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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2005
Thomas M. Ales, Iii, Neenah, WI (US);
Andrew Long, Appleton, WI (US);
Meghan E. Collins, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Shawn J. Sullivan, Neenah, WI (US);
Thomas M. Ales, III, Neenah, WI (US);
Andrew Long, Appleton, WI (US);
Meghan E. Collins, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Shawn J. Sullivan, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A method of detecting the presence of an insult in an absorbent article. An electrical property of the article is measured and either a proportional difference or a rate of change of the electrical property is determined. The proportional difference or the rate of change is compared to a difference indicator value and a rate indicator value, respectively, to determine the presence of an insult in the article.