The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 04, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1998
Mitsugu Hamajima, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Masahito Tanaka, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Yoji Kameo, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Jinko Noguchi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Minoru Nakanishi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Yokomatsu, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Satoshi Tanaka, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an absorbent article,having a substantially elongate configuration, comprising a liquid-impermeable leakage-preventive layer,, and a liquid-retentive absorbent layer,disposed above the leakage-preventive layer,, wherein the absorbent layer,comprises a liquid-retentive absorbent member,and a liquid-permeable topsheet,, and is formed by a fixed portion,and one pair of left and right free edge portions,, the fixed portion,being fixed to the leakage-preventive layer,, the free edge portions,being located on opposite left and right sides in the longitudinal direction of the fixed portion,and each having a free end,, the absorbent member,being present in both of the fixed portion,and the pair of left and right free edge portions