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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2002
Applicants:
Noriko Sakamoto, Tochigi, JP;
Hiroko Sugiura, Tochigi, JP;
Yasuo Toyoshima, Tochigi, JP;
Shoichi Taneichi, Tochigi, JP;
Wataru Saka, Tochigi, JP;
Inventors:
Noriko Sakamoto, Tochigi, JP;
Hiroko Sugiura, Tochigi, JP;
Yasuo Toyoshima, Tochigi, JP;
Shoichi Taneichi, Tochigi, JP;
Wataru Saka, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A topsheet for absorbent articles is disclosed. The topsheet is used on the side of an absorbent article to be brought into contact with a wearer's body. The topsheet has an air permeability of 10 ml/cm·sec or more in the horizontal direction under a pressure of 10 cN/cm. The topsheet also has an air permeability of 10 to 500 ml/cm·sec in the horizontal direction under a pressure of 50 cN/cm.