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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2005
Thomas M. Ales, Iii, Neenah, WI (US);
Andrew Long, Appleton, WI (US);
Meghan E. Collins, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Thomas M. Ales, III, Neenah, WI (US);
Andrew Long, Appleton, WI (US);
Meghan E. Collins, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A method of determining the presence of an insult in an absorbent article is disclosed. The amount of time that elapses between the activation of an alarm and the determination of the presence of a subsequent insult is determined. This elapsed time is compared to a time threshold value and either an insult alarm or a saturation alarm is activated as a function of the comparison. After activation of the alarm for an alarm period, the electrical property of the article is determined at a second time occurring at least a preset period after the end of the alarm period to allow the electrical property to stabilize before determining the electrical property.