Patents by Inventor Sofia Hermansson

Sofia 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).

  • Publication number: 20080161767
    Abstract: A pant shaped garment having a rear portion, a front portion, and a crotch portion, a waist opening with a waist edge and two leg openings bordered by a leg edge having a front part located generally on the front portion and a rear part located generally on the rear portion and on the crotch portion. Front and rear portions are mutually connected in two side joins which run from the waist opening to each leg opening. An elongated elastic element is pre-stretched along the rear part of the leg edge of each leg opening. The front portion comprises an elastically extensible material and the elongated elastic element constricts the rear part of the leg edge, thereby stretching the elastic material along the front part of the leg edge. The side joins exhibit a curvature in a direction towards the rear portion that increases in a direction from the waist opening towards the leg opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Cecile Sandin, Katarina Eriksson, Sofia Hermansson, Catarina Linner
  • Patent number: 7364572
    Abstract: A pant shaped garment having a rear portion, a front portion, and a crotch portion, a waist opening with a waist edge and two leg openings bordered by a leg edge having a front part located generally on the front portion and a rear part located generally on the rear portion and on the crotch portion. Front and rear portions are mutually connected in two side joins which run from the waist opening to each leg opening. An elongated elastic element is pre-stretched along the rear part of the leg edge of each leg opening. The front portion comprises an elastically extensible material and the elongated elastic element constricts the rear part of the leg edge, thereby stretching the elastic material along the front part of the leg edge. The side joins exhibit a curvature in a direction towards the rear portion that increases in a direction from the waist opening towards the leg opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Cecile Sandin, Katarina Eriksson, Sofia Hermansson, Catarina Linner
  • Publication number: 20070240261
    Abstract: A pad of the disposable type for the protection of, for example, seat cushions, bedclothes or changing tables has a liquid-receiving covering layer intended to face away from the object that requires protection, a liquid-tight backing layer adapted to face towards the object that requires protection when it is being used, and the pad also includes a device for closing the pad after use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Shadi Yazarlo-Stahl, Sofia Hermansson
  • Publication number: 20050029144
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Sofia Hermansson, Anders Stenberg, Kent Hermansson
  • Publication number: 20040226843
    Abstract: A packing wrapper (17) for an individually packed absorbent article (1), such as a sanitary towel, a panty liner or an incontinence pad, intended to enclose the absorbent article (1), the packing wrapper (17) includes an opening flap (31), and the opening flap (31) having a free edge (33). The packing wrapper also includes an element (35; 40) for tactile detection of the position of the free edge (33), the element (40) for tactile detection having a longitudinal extent essentially parallel to the free edge (33) of the opening flap (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Sofia Hermansson, Anders Stenberg, Ing-Britt Magnusson
  • Publication number: 20040225270
    Abstract: A pant-shaped garment includes an outer panty having a length direction and a transverse direction and having a rear portion, a front portion, and a crotch portion. The garment includes a waist opening with a waist edge extending in the transverse direction and two leg openings each being bordered by a leg edge having a front part of the leg edge being located generally on the front portion and a rear part of the leg edge being located generally on the rear portion and on the crotch portion. The rear and front portions are mutually connected in two side joins running in the length direction from the waist opening to each leg opening. The front and rear portions of the outer panty substantially comprise an elastically extensible material. The rear part of each leg edge is curve-shaped and exhibits a concave curved segment located mainly on the rear portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Sofia Hermansson, Catarina Linner, Anna-Carin Elfstrom, Jenny Hildeberg
  • Publication number: 20040186452
    Abstract: A pant shaped garment having a rear portion, a front portion, and a crotch portion, a waist opening with a waist edge and two leg openings bordered by a leg edge having a front part located generally on the front portion and a rear part located generally on the rear portion and on the crotch portion. Front and rear portions are mutually connected in two side joins which run from the waist opening to each leg opening. An elongated elastic element is pre-stretched along the rear part of the leg edge of each leg opening. The front portion comprises an elastically extensible material and the elongated elastic element constricts the rear part of the leg edge, thereby stretching the elastic material along the front part of the leg edge. The side joins exhibit a curvature in a direction towards the rear portion that increases in a direction from the waist opening towards the leg opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Cecile Sandin, Katarina Eriksson, Sofia Hermansson, Catarina Linner
  • Publication number: 20040111073
    Abstract: A disposable incontinence pad with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and intended for men, includes an absorbent part with an upper liquid-permeable surface layer, a lower backing layer, and an absorbent body arranged between the liquid-permeable surface layer and the backing layer. The disposable incontinence pad also has a front end portion and a fastening system for fixing the incontinence pad to a pair of underpants, fixing pants or the like. The fastening system includes at least one fixing tongue extending in the longitudinal direction of the incontinence pad from the front end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Sofia Hermansson, Roy Hansson
  • Patent number: D514223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Sofia Hermansson, Catarina Linnér, Anna-Carin Elfström
  • Patent number: D543275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Sofia Hermansson, Catarina Linnér, Anna-Carin Elfström