AU4063497A – Thin absorbent article
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AU4063497A – Thin absorbent article
– Google Patents
Thin absorbent article
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Publication number
AU4063497A
AU4063497A
AU40634/97A
AU4063497A
AU4063497A
AU 4063497 A
AU4063497 A
AU 4063497A
AU 40634/97 A
AU40634/97 A
AU 40634/97A
AU 4063497 A
AU4063497 A
AU 4063497A
AU 4063497 A
AU4063497 A
AU 4063497A
Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
absorbent article
thin absorbent
thin
article
absorbent
Prior art date
1995-06-07
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
AU40634/97A
Other versions
AU729734B2
(en
Inventor
Thomas Harry Gilman
Peter Douglas Honer
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
Original Assignee
Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
Kimberly Clark Corp
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1995-06-07
Filing date
1997-08-11
Publication date
1998-03-26
1996-06-03
Priority claimed from AU60345/96A
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patent/AU6034596A/en
1997-08-11
Application filed by Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc, Kimberly Clark Corp
filed
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Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
1997-08-11
Priority to AU40634/97A
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patent/AU729734B2/en
1997-08-11
Priority claimed from PCT/US1997/014190
external-priority
patent/WO1998009593A1/en
1998-03-26
Publication of AU4063497A
publication
Critical
patent/AU4063497A/en
2001-02-08
Application granted
granted
Critical
2001-02-08
Publication of AU729734B2
publication
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patent/AU729734B2/en
2015-10-29
Assigned to KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
reassignment
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Request to Amend Deed and Register
Assignors: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
2016-06-03
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Status
Expired
legal-status
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Classifications
A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
A61F13/53—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium
A61F13/534—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad
A61F13/537—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad characterised by a layer facilitating or inhibiting flow in one direction or plane, e.g. a wicking layer
A61F13/53743—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad characterised by a layer facilitating or inhibiting flow in one direction or plane, e.g. a wicking layer characterised by the position of the layer relative to the other layers
A61F13/53747—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad characterised by a layer facilitating or inhibiting flow in one direction or plane, e.g. a wicking layer characterised by the position of the layer relative to the other layers the layer is facing the topsheet
A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
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A61F13/537—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad characterised by a layer facilitating or inhibiting flow in one direction or plane, e.g. a wicking layer
A61F13/53708—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad characterised by a layer facilitating or inhibiting flow in one direction or plane, e.g. a wicking layer the layer having a promotional function on liquid propagation in at least one direction
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A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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A61F13/511—Topsheet, i.e. the permeable cover or layer facing the skin
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A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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A61F13/15203—Properties of the article, e.g. stiffness or absorbency
A61F2013/15284—Properties of the article, e.g. stiffness or absorbency characterized by quantifiable properties
A61F2013/15292—Resistance, i.e. modulus or strength
A61F2013/15325—Stress relaxation or compression recovery
A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
A61F13/15203—Properties of the article, e.g. stiffness or absorbency
A61F2013/15284—Properties of the article, e.g. stiffness or absorbency characterized by quantifiable properties
A61F2013/15365—Dimensions
A61F2013/15373—Calliper, i.e. thickness
A61F2013/15382—Reduced thickness
A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
A61F13/15203—Properties of the article, e.g. stiffness or absorbency
A61F2013/15284—Properties of the article, e.g. stiffness or absorbency characterized by quantifiable properties
A61F2013/15463—Absorbency
A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
A61F13/53—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium
A61F13/534—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad
A61F13/537—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad characterised by a layer facilitating or inhibiting flow in one direction or plane, e.g. a wicking layer
A61F2013/53765—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad characterised by a layer facilitating or inhibiting flow in one direction or plane, e.g. a wicking layer characterized by its geometry
A61F2013/53782—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad characterised by a layer facilitating or inhibiting flow in one direction or plane, e.g. a wicking layer characterized by its geometry with holes
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AU40634/97A
1995-06-07
1997-08-11
Thin absorbent article
Expired
AU729734B2
(en)
Priority Applications (1)
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Priority Date
Filing Date
Title
AU40634/97A
AU729734B2
(en)
1995-06-07
1997-08-11
Thin absorbent article
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Application Number
Priority Date
Filing Date
Title
US474838
1995-06-07
US474841
1995-06-07
AU60345/96A
AU6034596A
(en)
1995-06-07
1996-06-03
Apparatus for measuring the crush recovery of an absorbent article
PCT/US1997/014190
WO1998009593A1
(en)
1996-09-04
1997-08-11
Thin absorbent article
AU40634/97A
AU729734B2
(en)
1995-06-07
1997-08-11
Thin absorbent article
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AU60345/96A
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AU6034596A
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1995-06-07
1996-06-03
Apparatus for measuring the crush recovery of an absorbent article
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AU4063497A
true
AU4063497A
(en)
1998-03-26
AU729734B2
AU729734B2
(en)
2001-02-08
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Filing Date
AU40634/97A
Expired
AU729734B2
(en)
1995-06-07
1997-08-11
Thin absorbent article
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Title
SE465304B
(en)
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1989-12-21
1991-08-26
Moelnlycke Ab
ABSORBING MATERIAL PIECE FOR USE IN ABSORBING disposable articles, such as diapers or incontinence cover
CN1144574C
(en)
*
1994-08-31
2004-04-07
金伯利-克拉克环球有限公司
Thin absorbent article having wicking and crush resistant properties
USH1698H
(en)
*
1994-10-21
1997-11-04
The Procter & Gamble Company
Absorbent structures having thermally bonded resilient web for improved fit and comfort
1997
1997-08-11
AU
AU40634/97A
patent/AU729734B2/en
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