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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2001
Mattias Schmidt, Idstein, DE;
Mark James Kline, Okeana, OH (US);
Bruno Johannes Ehrnsperger, Bad Soden am Taunus, DE;
Cornelia Sprengard-eichel, Frankfurt, DE;
Bruce Ernest Tepper, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mattias Schmidt, Idstein, DE;
Mark James Kline, Okeana, OH (US);
Bruno Johannes Ehrnsperger, Bad Soden am Taunus, DE;
Cornelia Sprengard-Eichel, Frankfurt, DE;
Bruce Ernest Tepper, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article which includes a phase change material capable of adding or removing heat to or from at least a portion of the absorbent article to perform a useful function on the article. The phase change material may be activated by an action of the wearer or caregiver or by environmental conditions between the article and wearer.