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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 1997

Filed:

Jun. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:

Frank S Glaug, Appleton, WI (US);

Robert L Popp, Hortonville, WI (US);

Richard H Thiessen, Appleton, WI (US);

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, WI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
6043852 ; 604393 ;
Abstract

A disposable absorbent article having improved containment at the waist portion thereof comprises an absorbent layer and a surge layer in liquid communication therewith, and a liquid impermeable baffle layer overlying portions of the absorbent layer and the surge layer. The front edge of the absorbent structure is spaced from the back edge of a waist elastic member by a selected separation distance, thereby enhancing the gasketing effect of the waist elastic member on the article.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Glaug, Frank. (1997). Disposable absorbent article with improved waist containment and (U.S. Patent No. 5601545). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5601545

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