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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:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
John L Hammons, Hamilton, OH (US);
Letha Margie Hines, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604387 ; 6043852 ;
Abstract
An absorbent article comprises a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet joined to the topsheet; an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a soft resilient member attached to the absorbent core or outside of the core which will preferentially deform, bend or lift in a predictable manner when lateral pressure is applied to the pad, wherein the resilient member consists of at least two distinct pieces of foam.