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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1998
Donald C Roe, West Chester, OH (US);
Patrick J Allen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Bruno J Ehrnsperger, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Mattias Schmidt, Idstein, DE;
Karl P Ronn, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mikhail K Kruchinin, Saint Petersburg, RU;
Simon S Litvin, Newton, MA (US);
Oleg N Khomjakov, Saint Petersburg, RU;
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Disposable articles such as diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders and/or inserts, training pants, feminine hygiene garments, tampons, and the like, having a responsive system. The article includes a sensor that detects an input, an actuator that is adapted to perform a responsive function upon the input, and a feedback control loop in which the actuator is adapted to perform the responsive function upon the input in a discontinuous manner. The responsive system may include an open loop or a closed loop system.