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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:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
May. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thami Chihani, Mölnlycke, SE;
Assignee:
SCA Hygiene Products AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/320 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/320 ;
Abstract
An absorbent article, such as a sanitary napkin, a panty-liner, or a diaper includes a carrier layer against which individual fibers, detached from each other and each exhibiting two fiber ends, are attached with one fiber end against the carrier layer. There is an attachment angle &agr; between the carrier layer and each individual fiber. The individual fibers have at least a first fiber type and a second fiber type. The absorbent article further includes a liquid-pervious cover layer and a liquid acquisition layer.