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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Jose K. Abraham, Neenah, WI (US);
Davis Dang Hoang Nhan, Appleton, WI (US);
Theodore T. Tower, Appleton, WI (US);
Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Neenah, WI (US);
Kathy Geralyn Richardson, Combined Locks, WI (US);
John Gavin Macdonald, Decatur, GA (US);
Jose K. Abraham, Neenah, WI (US);
Davis Dang Hoang Nhan, Appleton, WI (US);
Theodore T. Tower, Appleton, WI (US);
Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Neenah, WI (US);
Kathy Geralyn Richardson, Combined Locks, WI (US);
John Gavin MacDonald, Decatur, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An electronic discriminating device incorporating a non-contact electronic sensor array, a controller, and a signaling device that may indicate the presence of urine and/or bowel movement is disclosed. In particular, the electronic discriminating device can discriminate between an insult of urine only and an insult containing bowel movement. The device can then generate different alerts based on the type of insult. The electronic discriminating device may also emit a signal at or near the opening of an absorbent article or transmit the alert wirelessly to a radio, computer device, or smartphone.