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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:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
May. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ann L McCormack, Cumming, GA (US);
William B Haffner, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; B32B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
442370 ; 2DIG / ; 156229 ; 4283155 ; 4283159 ; 4283179 ; 442373 ; 604367 ; 604369 ; 604384 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a breathable laminate including an oriented microporous elastomeric film and at least one support layer bonded to the film. The present invention also relates to a process for forming the breathable laminate including the step of stretching a filled film to produce a microporous film before bonding it to a support.