Patent · US Active

Absorbent article having an absorbent assembly with integral containment flaps

US9339424B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

82References

25Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

Marcille Faye Ruman · Oshkosh, US
Kathleen Irene Bennett · Neenah, US
Aster Ellen Kammrath · Neenah, US
Andrew E. Neubauer · Neenah, US
Joseph J. Sina · Appleton, US
Joseph Daniel Coenen · Neenah, US
Lori Roocks · Menasha, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 24, 2013
Grant date	May 17, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 1, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2013/5666
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An absorbent assembly includes a liquid permeable bodyside liner, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent structure disposed between the liner and the backsheet. A pair of laterally opposed containment flaps is integrally formed from the bodyside liner.

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