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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. 01, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael John Niemeyer, Appleton, WI (US);
Melissa Christine Putzer, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604368 ; 604374 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an absorbent composite suitable for use in disposable absorbent garments and an absorbent garment including such a composite. The composite includes a means for containing a superabsorbent material and a superabsorbent material contained by the containment means. The superabsorbent material has a Gel Integrity Index of at least about 1500 kilograms (force).times.millimeters. Further, the superabsorbent material is present in the containment means in an amount of from about 10 to about 100 weight percent based on total weight of the containment means and the superabsorbent material.