08.05.19
Joshua Daniel Carney, Göteborg, Sweden; Yossef Schvetz, Milan, Italy; Serdar Ozsumer, Milan, Italy; Manuel Tramontana, Milan, Italy; and Alessandro Locati, Milan, Italy.
Assigned to SCA Hygiene Products AB, Göteborg, Sweden.
Filed: 12/22/15
Issued: 6/4/19
A wearable absorbent article comprising: a conductor arrangement comprising a plurality of elongate conductors, each conductor extending along an extension direction, wherein at least some of the conductors (4) have different lengths from each other in the respective extension directions, and wherein those of the at least some of the conductors which have larger lengths in the respective extension directions have lower electrical resistances per unit length than those of the at least some of the conductors (4) which have smaller lengths in the respective extension directions; an absorbent core; and a wetness detection unit for detecting wetness at one or more locations within the absorbent core, wherein the conductors are arranged so as to be electrically insulated from the absorbent core, wherein each of the conductors is electrically connected to a respective electrode, the electrodes are arranged in contact with the absorbent core, and the wetness detection unit is configured to detect the wetness at the one or more locations within the absorbent core by measuring the electrical resistance between two of the electrodes through the conductors.
Assigned to SCA Hygiene Products AB, Göteborg, Sweden.
Filed: 12/22/15
Issued: 6/4/19
A wearable absorbent article comprising: a conductor arrangement comprising a plurality of elongate conductors, each conductor extending along an extension direction, wherein at least some of the conductors (4) have different lengths from each other in the respective extension directions, and wherein those of the at least some of the conductors which have larger lengths in the respective extension directions have lower electrical resistances per unit length than those of the at least some of the conductors (4) which have smaller lengths in the respective extension directions; an absorbent core; and a wetness detection unit for detecting wetness at one or more locations within the absorbent core, wherein the conductors are arranged so as to be electrically insulated from the absorbent core, wherein each of the conductors is electrically connected to a respective electrode, the electrodes are arranged in contact with the absorbent core, and the wetness detection unit is configured to detect the wetness at the one or more locations within the absorbent core by measuring the electrical resistance between two of the electrodes through the conductors.