Patents by Inventor Viktor Madl

Viktor Madl 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).

  • Press for producing a tampon
    Patent number: 8468662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a press (1) for producing a tampon (8) by radially pressing an absorbent material by means of compression jaws (2, 2?, 3) which have respective penetrating segments (4, 5) for embossing grooves (9, 10) into the absorbent material, one compression jaw (3) the penetrating segment (5) of which is designed as a strip having flat lateral faces projecting into the compression space and one compression jaw (2, 2?) the penetrating segment (4, 4?) of which is designed as a rib having undulated lateral faces projecting into the compression space being alternately arranged. A projection of the strip onto a peripheral surface of the tampon (8) present in the compression space represents a straight line and a projection of the undulated rib onto the peripheral surface represents an undulated line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Ruggli Projects AG
    Inventors: Kilian Rolli, Peter Mueller, Axel Hammen, Heinz Graber, Viktor Madl
  • PRESS FOR PRODUCING A TAMPON
    Publication number: 20120137479
    Abstract: The invention relates to a press (1) for producing a tampon (8) by radially pressing an absorbent material by means of compression jaws (2, 2?, 3) which have respective penetrating segments (4, 5) for embossing grooves (9, 10) into the absorbent material, one compression jaw (3) the penetrating segment (5) of which is designed as a strip having flat lateral faces projecting into the compression space and one compression jaw (2, 2?) the penetrating segment (4, 4?) of which is designed as a rib having undulated lateral faces projecting into the compression space being alternately arranged. A projection of the strip onto a peripheral surface of the tampon (8) present in the compression space represents a straight line and a projection of the undulated rib onto the peripheral surface represents an undulated line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: RUGGLI PROJECTS AG
    Inventors: Kilian Rolli, Peter Mueller, Axel Hammen, Heinz Graber, Viktor Madl