Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Nickolas Paul Barnes

Andrew Mark Long

KyungSik Jang

David William Koenig

Patrick Robert Lord

Jonathan D Boulos

Roxanne Marie Zuleger

Roxanne M Zuleger

Shawn J Sullivan

Bonnie Lynn VandenPlas

Himanshi Arunkumar Patel

Waste storage devices are provided. The waste storage device is capable of sharing information concerning the health of a user. The waste storage device includes a sampling area in the interior of the container configured to detect the presence of one or more volatile organic compounds. The waste storage device is in communication with a server system capable of generating and delivering a notification to a user. Methods for communicating a health state of a user are also provided.

Waste container and methods of use

An absorbent article () can include a waist containment member () with a first longitudinal side edge (), a second longitudinal side edge (), a proximal portion (), an intermediate portion (), and a distal portion (). The proximal portion () can be coupled to the chassis () of the absorbent article (). The intermediate portion () can be free to move independent of the proximal portion () and the distal portion () and free to move independent of the body facing surface () of the chassis () to provide a containment pocket () for containing body exudates. The distal portion () can be disposed underneath the intermediate portion () when the absorbent article () is in the stretched, laid-flat configuration. The waist containment member () can also include a first lateral tack-down region () and a second lateral tack-down region ().

Absorbent article with partially enclosed waist containment member and method of manufacturing thereof

An absorbent article can include a chassis including an absorbent body. The chassis can include a body facing surface. The absorbent article can also include a waist containment member. The waist containment member can include a proximal portion coupled to the body facing surface of the chassis and a distal portion that includes a distal edge. The proximal portion includes proximal portion elastic members and the distal portion can include distal portion elastic members. The distal portion can be free to move with respect to the chassis when the absorbent article is in a relaxed configuration.

Absorbent article with selectively positioned waist containment member having an improved waist seal

Wetness sensor

An elastic composite () can include a first layer (), a second layer (), and a third layer (). The third layer () can be formed by at least one elastic material () and can be coupled to the second layer () when the elastic material () is in an extended condition. The first layer () can be coupled to the second layer () near the first and second longitudinal edge () but can be independent of the second layer () therebetween such that the first layer () forms gathers () when the elastic composite () is in a retracted condition.

Elastic composite and absorbent article including the same

An absorbent article includes an absorbent assembly including longitudinally opposite ends, transversely opposite sides, a front waist region, a back waist region. The absorbent article also includes a pair of ears extending transversely outward from the opposite sides of the absorbent assembly in the back waist region, each of the ears comprising a loop fastening component. The absorbent article also includes a nonwoven shield coupled to the garment-facing surface of the outer cover and a hook material patch, wherein the hook material patch is disposed between the outer cover and the shield such that at least a portion of the plurality of hooks is accessible through an aperture, and such that at least a portion of the base layer edges is covered by the shield.

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Neenah, WI, United States of America

Nickolas Paul Barnes