Fibrous articles having odor adsorbtion ability and method of making same
US6353146B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S604/904
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a fibrous absorbent article for absorbing body fluids. The article includes a fibrous material suitable for absorbing the body fluids, and a molecular sieve disposed within the fibrous material to reduce odors from the body fluids. The molecular sieve is a natural zeolite of the clinoptilolite or chabasite species having an exchangeable cation.
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