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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:
Oct. 18, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hugh A Thompson, Fairfield, OH (US);
Gerald A Young, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas W Osborn, III, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles W Chappell, West Chester, OH (US);
John L Hammons, Hamilton, OH (US);
James C Horney, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lee M Hines, Wyoming, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604384 ; 604358 ; 604366 ; 604370 ; 604378 ; 6043851 ;
Abstract
Absorbent articles, especially sanitary napkins, contain fibers with intra-fiber capillary channels. In-use, the capillary channel fibers direct menses to a storage layer, thereby minimizing product failure and staining of undergarments. The capillary channel fibers can protrude into, or through, a topsheet to provide very aggressive transport of vaginal discharges.