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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Thomas M. Ales, Iii, Neenah, WI (US);
Cullen Patrick Rotroff, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas M. Ales, III, Neenah, WI (US);
Cullen Patrick Rotroff, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G08B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of detecting the presence of an insult in an absorbent article. An electrical property of the article is measured and digitized. To detect an insult, the digital values are used by a microprocessor to determine at least one of the following: (a) a slope in the electrical property compared to a threshold value; (b) a comparison of the electrical property over a period of time to a threshold value; and/or (c) a comparison of the electrical property to a determined threshold value.