an absorbent core having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the absorbent core being provided between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a bonding layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. The bonding layer having a basis weight of less than 100 gsm and positioned between the absorbent core and the topsheet, the bonding layer being bonded to the topsheet forming a bond pattern. The bond pattern covering at least about 10% to about 20% of the absorbent article.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Ralf Geilich, Vito Carla, Digvijay Rawat, Ronda Lynn Glassmeyer, Pietro Cecchettto, Christopher Philip Bewick-Sonntag, Christian Seib
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Patent number: 9504613Abstract: An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a liquid pervious film topsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; a backsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; an absorbent core having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the absorbent core being provided between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a bonding layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. The body facing surface of the bonding layer has a fibrous matrix comprising cellulosic fibers and thermoplastic fibers, and the garment facing surface of the topsheet is directly bonded to the body facing surface of the bonding layer at discrete adhesive-free bond points.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2011Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ralf Geilich, Vito Carla, Digvijay Rawat, Ronda Lynn Glassmeyer, Pietro Cecchetto, Christopher Bewick-Sonntag, Christian Seib
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Patent number: 9259363Abstract: An absorbent article is provided including a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The core defines a wearer facing side oriented towards a wearer when the article is being worn and an opposed garment facing side. The core includes a storage layer that also defines a wearer facing side and an opposed garment facing side. The core further includes a first core wrap sheet covering the wearer facing side of the storage layer, and a second core wrap sheet covering the garment facing side of the storage layer. The first core wrap sheet is joined to the second core wrap sheet along at least one stripe of juncture. The stripe of juncture extends in at least one of the transversal and longitudinal directions.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Peter Dziezok, Ralf Geilich
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Patent number: 8901367Abstract: The present invention relates to absorbent articles, such as diapers and sanitary napkins, and cores useful for such articles.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2006Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Miguel Brandt Sanz, Peter Dziezok, Ralf Geilich, Carson Heinrich Kreuzer
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Publication number: 20130310783Abstract: An absorbent article is provided including a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The core defines a wearer facing side oriented towards a wearer when the article is being worn and an opposed garment facing side. The core includes a storage layer that also defines a wearer facing side and an opposed garment facing side. The core further includes a first core wrap sheet covering the wearer facing side of the storage layer, and a second core wrap sheet covering the garment facing side of the storage layer. The first core wrap sheet is joined to the second core wrap sheet along at least one stripe of juncture. The stripe of juncture extends in at least one of the transversal and longitudinal directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventors: Peter DZIEZOK, Ralf GEILICH
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Patent number: 8512305Abstract: An absorbent article is provided including a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The core defines a wearer facing side oriented towards a wearer when the article is being worn and an opposed garment facing side. The core includes a storage layer that also defines a wearer facing side and an opposed garment facing side. The core further includes a first core wrap sheet covering the wearer facing side of the storage layer, and a second core wrap sheet covering the garment facing side of the storage layer. The first core wrap sheet is joined to the second core wrap sheet along at least one stripe of juncture. The stripe of juncture extends in at least one of the transversal and longitudinal directions.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2006Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Peter Dziezok, Ralf Geilich
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Patent number: 8235957Abstract: An absorbent article includes a backsheet and a sublayer. The sublayer including at least a first acquisition layer and a second acquisition layer. The sublayer includes one or more areas with a plurality of combined holes. The combined holes are formed by holes extending through the first acquisition layer and holes in or extending through the second acquisition layer, or by holes in or extending through the second acquisition layer and indentations in the first acquisition layer. The combined holes have an average smallest dimension of at least 2 mm, and the surface areas of the holes through the first layer, or of the indentations in the first layer, are less than the corresponding surface areas of the holes in or through the second layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2006Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ekatarina Anatolyevna Ponomarenko, Monika Imgard Johanning, Ralf Geilich
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Publication number: 20120157950Abstract: An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a liquid pervious film topsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; a backsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; an absorbent core having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the absorbent core being provided between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a bonding layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. The body facing surface of the bonding layer has a fibrous matrix comprising cellulosic fibers and thermoplastic fibers, and the garment facing surface of the topsheet is directly bonded to the body facing surface of the bonding layer at discrete adhesive-free bond points.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Ralf Geilich, Vito Carla, Digvijay Rawat, Ronda Lynn Glassmeyer, Pietro Cecchetto, Christopher Bewick-Sonntag, Christian Seib
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Patent number: 8030536Abstract: A diaper or adult incontinence garment including a backsheet and a sublayer. The sublayer may include one or more acquisition layers and one or more regions having a multitude of through or blind holes. The sublayer may isolate feces away from the skin and at the same time provide liquid acquisition. Certain regions of the sublayer may have a total open area of from 10% to 50% of the total surface area of the sublayer. The holes have an average smallest dimension of at least 3 mm. The sublayer has an average caliper of from 2 mm to 6, and an average caliper loss after wetting and under pressure of 0.3 psi of less than 20%.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2006Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ekatarina Anatolyevna Ponomarenko, Monika Imgard Johanning, Ralf Geilich
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Patent number: 8016803Abstract: An absorbent article having a backsheet, an absorbent core, a topsheet, and a genital coversheet. The topsheet has an opening positioned to allow exuded fecal material to pass therethrough when the article is worn by a wearer. The genital coversheet is positioned across a portion of the aperture and covers the wearer's genitals. A void space is formed between the genital coversheet and the absorbent core and a void space is formed between the topsheet and the absorbent core.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2005Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Joerg Mueller, Cornelia Martynus, Ralf Geilich, Simone Seeboth, Ekaterina Anatolyevna Ponomarenko, Michael I. Divo
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Patent number: 7956236Abstract: An absorbent article including a backsheet, an absorbent core, a topsheet with apertures, and a sublayer that includes at least one acquisition layer. The sublayer includes a multitude of holes. At least some of the apertures overlap partially at least some of the holes to form combined apertures in an overlap area that has an open area of between 15% and 50%. The absorbent article may provide improved isolation of feces away from the skin of a wearer of the absorbent article and/or improved immobilization of feces received by the absorbent article.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2006Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ekatarina Anatolyevna Ponomarenko, Monika Imgard Johanning, Ralf Geilich
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Patent number: 7905871Abstract: This invention relates to an elasticated materials comprising a stiff carrier material that is satisfactorily elasticated with one or more elastic strands with a low load force, due to the use of a specific bonding pattern, with specific bonding areas. The bonding areas are typically separate bonding areas positioned on separate intervals along the length direction of the carrier material, whereby each bonding area comprises one or more separate bonding zones, extending in the width (X) direction. The invention also relates to absorbent articles comprising this elasticated material and processes for making the elasticated material.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2004Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Joerg Mueller, Matthias Konrad Hippe, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Mattias Schmidt, Simone Birkmann, Ralf Geilich
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Publication number: 20100228215Abstract: A diaper or adult incontinence garment including a backsheet and a sublayer. The sublayer may include one or more acquisition layers and one or more regions having a multitude of through or blind holes. The sublayer may isolate feces away from the skin and at the same time provide liquid acquisition. Certain regions of the sublayer may have a total open area of from 10% to 50% of the total surface area of the sublayer. The holes have an average smallest dimension of at least 3 mm. The sublayer has an average caliper of from 2 mm to 6, and an average caliper loss after wetting and under pressure of 0.3 psi of less than 20%.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2006Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ekaterina Anatolyevna Ponomarenko, Monika Irmgard Johanning, Ralf Geilich
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Publication number: 20070197992Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an absorbent article (e.g., a diaper or training pant) having a backsheet, an absorbent core and a topsheet provided with at least one opening adapted to receive fecal material. The article also includes a genital coversheet with one or more central longitudinal (partial) folds or fixed folds, which in use forms a pocket to cover the genitals, and which is positioned in, under or above part of the opening, such that a void space can be created between the genital coversheet and the absorbent core and such that a void space is present between the topsheet and the absorbent core. The present disclosure also relates to process for making pocket-shape genital coversheets for absorbent articles of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Cornelia Martynus, Maja Wciorka, Ralf Geilich, Joseph Eckstein, David Dahlinger, Thomas Frisch
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Publication number: 20070073254Abstract: This invention is directed to an absorbent article, preferably a diaper or training pants, having a backsheet, an absorbent core and a topsheet (20) with apertures (21), and comprising also a sublayer (30) that comprises at least one acquisition layer, but typically two acquisition layers or more, said sublayer having a multitude of holes (31), whereby at least some of the apertures (21) overlap partially at least some of the holes (31), to form combined apertures (42) in an overlap area (40) that has an open area of between 15 and 50%, and whereby the total surface area of (the total of) said overlap-zone(s) (40) is at least 2 cm×3 cm (CD×MD), resulting in an improved isolation of feces away from the skin and at the same time a reduction of re-soiling of the skin with the isolated feces.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ekaterina Ponomarenko, Monika Johanning, Ralf Geilich
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Publication number: 20070073256Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent article (10) comprising a backsheet (12) and a liquid acquisition- and feces-storage sublayer (30) that comprises at least a first acquisition layer (36) and a second acquisition layer (37), said second acquisition layer (37) being positioned between the backsheet (12) and the first acquisition layer (36), said sublayer (31) comprising one or more areas with a plurality of combined holes (31), being formed either by at least holes through said first acquisition layer (36) and holes in or through said second acquisition layer (37), or formed at least by holes in or through said second acquisition layer (37) and indentations in said first acquisition layer (36), said article (10), whereby said second acquisition layer (37) comprises partially bonded or non-bonded fibers; and whereby said combined holes (31) have an average smallest dimension of at least 2 mm; and whereby the surface areas of the holes through the first layer (36), or of the indentations in the first layer (Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ekatarina Ponomarenko, Monika Johanning, Ralf Geilich
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Publication number: 20060155253Abstract: An absorbent article is provided including a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The core defines a wearer facing side oriented towards a wearer when the article is being worn and an opposed garment facing side. The core includes a storage layer that also defines a wearer facing side and an opposed garment facing side. The core further includes a first core wrap sheet covering the wearer facing side of the storage layer, and a second core wrap sheet covering the garment facing side of the storage layer. The first core wrap sheet is joined to the second core wrap sheet along at least one stripe of juncture. The stripe of juncture extends in at least one of the transversal and longitudinal directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2006Publication date: July 13, 2006Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Peter Dziezok, Ralf Geilich
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Patent number: D543276Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2006Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.Inventors: Cornelia Beate Martynus, Ekaterina Anatolyevna Ponomarenko, Mattias Schmidt, Joerg Mueller, Simone Seeboth, Ralf Geilich