03.29.23
William Chester Neeley, Melbourne, FL; Randall B. Pugh, St. Johns, FL; and Adam Toner, Jacksonville, FL.
Assigned to Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., Skillman, NJ.
Filed: 8/21/18
Issued: 2/21/23
A personal hygiene device comprising: a personal hygiene product having an axial length comprising an absorbent core having a domed insertion end in a form suitable for insertion into a user’s body to absorb menstrual fluid; a capacitive sensor assembly disposed within the absorbent core, wherein the capacitive sensor assembly comprises at least a pair of linear conductive leads spaced from each other by a dielectric gap having disposed therein a dielectric material, the linear conductive leads configured to generate an electric field between each other when electric current is applied to one or more of the linear conductive leads, wherein the sensor further comprises an insulator disposed between the absorbent core and at least a portion of each of the conductive leads, wherein each pair of linear conductive leads form a single continuous thread of conductive material, the single continuous thread of conductive material having a u-shaped curvature in the domed insertion end; a controller comprising a communication circuit capable of wireless communication with a user device; and a signal transmission conduit extending from the capacitive sensor assembly and interconnecting the capacitive sensor assembly with the controller to facilitate transmission of information measured via the capacitive sensor assembly to the user device.
Assigned to Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., Skillman, NJ.
Filed: 8/21/18
Issued: 2/21/23
A personal hygiene device comprising: a personal hygiene product having an axial length comprising an absorbent core having a domed insertion end in a form suitable for insertion into a user’s body to absorb menstrual fluid; a capacitive sensor assembly disposed within the absorbent core, wherein the capacitive sensor assembly comprises at least a pair of linear conductive leads spaced from each other by a dielectric gap having disposed therein a dielectric material, the linear conductive leads configured to generate an electric field between each other when electric current is applied to one or more of the linear conductive leads, wherein the sensor further comprises an insulator disposed between the absorbent core and at least a portion of each of the conductive leads, wherein each pair of linear conductive leads form a single continuous thread of conductive material, the single continuous thread of conductive material having a u-shaped curvature in the domed insertion end; a controller comprising a communication circuit capable of wireless communication with a user device; and a signal transmission conduit extending from the capacitive sensor assembly and interconnecting the capacitive sensor assembly with the controller to facilitate transmission of information measured via the capacitive sensor assembly to the user device.