Western Michigan University

Attends Healthcare Products, Inc.

Mark Hoff

William W Gaston

Charles F Schroer, Jr

Brian Spain

Murray Ross

Paul Kenyon

This disclosure includes ice packs () that comprise paper and absorbent material (A,), and also includes various methods of adding liquid to, freezing, shipping, and/or using such ice packs (). Some of the ice packs () of this disclosure have a body () that includes first and second layers () of paper and one or more side panels (A) coupled thereto such that the body () is expandable. The absorbent material (A,) of some of the ice packs () of this disclosure comprises a laminate having an inner layer (A,B,C,) of superabsorbent polymer disposed between first and second outer layers (), where the first outer layer () comprises tissue and the second outer layer () comprises at least one of a tissue and a carded nonwoven.

Expandable and/or disposable ice pack

Methods of making disposable absorbent articles and disposable absorbent articles that comprise: a first, second, and third fastener elements to a web such that: the first fastener element is spaced from the second fastener element by a first distance along a length of the web; the second fastener element is spaced from the third fastener element by a second distance along the length of the web; and the second fastener element is disposed between the first and third fastener elements.

Method of applying fastener elements for disposable absorbent garment

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Oriental, NC, United States of America

Mark Hoff