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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. 11, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard B Chapas, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Pramod Mavinkurve, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Personal Products Company, Milltown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
6043851 ; 604379 ;
Abstract
An absorbent body is provided for absorbing body fluids. The body is generally planar and elongated and is surrounded by a substantially uniformly compressed peripheral edge. Fluid striking the absorbent body at a point in proximity to the densified peripheral edge is transported rapidly away from said point.