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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:
Apr. 13, 1982
Filed:
May. 12, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
William I Mullane, Wyoming, OH (US);
Douglas J Smith, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128287 ; 128D / ;
Abstract
An article of manufacture is disclosed for absorbing liquids, particularly body exudates such as menstrual discharges. An apertured formed film topsheet having a layer of fibers affixed to the inner surface thereof overlays an intermediate layer having a multiplicity of tapered capillaries. The apertured formed film topsheet has a specified combination of caliper, percent open area and percent of apertures having an equivalent hydraulic diameter less than or equal to 0.025 inches (0.064 cm.) which impart a stain resistant character to the topsheet.
Published as:
IE811034L; FI811450L; EP0039974A1; AU7044381A; JPS571340A; BR8102868A; ES258204U; US4324246A; CA1150905A; GR73079B; PH17235A; EP0039974B1; AU538763B2; ATE9058T1; DE3165647D1; HK61785A; FI70131B; FI70131C; IE51247B1; MX155645A; JPH0422578B2;