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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:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
May. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth John Molee, Suwanee, GA (US);
Assignee:
Paragon Trade Brands, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/02 ; B32B 3/10 ; A61F 1/320 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/02 ; B32B 3/10 ; A61F 1/320 ;
Abstract
An absorbent product comprising a topsheet, a secondary absorbent layer, a primary absorbent layer and a backsheet is disclosed. The topsheet preferably is apertured and has a relatively high loft while also having a relatively low open area. The topsheet aids in the fluid flow through the topsheet to the secondary absorbent layer. The secondary absorbent layer absorbs the fluid and acts as a holding reservoir until the primary absorbent layer can absorb the fluid held in the secondary absorbent layer. The absorbent product has been shown to have improved rewet characteristics.