Reusable pad
US12396900B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/530897
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A textile for use as a reusable pad, e.g., a reusable incontinence pad, is provided that is intended to wick and retain moisture or liquid(s), such as bodily fluids (e.g., urine, blood, etc.), away from users of their incontinence pad. Moisture or liquid deposited on an upper surface of the incontinence pad is wicked through one or more layers of material included in the incontinence pad via an increasing capillary gradient using capillary forces. The incontinence pad relies on capillary forces to drive moisture from the incontinent person into the inner layer(s) of the incontinence pad, and leaving a top layer of the incontinence pad dry to the touch. A gradient of capillary size can be present in the incontinence pad in a direction away from the incontinent person, which accordingly encourages liquid to migrate away from the incontinent person and be desirably retained therein.
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