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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Darold Dean Tippey, Neenah, WI (US);
Perry Allen Bush, Menasha, WI (US);
Timothy Patrick Clare, Kernersville, NC (US);
Darold Dean Tippey, Neenah, WI (US);
Perry Allen Bush, Menasha, WI (US);
Timothy Patrick Clare, Kernersville, NC (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is generally directed to a process for controlling the quality of manufactured absorbent articles, the process including incorporating into an absorbent article at least a portion of a wetness sensing system that is configured to detect the presence of a substance, the wetness sensing system comprising at least one metallic conductive element; and passing the absorbent article in proximity to a foreign material sensor employing x-ray technology, the foreign material sensor adapted to detect the presence of foreign material to confirm whether foreign material has been incorporated into the article.