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Article for assisting in toilet training

US7705194B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 2006
Grant dateApr 27, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/699
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A toilet training article in the form of a toilet training pad containing an effervescent agent is disclosed. The toilet training pad, which may be an insertable pad or integrated directly into an undergarment, contains an effervescent agent which releases gas upon being contacted by urine. The effervescent agent may be in the form of a compound containing a substantially inert gas, or may be a combination of compounds that, upon being contacted by urine, produce a gas.

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