Personal care absorbent article having spliced absorbent material
US7273646B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/197
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A personal care absorbent article including spliced absorbent material. The absorbent material has a first portion of absorbent material spliced to a second portion of absorbent material to form a longer, continuous length of absorbent material suitable for uninterrupted sequential infeed to a processing machine. A trailing end of the first portion is adjacent a leading end of the second portion. A piece of splicing material is attached to the ends. The piece of splicing material has a fluid permeability at least about as great as a fluid permeability of the first portion of absorbent material and at least about as great as a fluid permeability of the second portion of absorbent material.
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