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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2010
Thomas Michael Ales, Neenah, WI (US);
Andrew Mark Long, Appleton, WI (US);
Matt Fitton, Appleton, WI (US);
Thomas Michael Ales, Neenah, WI (US);
Andrew Mark Long, Appleton, WI (US);
Matt Fitton, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Absorbent articles are disclosed that convey information to a user. In particular, the absorbent articles include an active graphic that comprises a machine readable code. The active graphic, for instance, may comprise a disappearing graphic, an appearing graphic, and/or a color-change graphic. The change in appearance of the graphic may occur once contacted with a suitable activation agent, such as urine. The machine readable code contained in the active graphic, once scanned by a suitable reader device, may convey information to a user related to the absorbent article.