Patents by Inventor Rui Miguel Paz

Rui Miguel Paz 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: 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: 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20120312086
    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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Rui Miguel Paz, Susanne Beckert, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Maximilian Swerev, Enno Gause, Tim Krueger, Magnus Bodmer, Oliver Gassner
  • Publication number: 20120209237
    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: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Rui Miguel Paz, Ruediger Kesselmeier, Enno Gause