The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2004
Cheryl Ann Mocadlo, New London, WI (US);
Cheryl Ann Mocadlo, New London, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article () has a longitudinal-direction (), a lateral cross-direction (), an overall longitudinal article-length, an overall lateral article-width, and an intermediate portion () interposed between a pair of longitudinally opposed end portions (). The article comprises a backsheet (), a liquid-permeable topsheet (), an absorbent body () sandwiched between the backsheet () and the topsheet () and at least one wing-panel () which is operatively connected to the intermediate portion () of the article (). The wing-panel extends laterally beyond at least one lateral side edge of the backsheet () in the intermediate portion () of the article, and the wing-panel () is configured to wrap about an undergarment. The wing-panel includes an operative quantity of odor-control material, and at least one, laterally-outboard wing-section of the wing-panel () can be sufficiently sized and shaped to operatively enclose the article () for disposal.