Patents by Inventor Tomas Gandemo
Tomas Gandemo 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: 20220233031Abstract: Dispenser for dispensing web material from a roll, the dispenser including a housing and a spindle intended to rotatably support a roll of web material during dispensing. The spindle is movable between a loading position and a dispensing position. The dispenser further includes a deflecting member being movable between a protruding position protruding towards the spindle in dispensing position and a retracted position retracted into the housing away from the spindle in dispensing position. The deflecting member is connected to a blocking member moving in response to the movement of the deflecting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2019Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Essity Hygiene and Health AktiebolagInventors: Marcus KULLMAN, Johanna ENMALM, Martina JOHANSSON, Mattias BENGTSSON, Tomas GANDEMO
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Publication number: 20220225848Abstract: A dispenser for a roll of rolled up absorbent paper web material, the dispenser, in a closed state, including an outer casing enclosing a roll compartment for housing a roll, and a dispensing opening extending from the roll compartment to the outside of the outer casing along a dispensing axis of the dispenser, the outer casing including an outer lid assuming a closed position when the dispenser is in the closed state. The dispenser further including an inner lid, which, in the closed state of the dispenser, is arranged between the roll compartment and the outer lid, wherein the inner lid defines a first threading opening through the inner lid along the dispensing axis, the first threading opening including a first dispensing opening portion; and the outer lid defines a second threading opening through the outer lid along the dispensing axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Essity Hygiene and Health AktiebolagInventors: Tomas GANDEMO, Susanne GUNGNER, Mattias BENGTSSON, Thomas GEERTSEN, Antonio KĂ„LLGREN, Marcus KULLMAN
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Publication number: 20220225849Abstract: Dispenser for dispensing web material from a roll, the dispenser including a housing defining an interior of the dispenser and an arm hinged at a hinge point to a support member. The arm is adapted to pivot about the hinge point. The dispenser further includes a spindle attached perpendicular to the arm. The spindle is adapted to rotatably support a roll during dispensing. The arm is pivotable between a first position in which the spindle is arranged in a dispensing position within the housing of the dispenser and a second position in which the spindle is arranged in a loading position outside the housing of the dispenser in order to allow loading of a roll onto the spindle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2019Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Essity Hygiene and Health AktiebolagInventors: Marcus KULLMAN, Martina JOHANSSON, Johanna ENMALM, Mattias BENGTSSON, Tomas GANDEMO
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Patent number: 10420445Abstract: A dispenser includes: a housing having a support axis for accommodating and rotatably supporting the paper roll, a brake shoe having a contact surface configured to abut at a face side of the paper roll and movably attached relative to the housing for adjustment of a braking force, and an elastic member urging the brake shoe in a direction toward the face side of the paper roll and having an adjustable elastic force that adjusts the braking force. The contact surface may have at least a first contact area closer to a tip of the support axis in an axial direction of the support axis and further away from the support axis in a radial direction and a second contact area further away from the tip of the support axis in the axial direction and closer to the support axis in the radial direction to provide a braking force decreasing with a decreasing diameter of the roll.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAGInventors: Mattias Bengtsson, Tomas Gandemo, Erik Hjort, Stig Pommer, Marcus Kullman
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Patent number: 10327601Abstract: Dispenser includes housing for at least two rolls of tissue paper, access opening in housing, and closure selectively closing a portion of access opening. Closure includes body, first wall movably connected to body at first edge of first wall; and second wall movably connected to body at first edge of second wall. First and second wall are urged toward each other to respectively position second edges of first and second walls opposite to first edges in a blocking position in which sliding of closure into first or second position is blocked until a predetermined amount of paper of second or first roll, respectively, has been dispensed. Closure includes first and second spring urging first and second walls, respectively, toward each other, spring force of first and second springs being configured to automatically return closure into first or second position, respectively, when sliding of the closure into first or second position, respectively, is blocked.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAGInventors: Mattias Bengtsson, Tomas Gandemo, Erik Hjort, Stig Pommer, Marcus Kullman
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Publication number: 20180368630Abstract: A dispenser includes: a housing having a support axis for accommodating and rotatably supporting the paper roll, a brake shoe having a contact surface configured to abut at a face side of the paper roll and movably attached relative to the housing for adjustment of a braking force, and an elastic member urging the brake shoe in a direction toward the face side of the paper roll and having an adjustable elastic force that adjusts the braking force. The contact surface may have at least a first contact area closer to a tip of the support axis in an axial direction of the support axis and further away from the support axis in a radial direction and a second contact area further away from the tip of the support axis in the axial direction and closer to the support axis in the radial direction to provide a braking force decreasing with a decreasing diameter of the roll.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Mattias BENGTSSON, Tomas GANDEMO, Erik HJORT, Stig POMMER, Marcus KULLMAN
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Publication number: 20180368629Abstract: Dispenser includes housing for at least two rolls of tissue paper, access opening in housing, and closure selectively closing a portion of access opening. Closure includes body, first wall movably connected to body at first edge of first wall; and second wall movably connected to body at first edge of second wall. First and second wall are urged toward each other to respectively position second edges of first and second walls opposite to first edges in a blocking position in which sliding of closure into first or second position is blocked until a predetermined amount of paper of second or first roll, respectively, has been dispensed. Closure includes first and second spring urging first and second walls, respectively, toward each other, spring force of first and second springs being configured to automatically return closure into first or second position, respectively, when sliding of the closure into first or second position, respectively, is blocked.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Mattias BENGTSSON, Tomas GANDEMO, Erik HJORT, Stig POMMER, Marcus KULLMAN
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Patent number: 7351236Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent article (100) such as a diaper or an incontinence protector, which absorbent article is designed like underpants, with a first leg opening (120) and a second leg opening (130) and a waist opening (110), where the article comprises at least a first openable seal line (140) arranged at the first leg opening, and first (150?, 170?) and second (150, 170) opening and closing means arranged to be able to cooperate with one another when the openable seal line (140) is broken. The first (150?, 170?) and second (150, 170) closing means are situated on respective sides of the seal line (140) and are arranged on the surface of the underpants (100), the first closing means (150?, 170?) being arranged on the inside of the underpants and the second closing means (150, 170) being arranged on the outside of the underpants.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2003Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products, ABInventor: Tomas Gandemo
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Patent number: 7048725Abstract: An absorbent product, such as a diaper or an incontinence garment, having a longitudinal and a lateral direction, includes a back sheet, being distal from the body of the wearer in use of the garment, and a top sheet, being proximal to the body of the wearer in use of the garment. The product has a front part, a rear part and a crotch part lying between the front and rear parts, and an absorbent structure between the top and back sheet extending longitudinally from the front part to the rear part. The absorbent structure includes two separate absorbent cores, wherein a first absorbent core extends longitudinally from the front to the rear part, and a second absorbent core is disposed in the front part or in the rear part.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2002Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products AB (a Swedish Body Corporate)Inventors: Robert Kling, Tomas Gandemo
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Publication number: 20050113778Abstract: A disposable diaper (1) for newborns includes fastening tabs (26, 36) connected to the rear end portion (22) of the diaper, and a fixing location (34) for fixing the fastening tabs (26, 36) below the umbilical cord of the infant, the disposable diaper (1) including an indicator (35) for indicating the position of the fixing location (34).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2004Publication date: May 26, 2005Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Marianne Johansson, Tomas Gandemo
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Publication number: 20050113792Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent article (100) such as a diaper or an incontinence protector, which absorbent article is designed like underpants, with a first leg opening (120) and a second leg opening (130) and a waist opening (110), where the article comprises at least a first openable seal line (140) arranged at the first leg opening, and first (150?, 170?) and second (150, 170) opening and closing means arranged to be able to cooperate with one another when the openable seal line (140) is broken. The first (150?, 170?) and second (150, 170) closing means are situated on respective sides of the seal line (140) and are arranged on the surface of the underpants (100), the first closing means (150?, 170?) being arranged on the inside of the underpants and the second closing means (150, 170) being arranged on the outside of the underpants.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2003Publication date: May 26, 2005Inventor: Tomas Gandemo
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Publication number: 20040267225Abstract: An absorbent article such as a pant diaper (1), where one of the side portions (3) has an openable and reclosable side join (13), the crotch portion (6) has an openable and reclosable crotch join (14), and the absorbent body (7) in the pant diaper (1) extends in an undivided manner from the rear portion (2) over the crotch portion (6) to the rear portion (5) when the pant diaper (1) is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventors: Tomas Gandemo, Helena Corneliusson, Elisabeth Engstrom, Anna-Karin Storm
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Patent number: 6695945Abstract: A method of anchoring fastening tabs to side portions of a disposable sanitary garment, such as a diaper or an incontinence guard includes the steps of cutting out holes in a backing sheet in opposite side portions of the rear or front part thereof; joining a top sheet to the cut backing sheet with an absorbent body disposed between these sheets to create a composite blank; placing fastening tabs in the side portions of the composite blank containing the cut out holes in the backing sheet with the manufacturer's ends of the tabs each being disposed in one of the holes, the tabs being made of a material which is compatible to the top sheet material from a welding point of view; and anchoring the manufacturer's ends of the fastening tabs to the top sheet by welding.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2001Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventor: Tomas Gandemo
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Publication number: 20020188266Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent product, such as a diaper or an incontinence garment, having a longitudinal and a lateral direction, comprising a back sheet, being distal from the body of the wearer in use of the garment, and a top sheet, being proximal to the body of the wearer in use of the garment, said product having a front part, a rear part and a crotch part lying between the front and rear parts, the product further comprising an absorbent structure, between the top and back sheet, extending longitudinally from the front part to the rear part, characterized in that the absorbent structure comprises at least two separate absorbent cores, whereby at least one first absorbent core extends longitudinally from the front to the rear part, and at least one second absorbent core is disposed in the front part or in the rear part. In this way, a great manufacturing flexibility is introduced, and the storage capacity of the second absorbent core can be fully used.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2002Publication date: December 12, 2002Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS ABInventors: Robert Kling, Tomas Gandemo
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Publication number: 20020045871Abstract: The invention relates to a method of anchoring fastening tabs (9) to side portions of a disposable sanitary garment (1), such as a diaper or an incontinence guard. According to the invention the method includes the following steps; cutting out holes (14) in a backing sheet (4) in opposite side portions of the rear or front part thereof, joining a top sheet (3) to the cut backing sheet with an absorbent body (2) disposed between these sheets, thereby creating a composite blank, placing fastening tabs (9) in the side portions of the composite blank containing the cut out holes in the backing sheet with the manufacturer's ends of said tabs each being disposed in one of said holes, said tabs being made of a material which is compatible to the top sheet material from a welding point of view, and anchoring the manufacturer's ends of the fastening tabs to the top sheet by welding.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2001Publication date: April 18, 2002Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventor: Tomas Gandemo