Patent · US Expired

Absorbent product

US5281207A · kind A · utility

133Cited by
16References
28Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateApr 1, 1992
Grant dateJan 25, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 1, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2013/5373
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An absorbent product, for use in absorbent articles, comprising an absorbent layer and a wicking layer of densified hydrophilic material. The absorbent layer comprises resilient hydrophilic fibers and superabsorbent material. The absorbent layer includes at least one area comprising a bulky fibrous structure having high void regions of low fiber density randomly distributed in the structure.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.