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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. 07, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott L Gessner, Encinitas, CA (US);
David D Newkirk, Greer, SC (US);
Michael M Thomason, Simpsonville, SC (US);
James O Reeder, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
BBA Nonwovens Simpsonville, Inc., Simpsonville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428152 ; 156 624 ; 156161 ; 156176 ; 156181 ; 156229 ; 1563093 ; 442329 ; 442382 ; 442392 ; 442401 ; 604336 ; 604370 ; 604372 ; 604378 ; 6043852 ;
Abstract
A spunbonded elastic nonwoven fabric comprises a web of bonded thermoplastic filaments of a thermoplastic elastomer. The spunbonded fabrics of the invention are prepared in a slot draw spunbonding process operated at a rate of less than about 2000 meters per minute. The elastic fabric is used in absorbent products, such as disposable diapers, adult incontinence pads, sanitary napkins and the like, and as coverstock for absorbent personal care products.