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:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2004
Applicant:
Kyle S. Allen, Neenah, WI (US);
Inventor:
Kyle S. Allen, Neenah, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for making a garment that can include an absorbent assembly is disclosed. The process includes transporting a garment shell web in a machine direction. Portions of the web may be removed to provide an opening, and an absorbent assembly may be disposed on the garment shell web proximate the opening while the garment shell web is in an open configuration. A portion of the garment shell web may be directed in the cross machine direction to define a folded portion, and a portion of the absorbent assembly may be attached to the folded portion.