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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:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael W Veith, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Francis P Abuto, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Edward E Werner, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Anthony J Wisneski, Kimberly, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 68 ; 428 76 ; 428156 ; 428170 ; 428171 ; 428195 ; 428220 ; 428283 ; 428323 ; 604367 ; 604368 ; 604374 ; 6043851 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an absorbent composite including a web formed from a mixture of fibrous material and particulate absorbent material. The web contains from about 15 to about 30 weight percent water. The described absorbent web is capable of containing relatively large quantities of particulate absorbent materials while maintaining an acceptable degree of flexibility.