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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:
Aug. 27, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Earle H Sherrod, Appleton, WI (US);
Brigitte K Weigert, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Lea A Van Groll, Little Chute, WI (US);
Theresa R Kuepper, Neenah, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41D / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2 53 ; 2 56 ; 2 58 ; 428 41 ; 428 74 ; 428 80 ; 428136 ; 428137 ; 428286 ; 428287 ; 428339 ; 428340 ;
Abstract
The clothing shield is intended to protect clothing against body stains, such as underarm stains, and generally comprises a liquid-pervious bodyside liner, a liquid-impervious outer cover, and an absorbent medium between the liner and outer cover. The exposed side of the outer cover has a masking surface thereon that visually masks the clothing shield through the article of clothing. A method is also provided for making the shield.