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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2019
Applicant:

Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);

Inventors:

Lindsay Borkovetz, Hortonville, WI (US);

Matthew R. Van Hout, Appleton, WI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/496 (2006.01); A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/494 (2006.01); A61F 13/535 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/496 (2013.01); A61F 13/49012 (2013.01); A61F 13/49015 (2013.01); A61F 13/4946 (2013.01); A61F 13/535 (2013.01);
Abstract

An absorbent article, such as, a garment-like absorbent article, can have a front region, a back region, and a crotch region extending between and interconnecting the front region and the back region. Each of the front region and the back region can have an elastic material. The absorbent article can have an absorbent core wherein a portion of the absorbent core can be located in the crotch region, a portion of the absorbent core can be located in a portion of the front region, and a portion of the absorbent core can be located in a portion of the back region. Within each of the front region and the back region, an overlapping region can exist where the absorbent core is in an overlapping configuration with the elastic material within the front region and the back region.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Borkovetz, Lindsay. (2026). Absorbent article (U.S. Patent No. 12678342). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12678342

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