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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:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Thomas Wehrle, New London, WI (US);
Ryan James McEnenany, Appleton, WI (US);
Christopher Peter Olson, Neenah, WI (US);
Joseph Earl Pierce, Appleton, WI (US);
Kathleen Irene Ratliff, Neenah, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ;
Abstract
A disposable absorbent article such as a training pant includes a liquid soluble wetness indicator and one or more, masking techniques for minimizing the likelihood of smudges appearing after activation. The techniques include masking graphics and peripherally disposed adhesive patterns.