Patents by Inventor Tianjun Niu

Tianjun Niu 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).

  • Absorbent article with embedded lateral topsheets
    Patent number: 9949880
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article having a body-facing surface and a transverse centerline, comprising; a hydrophilic topsheet, a backsheet joined to the topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a lateral topsheet on each longitudinal side of the body-facing surface of the absorbent article so that at least a part thereof covers the topsheet where the topsheet covers the absorbent core, wherein the lateral topsheet comprises an embedded zone along the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article comprising a plurality of compressed areas where the lateral topsheet and the topsheet are jointly compressed so that the lateral topsheet is embedded into the topsheet, and wherein the lateral topsheet in the compressed areas is one layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Fancheng Wang, Tianjun Niu, Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier
  • ABSORBENT ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20150148765
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article having a body-facing surface and a transverse centerline, comprising; a hydrophilic topsheet, a backsheet joined to the topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a lateral topsheet on each longitudinal side of the body-facing surface of the absorbent article so that at least a part thereof covers the topsheet where the topsheet covers the absorbent core, wherein the lateral topsheet comprises an embedded zone along the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article comprising a plurality of compressed areas where the lateral topsheet and the topsheet are jointly compressed so that the lateral topsheet is embedded into the topsheet, and wherein the lateral topsheet in the compressed areas is one layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Fancheng Wang, Tianjun Niu, Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier