Patents by Inventor Sue Uner

Sue Uner 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: 9289331
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent product extends along a longitudinal dimension and a width dimension. The absorbent product has a backsheet, a topsheet overlaying the backsheet, and an absorbent core that is disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet for absorbing and retaining fluid secreted by a wearer of the absorbent product. The absorbent product also has a first multidirectional stretch material layer, adjacent the backsheet, that defines a first contoured leg opening of the absorbent product adapted to fit around a first leg of the wearer of the absorbent product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Frank Steven Glaug, Joshua Daniel Carney, Sue Uner
  • Patent number: 9132046
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent product extends along a longitudinal dimension and a width dimension. The absorbent product has a backsheet, a topsheet overlaying the backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet for absorbing and retaining fluid secreted by a wearer of the absorbent product. The absorbent core includes a pair of arm portions and a pair of leg portions, with the arm and leg portions protruding laterally and longitudinally from a central portion of the absorbent core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Frank Steven Glaug, Joshua Daniel Carney, Sue Uner
  • Publication number: 20130165886
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent product extends along a longitudinal dimension and a width dimension. The absorbent product has a backsheet, a topsheet overlaying the backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet for absorbing and retaining fluid secreted by a wearer of the absorbent product. The absorbent core includes a pair of arm portions and a pair of leg portions, with the arm and leg portions protruding laterally and longitudinally from a central portion of the absorbent core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Frank Steven Glaug, Joshua Daniel Carney, Sue Uner
  • Publication number: 20130165890
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent product extends along a longitudinal dimension and a width dimension. The absorbent product has a backsheet, a topsheet overlaying the backsheet, and an absorbent core that is disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet for absorbing and retaining fluid secreted by a wearer of the absorbent product. The absorbent product also has a first multidirectional stretch material layer, adjacent the backsheet, that defines a first contoured leg opening of the absorbent product adapted to fit around a first leg of the wearer of the absorbent product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Frank Steven Glaug, Joshua Daniel Carney, Sue Uner
  • Patent number: 8282615
    Abstract: An absorbent article includes a front region (2), a back region (3) and a crotch region (4) there between. The article further includes substantially longitudinally extending inner (12) and outer (13) leak barriers alongside each side of the absorbent core (9). The inner and outer leak barriers are spaced from each other in the transverse direction (x) of the article. The inner leak barriers (12) extend at least along the part of the crotch region (4) having the narrowest width (w1) in the transverse direction (x), and along a length (b) of at least 5 cm, and the outer leak barriers (13) extend along at least a part of the front region (2) and/or back region (3) of the article, while at least a part of the crotch region (4) along which said inner leak barriers (12) extend is free from raised outer leak barriers (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Hans Een, Jan Wästlund-Karlsson, Ulrika Carlson, Sue Uner
  • Publication number: 20100137825
    Abstract: An absorbent article includes a front region (2), a back region (3) and a crotch region (4) there between. The article further includes substantially longitudinally extending inner (12) and outer (13) leak barriers alongside each side of the absorbent core (9). The inner and outer leak barriers are spaced from each other in the transverse direction (x) of the article. The inner leak barriers (12) extend at least along the part of the crotch region (4) having the narrowest width (w1) in the transverse direction (x), and along a length (b) of at least 5 cm, and the outer leak barriers (13) extend along at least a part of the front region (2) and/or back region (3) of the article, while at least a part of the crotch region (4) along which said inner leak barriers (12) extend is free from raised outer leak barriers (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Hans Een, Jan Wästlund-Karlsson, Ulrika Carlson, Sue Uner