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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Ning Wei, Roswell, GA (US);
Xuedong Song, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ronnie L. Phillips, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Ning Wei, Roswell, GA (US);
Xuedong Song, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ronnie L. Phillips, Atlanta, GA (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 dehydration sensor having a stable, printable, buffered-ink composition that enables one to miniaturize the detection zone and permits both buffer and indicator dye to be applied in the same area of a detection zone, without need for a conventional, large buffer pad region. The ink composition includes a weak polymeric base as its primary buffering agent.