Patents by Inventor Werner Van Ingelgem
Werner Van Ingelgem 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: 20240041668Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet (300), a liquid impervious backsheet (200), absorbent material positioned between the liquid pervious topsheet and the liquid impervious backsheet, and a bottom layer between the absorbent material and the liquid impervious backsheet, wherein the absorbent material comprises superabsorbent particles and cellulosic fluff pulp and Nis arranged such that one or more channels are formed, wherein preferably substantially no absorbent material is present in the one or more channels, wherein the bottom layer is in contact with the absorbent material and has an average density between 20 and 400 kg/m3, preferably between 20 and 300 kg/m3, more preferably between 20 and 250 kg/m3, even more preferably between 20 and 200 kg/m3, e.g. between 20 and 120 kg/m3.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Tom Derycke, Werner Van Ingelgem
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Publication number: 20240024172Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet (300), a liquid impervious backsheet (200), absorbent material (130) comprising superabsorbent polymer particles, positioned between the liquid pervious topsheet and the liquid impervious backsheet, and a capillary acceleration sheet (400) between the absorbent material and the topsheet, wherein the absorbent material is arranged on a bottom core wrap sheet such that one or more channels (140, 150, 160, 170) are formed, wherein preferably substantially no absorbent material is present in the one or more channels, wherein the capillary acceleration sheet (400) comprises a first layer (401) having a first dtex value between 2 and 6 and a second layer (402) having a second dtex value between 0.6 and 3, and wherein the first dtex value is higher than the second dtex value, wherein the second layer (402) is closer to the absorbent material (130) than the first layer (401).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Steven Smet, Tom Derycke, Werner Van Ingelgem, Bart Van Malderen
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Publication number: 20240024174Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet (300), a liquid impervious backsheet (200), absorbent material positioned between the liquid pervious topsheet and the liquid impervious backsheet, and a bottom distribution assembly between the absorbent material and the liquid impervious backsheet, wherein the absorbent material comprises superabsorbent particles and is arranged such that one or more channels are formed, wherein substantially no absorbent material is present in the one or more channels, wherein the bottom distribution assembly comprises a first layer and a second layer, wherein said first layer has a first density between 20 and 150 kg/m3 and said second layer has a second density between 100 and 400 kg/m3, said second density being higher than the first density, wherein said first layer is closer to the absorbent material than said second layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Steven Smet, Tom Derycke, Werner Van Ingelgem, Bart van Malderen
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Publication number: 20230404822Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet (300), a liquid impervious backsheet (200), absorbent material positioned between the liquid pervious topsheet and the liquid impervious backsheet, and a capillary acceleration sheet (400) between the absorbent material and the liquid pervious topsheet, wherein the absorbent material, typically comprising superabsorbent particles, is arranged on a bottom core wrap sheet such that one or more channels are formed, wherein less absorbent material per surface area is present in the one or more channels compared to an area around the one or more channels, wherein preferably substantially no absorbent material is present in the one or more channels, wherein the capillary acceleration sheet (400) comprises at least one meltblown layer, and wherein the at least one meltblown layer represents between 2 and 8 weight % of the weight of the capillary acceleration sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Tom Derycke, Steven Smet, Bart Van Malderen
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Patent number: 11806220Abstract: A method for manufacturing an absorbent article, said method comprising guiding a first sheet material along a rotating member, wherein a surface of said rotating member is provided with a pattern with at least one suction zone and at least one non-suction zone; applying an absorbent material on said first sheet material on the rotating member; locally removing the absorbent material applied on at least one attachment portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one non-suction zone, such that at least one remaining portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one suction zone is covered with absorbent material and substantially no absorbent material is present on the at least one attachment portion; applying a second sheet material on top of the absorbent material on the first sheet material.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Drylock Technologies NVInventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Steven Smet, Tom Derycke, Dries Verduyn
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Publication number: 20230064927Abstract: A package (1000) comprising a bag (100) and a stack of absorbent articles (200) having a substantially rectangular shape, wherein the stack of absorbent articles is arranged in the bag, wherein the bag (100) is made of a paper material having a basis weight between 60 and 100 g/m2 measured according to the ISO 536 standard, wherein the bag (100) has a closed bottom (110), a closed top (120), and a peripheral wall (130) betwen said bottom and said top, wherein the bag is provided at least on an inner surface of the bag near the top, with a sealable coating (140); wherein the closed top (120) is realized by a sealed portion (145) of said sealable coating (140).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Rik Daelemans, Pieter Hommez, Steven Smet, Bart Van Malderen
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Publication number: 20230039880Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet (300), a liquid impervious backsheet (200), absorbent material positioned between the liquid pervious topsheet and the liquid impervious backsheet, and a capillary acceleration sheet (400) between the absorbent material and the liquid pervious topsheet, wherein the absorbent material is arranged on a bottom core wrap sheet such that one or more channels are formed, wherein less absorbent material per surface area is present in the one or more channels compared to an area around the one or more channels, wherein preferably substantially no absorbent material is present in the one or more channels, wherein the capillary acceleration sheet (400) has a basis weight between 15 and 55 g/m2 and comprises fibres having an average diameter between 10 and 35 micron, preferably between 15 and 30 micron, more preferably between 17 and 27 micron.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Tom Derycke, Steven Smet, Bart Van Malderen
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Publication number: 20230000694Abstract: A swim diaper comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned in between said topsheet and said backsheet; wherein the absorbent core is substantially free of superabsorbent polymers; wherein, looking from the front transverse edge to the rear transverse edge, the absorbent core comprises subsequently a first, second, third and fourth zone; wherein said first and second zone extend in the front part of the absorbent core and said third and fourth zone extend in the rear part; and wherein the absorbent core is provided with one or more reinforcement zones, extending at least partially in the second and/or third zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventor: Werner Van Ingelgem
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Patent number: 11529268Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent structure positioned in between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein the absorbent structure comprises an absorbent core positioned in between the topsheet and the backsheet, a release structure being positioned in fluid communication with the absorbent core, said absorbent core comprising little to no cellulose fibers and/or fluff pulp and said absorbent core comprising an absorbent polymer material for absorbing and permanently holding fluids received from the topsheet and the release structure, wherein said release structure comprises at least one fibrous substrate structure having the capacity to receive and temporarily hold the fluids in proximity to the absorbent core so that the fluids can subsequently be transferred and released to and absorbed by the absorbent core.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Drylock Technologies NVInventors: Bart Van Malderen, Werner Van Ingelgem, Tom Derycke, Steven Smet
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Publication number: 20220233364Abstract: A method for manufacturing an absorbent article, said method comprising guiding a first sheet material along a rotating member, wherein a surface of said rotating member is provided with a pattern with at least one suction zone and at least one non-suction zone; applying an absorbent material on said first sheet material on the rotating member; locally removing the absorbent material applied on at least one attachment portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one non-suction zone, such that at least one remaining portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one suction zone is covered with absorbent material and substantially no absorbent material is present on the at least one attachment portion; applying a second sheet material on top of the absorbent material on the first sheet material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Steven Smet, Tom Derycke, Dries Verduyn
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Patent number: 11331228Abstract: A method for manufacturing an absorbent article, said method comprising guiding a first sheet material along a rotating member, wherein a surface of said rotating member is provided with a pattern with at least one suction zone and at least one non-suction zone; applying an absorbent material on said first sheet material on the rotating member; locally removing the absorbent material applied on at least one attachment portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one non-suction zone, such that at least one remaining portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one suction zone is covered with absorbent material and substantially no absorbent material is present on the at least one attachment portion; applying a second sheet material on top of the absorbent material on the first sheet material.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Drylock Technologies NVInventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Steven Smet, Tom Derycke, Dries Verduyn
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Publication number: 20210290449Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core comprising an absorbent material between a top core wrap sheet and a back core wrap sheet, said absorbent core being positioned in between said topsheet and said backsheet; said absorbent core having a first and second longitudinal edge (131, 132) and a front and rear transverse edge (133, 134), wherein the absorbent core is provided with a plurality of attachment zones where the top core wrap sheet is attached to the back core wrap sheet, wherein the plurality of attachment zones comprises: at least a first and a second elongate attachment zone, said first and second elongate attachment zone extending next to each other from a crotch region in the direction of the front and/or rear transverse edge; at least one connecting attachment zone connecting said first attachment zone with said second attachment zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2018Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Steven Smet, Werner Van Ingelgem, Tom Derycke, Dries Verduyn
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Publication number: 20210236352Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the liquid pervious topsheet and the liquid impervious backsheet; said absorbent article having a first and second longitudinal edge and a first and second transverse edge; wherein the absorbent core comprises a bottom core wrap sheet, absorbent material, and a liquid management structure, wherein the absorbent material is positioned directly between the bottom core wrap sheet and the liquid management structure; and wherein the liquid management structure covers at least a surface portion of the absorbent material and comprises at least one channel portion forming at least one channel zone in the absorbent core.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Steven Smet, Bart Van Malderen
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Publication number: 20210161727Abstract: A method for manufacturing an absorbent article, said method comprising guiding a first sheet material along a rotating member, wherein a surface of said rotating member is provided with a pattern with at least one suction zone and at least one non-suction zone; applying an absorbent material on said first sheet material on the rotating member; locally removing the absorbent material applied on at least one attachment portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one non-suction zone, such that at least one remaining portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one suction zone is covered with absorbent material and substantially no absorbent material is present on the at least one attachment portion; applying a second sheet material on top of the absorbent material on the first sheet material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2018Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Steven Smet, Tom Derycke, Dries Verduyn
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Publication number: 20210030604Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent structure positioned in between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein the absorbent structure comprises an absorbent core positioned in between the topsheet and the backsheet, a release structure being positioned in fluid communication with the absorbent core, said absorbent core comprising little to no cellulose fibers and/or fluff pulp and said absorbent core comprising an absorbent polymer material for absorbing and permanently holding fluids received from the topsheet and the release structure, wherein said release structure comprises at least one fibrous substrate structure having the capacity to receive and temporarily hold the fluids in proximity to the absorbent core so that the fluids can subsequently be transferred and released to and absorbed by the absorbent core.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Bart Van Malderen, Werner Van Ingelgem, Tom Derycke, Steven Smet
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Publication number: 20210015686Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the liquid pervious topsheet and the liquid impervious backsheet; said absorbent article having a first and second longitudinal edge and a first and second transverse edge; wherein the absorbent core comprises a top core sheet, a back core sheet, and absorbent material arranged partially between the top core sheet and the back core sheet; wherein at least one of the top core sheet and the back core sheet comprises at least one attachment portion which is attached to the other one of the top core sheet and the back core sheet forming at least one attachment zone, and at least one edge portion having at least one free edge and covering a portion of the absorbent material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: Drylock Technologies NVInventors: Werner van INGELGEM, Steven SMET, Bart van MALDEREN
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Publication number: 20210000660Abstract: An absorbent core comprising an absorbent material between a top core wrap sheet and a back core wrap sheet, said absorbent core having a first and second longitudinal edge and a first and second transverse edge, wherein the absorbent core is provided with at least a first elongated channel, said first channel zone has a first width (w1) at a first position and a second width (w2) at a second position, wherein the first width is larger than the second width.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Steven Smet, Werner Van Ingelgem, Tom Derycke
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Publication number: 20200276059Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core comprising an absorbent material between a top core wrap sheet and a back core wrap sheet, said absorbent core being positioned in between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein the absorbent core is provided with at least one attachment zone between the top core wrap sheet and the back core wrap sheet, wherein a first binder is arranged in a first area between the top core wrap sheet and the back core wrap sheet at a distance from the at least one attachment zone, on one of the top core wrap sheet and the back core wrap sheet and a second binder is arranged in a second area between the top core wrap sheet and the back core wrap sheet, on the other of the top core wrap sheet and the back core wrap sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Steven Smet, Werner Van Ingelgem, Tom Derycke
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Publication number: 20200197238Abstract: Absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core, said absorbent core having: a first and second longitudinal edge and a first and second transverse edge; a longitudinal center line dividing the absorbent core in a first and second longitudinal portion; and a transverse crotch line dividing the absorbent core in a front and a rear portion; wherein the absorbent core is provided with at least a first and second elongate attachment zone extending in the direction of the first and/or second transverse edge; said first elongate attachment zone crossing said longitudinal center line in at least a first crossing point; and said second elongate attachment zone crossing said longitudinal center line in at least a second crossing point; wherein said first and second crossing point may be the same point or a different point, and may be located in said front portion and/or in said rear portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Steven Smet, Werner Van Ingelgem, Tom Derycke, Dries Verduyn
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Publication number: 20200138640Abstract: An absorbent article comprising an absorbent core comprising an absorbent material between a top core wrap and a back core wrap, said absorbent core having a first and second longitudinal edge and a first and second transverse edge; the absorbent core comprising at least a front and a rear attachment zone, and a bridging zone extending at least partially between said front and rear attachment zone, wherein the bridging zone extends from a first longitudinal portion of the absorbent core to a second longitudinal portion of the absorbent core, such that upon wetting of the absorbent material, a front and rear channel are created at said front and rear attachment zone, respectively, wherein the bridging zone allows a liquid flow between the first longitudinal portion and the second longitudinal portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Steven Smet, Werner Van Ingelgem, Tom Derycke, Dries Verduyn