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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Applicant:
Mary Lou Mcdaniel, Appleton, WI (US);
Inventor:
Mary Lou McDaniel, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A personal care absorbent article has compound construction, a pad connected to an anchor. In use, the anchor is associated with a wearer's undergarment. The pad is attached to the anchor by a tether system, which allows the pad to at least partially decouple from the anchor.