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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:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2002
Applicants:
Samuel Charles Baer, Germantown, TN (US);
Shiu-kang Laurence LI, Delta, CA;
John P. Erspamer, Barlett, TN (US);
James Richard Gross, Cordova, TN (US);
Inventors:
Samuel Charles Baer, Germantown, TN (US);
Shiu-Kang Laurence Li, Delta, CA;
John P. Erspamer, Barlett, TN (US);
James Richard Gross, Cordova, TN (US);
Assignee:
Buckeye Technologies Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a unitary absorbent structure including a fluid acquisition stratum; a fluid distribution stratum; and a fluid storage stratum between the acquisition stratum and the distribution stratum. Each of the acquisition, distribution, and storage strata are in fluid communication with each other.