02.02.24
Livea Barbosa, São José dos Campos, Brazil; Jose Francisco Cau, São José dos Campos, Brazil; Rafael Carniato, Caçapava, Brazil; Mariana Goulart, Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany; William Chester Neeley, Melbourne, FL; and Renato Pereira, São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Assigned to Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., Skillman, NJ.
Filed: 12/21/18
Issued: 12/26/23
A personal hygiene product with a digital element comprising: a) an external personal hygiene product to absorb bodily fluids having a perimeter; and b) a conductive sensor assembly disposed within the personal hygiene product, including a pair of conductive elements disposed in parallel in a mirrored image about the perimeter of the personal hygiene product wherein one of the pair of conductive elements extends from a connection point in a clockwise direction and terminates adjacent the connection point while the other one of the pair of conductive elements extends from the connection point in a counter-clockwise direction and terminates adjacent the connection point, and at least one connector directly contacting the pair of conductive elements, said conductive sensor assembly generating a signal indicative of fluid leakage of said personal hygiene product when fluid reaches the area between the pair of conductive elements; wherein said conductive sensor assembly is arranged and configured to communicate with a smart hand held electronic device and wherein said pair of conductive elements are disposed in a single layer on the inner surface of the barrier layer.
Assigned to Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., Skillman, NJ.
Filed: 12/21/18
Issued: 12/26/23
A personal hygiene product with a digital element comprising: a) an external personal hygiene product to absorb bodily fluids having a perimeter; and b) a conductive sensor assembly disposed within the personal hygiene product, including a pair of conductive elements disposed in parallel in a mirrored image about the perimeter of the personal hygiene product wherein one of the pair of conductive elements extends from a connection point in a clockwise direction and terminates adjacent the connection point while the other one of the pair of conductive elements extends from the connection point in a counter-clockwise direction and terminates adjacent the connection point, and at least one connector directly contacting the pair of conductive elements, said conductive sensor assembly generating a signal indicative of fluid leakage of said personal hygiene product when fluid reaches the area between the pair of conductive elements; wherein said conductive sensor assembly is arranged and configured to communicate with a smart hand held electronic device and wherein said pair of conductive elements are disposed in a single layer on the inner surface of the barrier layer.