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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Christian Schmitt, Euskirchen-Kirchheim, DE;
Torsten Lindner, Kronberg, DE;
Italo Corzani, Chieti, IT;
Carlisle Mitchell Herron, Remagen, DE;
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06C 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06C 2/500 ;
Abstract
A web including a fibrous material and superabsorbent material is fed to a station. The web has a first surface, a second surface, a first side edge and a second side edge. At the station, the operation of applying a superabsorbent material movement obstruction agent and cutting the web into individual absorbent members having a pair of opposing cut ends are carried out simultaneously.