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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11766366 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 02, 2020

Absorbent hygienic articles with sensors and biocompostable elements

Applicant:

Tethis, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);

Inventors:

Ryan Nicholas Chan, Raleigh, NC (US);

Gordon Sidney Cox, Durham, NC (US);

Vladimiro Nettel, Kirkland, CA;

James Clayton Robinson, Weddington, NC (US);

Robin Weitkamp, Raleigh, NC (US);

Assignee:

TETHIS, INC., Raleigh, NC (US);

Attorney:

NEO IP

Primary Examiner:

Erich G Herbermann

Assistant Examiner:

Ilya Y Treyger

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/53 (2006.01); A61F 13/42 (2006.01); A61B 5/20 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61F 13/84 (2006.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 50/70 (2018.01); A61F 13/47 (2006.01); A61F 13/51 (2006.01); A61L 15/28 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/42 (2013.01); A61B 5/1032 (2013.01); A61B 5/1112 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 5/208 (2013.01); A61B 5/4318 (2013.01); A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); A61F 13/15203 (2013.01); A61F 13/53 (2013.01); A61F 13/84 (2013.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 50/70 (2018.01); A61B 10/0012 (2013.01); A61F 2013/1513 (2013.01); A61F 2013/1526 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15138 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15146 (2013.01); A61F 2013/424 (2013.01); A61F 2013/427 (2013.01); A61F 2013/428 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530481 (2013.01); A61F 2013/8473 (2013.01); A61F 2013/8479 (2013.01); A61L 15/28 (2013.01);
Abstract

Absorbent articles with biodegradable and/or biocompostable elements are disclosed, wherein the absorbent articles include sensors. The sensors detect and determine variables associated with collected fluids, solids, and gases, including a presence of fluids, solids, and gases, a volume of fluids, solids, and gases, and/or a distribution of fluids, solids, and gases. In one embodiment, the sensors and/or connected computing systems are calibrated to capacities and other properties of elements within the articles, including superabsorbent polymers, and are operable to trigger an alert based on detected or determined conditions.

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