Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier

Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20160113826
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent article comprising a plurality of first colored areas and a second colored area which are viewable by a user from a body-facing side of a topsheet, wherein the second colored area surrounds at least some of the first colored areas, a delta E between the first colored areas and the second colored area is at least about 4.5, an average mean area of the first colored areas is not smaller than about 0.20 mm2, and a density of the first colored areas is about 4-24 areas/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Xiaoxin LIU, Fancheng WANG, Limin SONG, Kazushige KISHIDA, Wolfgang Werner Hans DOMEIER, Li TANG
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7101358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wrapper for individually packaging absorbent articles for personal hygiene, especially tampons. The wrapper of the present invention is provided with an opening means comprising a tear tape and a stopper, the tear tape is used for opening the wrapper and the stopper prevents the wrapper from becoming separated into more than two segments of wrapper material upon being opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier, Charles John Berg, Jr., Ricky Alan Pollard, Francis Michael Nicholas, Paul Lee Styles, Conrad Eckhardt
  • Patent number: 6955665
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wrapper for individually packaging absorbent articles for personal hygiene, especially tampons. The wrapper of the present invention is provided with an opening means, which prevents the wrapper from becoming separated into more than one piece of wrapper material upon being opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier, Charles John Berg, Jr., James Henry Barton, Francis Michael Nicholas, Ricky Alan Pollard, William Francis Search, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6932805
    Abstract: Shaped tampons having varying perimeters are provided. Tampons disclosed comprise a mass of absorbent material formed into a self-sustaining shape comprising an insertion end, a withdrawal end, and a center region. The center region has at least one perimeter which is less than a largest insertion end perimeter and is less than a withdrawal end perimeter. The shaped tampons may also have varying average fiber density regions. The shaped tampons may be wrapped in tightly conforming wrappers which optionally aid in maintaining the self-sustaining shape prior to use. Optionally, the shaped tampons may utilize tampon applicators which enable a user to visually see the shape of the tampon prior to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrea Kollwitz, Nanda Christine Almond, Catherine Jean Randall, Charles John Berg, Jr., Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier
  • Patent number: 6824536
    Abstract: Shaped tampons having varying volumes are provided. A tampon which is formed into a self-sustaining shape has an outer surface, which is substantially serpentine. The tampon also has continually changing volume. The shaped tampons may also have varying average fiber density regions. The shaped tampons may be wrapped in tightly conforming wrappers which optionally aid in maintaining the self-sustaining shape prior to use. Optionally, the shaped tampons may utilize tampon applicators which enable a user to visually see the shape of the tampon prior to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Catherine Jean Randall, Charles John Berg, Jr., Andrea Kollwitz, Angela Alexa Schäfer, Rachel Ann Lawton, Nanda Christine Almond, Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier, Sybille Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20030220624
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wrapper for individually packaging absorbent articles for personal hygiene, especially tampons. The wrapper of the present invention is provided with an opening means, which prevents the wrapper from becoming separated into more than one piece of wrapper material upon being opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier, Charles John Berg, James Henry Barton, Francis Michael Nicholas, Rick Alan Pollard, William Francis Search
  • Publication number: 20030220625
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wrapper for individually packaging absorbent articles for personal hygiene, especially tampons. The wrapper of the present invention is provided with an opening means comprising a tear tape and a stopper, the tear tape is used for opening the wrapper and the stopper prevents the wrapper from becoming separated into more than two segments of wrapper material upon being opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier, Charles John Berg, Rick Alan Pollard, Francis Michael Nicholas, Paul Lee Styles, Conrad Eckhardt
  • Publication number: 20030176844
    Abstract: Shaped tampons having varying volumes are provided. A tampon which is formed into a self-sustaining shape has an outer surface, which is substantially serpentine. The tampon also has continually changing volume. The shaped tampons may also have varying average fiber density regions. The shaped tampons may be wrapped in tightly conforming wrappers which optionally aid in maintaining the self-sustaining shape prior to use. Optionally, the shaped tampons may utilize tampon applicators which enable a user to visually see the shape of the tampon prior to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Catherine Jean Randall, Charles John Berg, Andrea Kollwitz, Angela Alexa Schafer, Rachel Ann Lawton, Nanda Christine Almond, Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier, Sybille Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20030176845
    Abstract: Shaped tampons having varying perimeters are provided. Tampons disclosed comprise a mass of absorbent material formed into a self-sustaining shape comprising an insertion end, a withdrawal end, and a center region. The center region has at least one perimeter which is less than a largest insertion end perimeter and is less than a withdrawal end perimeter. The shaped tampons may also have varying average fiber density regions. The shaped tampons may be wrapped in tightly conforming wrappers which optionally aid in maintaining the self-sustaining shape prior to use. Optionally, the shaped tampons may utilize tampon applicators which enable a user to visually see the shape of the tampon prior to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrea Kollwitz, Nanda Christine Almond, Catherine Jean Randall, Charles John Berg, Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier
  • Patent number: D746980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Fancheng Wang, Ying Liu, Wolfgang Werner-Hans Domeier
  • Patent number: D902394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Henning Vohwinkel, Bruce William Lavash, Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier, Emma Lynn Sartini, Rainer Hefele, Oliver Glandien, Holger Wendt
  • Patent number: D1041650
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Henning Vohwinkel, Bruce William Lavash, Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier, Emma Lynn Sartini, Rainer Hefele, Oliver Glandien, Holger Wendt