Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Gary A Clement

John Christian Onderko

Jeffrey Dean Lindsay

Michael Donald O'Shea

Fung-jou Chen

Kiran K Reddy

Reed Carlson Eppelheimer

Corey Benjamin Mingerink

Gary Fabian Madsen

Brian James Carey

Scott J Buss

Brad W Reiser

Methods and systems for detecting a predetermined position of a user wearing a disposable absorbent article are given. The methods and systems may include detecting that the user of the disposable absorbent article is in the predetermined position, wherein the predetermined position is determined to be a potentially life-threatening position. In response to determining that the user is in the predetermined position, an operation of a transmitter located on the disposable absorbent article is controlled. Movement, location and/or various biometrics of the user may also be monitored.

Methods and systems for monitoring position and movement of human beings

Rendering data stored within an electronic data tag unreadable. A receptacle receives an article with the data tag, detects the presence of the electronic data tag, and decommissions the electronic data tag. The receptacle further modifies a label on the article to remove data printed thereon.

Decommissioning an electronic data tag

A RFID related system and method for tracking articles that are not individually labeled with RFID tags. A transporter with an RFID reader identifies a carrier with an RFID tag as it is disposed onto the transporter. The location and/or number of the disassociated articles, once removed or otherwise disassociated with the carrier are transmitted to a computer on the transporter. Tagged carriers that continue to have articles associated therewith are removed from the transporter and placed back into storage. The computer may transmit data regarding the carrier and articles to a database.

RFID system and method for tracking individual articles

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Menasha, WI, United States of America

Gary A Clement