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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:
Dec. 03, 1996
Filed:
May. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carol A Blaney, Roswell, GA (US);
Joel Brostin, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Theresa M McIntire, Irvine, CA (US);
Bernard J Minerath, III, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenan, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604367 ; 604358 ; 604374 ; 4283111 ; 4283115 ; 4283117 ; 4283155 ; 5361231 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an absorbent structure comprising a microbial polysaccharide having improved porosity and a process of making the same. The absorbent structure may be adapted for use in an absorbent product such as a diaper or incontinence product. The process involves the supercritical drying of a microbial polysaccharide to remove at least a portion of the aqueous medium in which the microbial polysaccharide is produced without unacceptably reducing the porosity of the microbial polysaccharide.