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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.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventor:
Stephen M. Lindsay, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/53 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530481 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are responsive absorbent articles. The responsive absorbent articles are capable of producing unique topographies and features upon wetting that add or enhance functionality as compared to conventional absorbent articles. Compositions and methods described herein are useful in a variety of absorbent products.