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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
Richard L. Underhill, Neenah, WI (US);
Marsha M. Malone, Appleton, WI (US);
Bernard J. Minerath, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Beth A. Lange, Germantown, TN (US);
Duane G. Krzysik, Appleton, WI (US);
David W. Koenig, Menasha, WI (US);
Kimberly M. Bleck, Appleton, WI (US);
Richard L. Underhill, Neenah, WI (US);
Marsha M. Malone, Appleton, WI (US);
Bernard J. Minerath, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Beth A. Lange, Germantown, TN (US);
Duane G. Krzysik, Appleton, WI (US);
David W. Koenig, Menasha, WI (US);
Kimberly M. Bleck, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A toilet training article in the form of a toilet training pad containing an effervescent agent is disclosed. The toilet training pad, which may be an insertable pad or integrated directly into an undergarment, contains an effervescent agent which releases gas upon being contacted by urine. The effervescent agent may be in the form of a compound containing a substantially inert gas, or may be a combination of compounds that, upon being contacted by urine, produce a gas.