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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187242 | Absorbent body for an absorbent product and methods of producing an absorbent body An absorbent article, such as a sanitary napkin or an incontinence diaper, has an absorbent body having at least one fold line formed therein defining at least two segments of the absorbent body. The segments formed by the at least one fold line are generally foldab... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8167862 | Absorbent article having a fit guide An absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline and adapted to be worn in an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings. The absorbent article comprises a main body portion, the main body portion comprisin... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162913 | Folded absorbent article An absorbent article includes an absorbent chassis, a first ear and a first fastening member. The absorbent article can also include a plurality of folds. The plurality of folds can arrange the fastening member in an overlaid relationship with said inner surface on ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157780 | Absorbent article having line of weakness for folding the article A feminine care absorbent article has a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. The absorbent structure has end portions a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147473 | Folded fibrous structures Folded fibrous structures, more particularly, folded sanitary tissue products, especially in rolled form, are provided. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147472 | Folded absorbent product Absorbent structures are disclosed which may be incorporated into liquid absorbent products, such as diapers, adult incontinence products, feminine hygiene products, and the like. The absorbent structures are made from a fibrous material and include a pair of opposi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8105304 | Folded disposable pants Folded disposable pants which include an outer wear sheet of pants shape and an absorbent main body adhered to a skin-contacting surface side in the outer wear sheet, wherein elastic members are added at least to circumferences of a waist opening and a leg opening. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8029487 | Absorbent article with improved fit and leakage security An absorbent article having front, crotch and rear portions and an absorbent core of unitary construction. The core has a first region with two legs extending in the longitudinal direction of the article through at least parts of the crotch portion towards endings i... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016804 | Hygienic band having three-dimensional structure and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed herein are a hygienic band having a three-dimensional structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The hygienic band is inserted naturally along a corresponding curved surface of a user's body to be in close contact with the body, thus improving her dress... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7959622 | Sanitary napkin A sanitary napkin includes a liquid-permeable topsheet, a backsheet, and a liquid-absorbent layer disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The liquid-absorbent layer has a vagina-facing region on a longitudinal centerline of the sanitary napkin and side regi... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7931635 | Method of making oversized adult incontinence diapers exceeding overall width capacity of converting machinery and diaper formed thereby Oversized adult diapers are made on converting machinery designed for handling only components no greater than a maximum component width, while utilizing as an outer layer component of the diapers an elongate sheet-like web having a width exceeding the maximum compo... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7905871 | Elasticated materials having bonding patterns used with low load force elastics and stiff carrier materials This invention relates to an elasticated materials comprising a stiff carrier material that is satisfactorily elasticated with one or more elastic strands with a low load force, due to the use of a specific bonding pattern, with specific bonding areas. The bonding a... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7842021 | Absorbent article with seal and method of manufacturing Absorbent articles with waist seals are disclosed. The seals are formed from folded stacks, discrete segments, or pleated material arranged to provide a resiliently compressible seal that can be located at one or more locations within the absorbent article, e.g., al... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7727213 | Absorbent article An absorbent article that prevents a discharged matter from leaking out, and also prevents a wearer's sensation of wearing a sanitary napkin from worsening is provided. The absorbent article of the present invention includes a liquid-permeable surface sheet, a liqui... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7727212 | Absorbent article for sanitary napkin An absorbent article worn in the groin area, in which, when a compressive force is received from a lateral direction, a main absorbent region can oppose an excretion area of a wearer's body without twists or wrinkles occurring, and when the compressive force is rela... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7708727 | Compact-folded article with wrap layer A personal care article (20) has a longitudinal-direction (22), a relatively shorter, lateral cross-direction (24), a first end-section (72), a second end-section (72a), and an intermediate-section (76). The article h... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7591809 | Sanitary absorptive article producing device and method A sanitary absorptive article producing device and method, particularly suitable for producing interlabial pads, which are small-sized sanitary absorptive articles having a mini-sheet piece. The method comprises a main-section assembly step for disposing an absorpti... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7530971 | Disposable pull-on wearing article A disposable pull-on wearing article includes front and rear waist regions, a crotch region extending between the waist regions, a chassis and an absorbent panel. The article has first and second tuckable side zones folded along first and second imaginary tuckable g... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7500969 | Disposable diaper A disposable diaper is formed in a crotch region with a body fluid absorbent panel extending in a back-and-forth direction of the diaper and in the vicinity of transversely opposite side edges of the crotch region with elastic leak-barrier cuffs extending in the bac... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7458960 | Pull-on disposable diaper A pull-on disposable diaper is composed of front and rear waist covering regions and a crotch covering region and has a body fluid absorbing component extending over the crotch covering region and further extending into the front and rear waist covering regions. In ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7438709 | Absorbent articles having improved fastening system A disposable absorbent article such as, e.g., a T-shaped diaper comprising two portions, a lateral portion (backwaist) having two lateral segments or wings for wrapping around the waist of a wearer of the diaper, and a second vertical portion or insert which is adap... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427277 | Compact-folded article and pouch A personal care article (20) has a longitudinal-direction (22), a relatively shorter, lateral cross-direction (24), a first end-section (72), a second end-section (72a), and an intermediate-section (76) which is conti... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7378566 | Absorbent core including folded substrate An absorbent core is provided including a substrate that performs at least one fluid handling function. At least a portion of at least one region of the substrate has been modified by aperturing, calendering, coating, creping, heating, printing, stretching, or a com... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7344522 | Absorbent rendered three-dimensional in central region by water absorption, and absorptive article using the same An absorbent easily rendered three-dimensional in the central region by water absorption is composed of a sheet-like absorbent having regions where a highly absorptive component is present and regions where it is absent, these presence and absence regions parallelly... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331945 | Folded disposable diaper having indicia that visually change or become visible when the diaper is unfolded A disposable diaper is provided such that the disposable diaper has at least one predetermined illustration displayed thereon and is folded into a predetermined shape. The illustration is provided in such a manner that at least a portion of the illustration is hidde... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329244 | Pull-on disposable diaper A pull-on disposable diaper has a body fluid absorbing component folded inward in a transverse direction of the diaper so that a width of the body fluid absorbing component may be reduced in a crotch covering region. In vicinities of leg-holes, elastic members inter... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329243 | Inter-labial pad An inter-labial pad which can be inserted easily to a point of insertion is provided. An inter-labial pad 1 having an absorbent body for absorbing a body fluid is covered with a cover sheet, wherein a top portion 10 to be in contact with the depth of l... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326193 | Disposable pants-type wearing article A disposable pants-type wearing article includes a body fluid absorbent assembly. In a crotch region of the wearing article, transversely opposite side edges of the body fluid absorbent assembly are respectively formed with folded portions so that a non-folded porti... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316675 | Disposable pants-type wearing article A disposable pants-type wearing article includes an inner sheet, an outer sheet and an intermediate sheet having two or more plastic film strips sandwiched between the inner sheet and the outer sheet. The film strips are overlapped one another to define an overlappe... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312372 | Elongated absorbent article with compressed groove Disclosed is an elongated absorbent article including a liquid absorbent layer. In a region where the liquid absorbent layer is present, compressed grooves are disposed to extend symmetrically about a longitudinal centerline, defining a central region therebetween a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7278988 | Dual-use pantiliner A pantiliner has a periphery and at least one fold line. The fold line allows the pantiliner to be adjusted in size by folding the pantiliner along the fold line(s). The product is thus convertible and may be used with conventional “hourglass” shaped panties or ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7237370 | Manual method to transform a diaper A method transforming by eliminating with vacuum bulk and size of a marketplace diaper to a substantially size-reduced condition, preparatory to a traveled-to site of use, wherein the reduced size adds to convenience value during the travel. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226437 | Pull-on disposable diaper A body fluid absorbing component of a pull-on disposable diaper is folded inward in a crotch covering region. Outside opposite side edges of the absorbing component, there are provided a pair of barrier walls extending in a longitudinal direction of the absorbing co... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220251 | Pants-type disposable wearing article A pull-on disposable article has a liquid-absorbent first panel interposed between a liquid-absorbent sheet and liquid-impervious sheets, a waist-hole and a pair of leg-holes. The leg-holes are surrounding by leg-surrounding flaps extending in a leg-surrounding dire... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211071 | Diaper package A diaper package is composed of a plurality of disposable diapers and a flexible packing bag forming top and bottom walls, and front, rear and laterally opposed walls printed with display elements. These diapers are arranged between the laterally opposed walls to fo... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207978 | Pull-on disposable diaper A pull-on disposable diaper has front and rear waist covering regions and a crotch covering region wherein a bodily discharge absorbing component extends over the crotch covering region into the front and rear waist covering regions. In the crotch covering region, t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204830 | Disposable absorbent article with standing barrier cuffs, pocket, and folding guides for separating feces from urine A disposable wearing article includes a liquid-impervious chassis, a pair of liquid-impervious leak-barrier sheets laid along transversely opposite side edges of the chassis, a body fluid absorbent first panel extending over a crotch region and a rear waist region o... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195620 | Interlabial pad An object of the present invention is to provide an interlabial pad, with which a wearer will hardly feel a sensation of using the interlabial pad, even when a wearer moves and pressure from the exterior is applied to the interlabial pad. An interlabial pad 10 | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192422 | Pull-on disposable wearing article A disposable wearing article has first and second barrier flaps on first and second side flaps, respectively. A crotch region is formed with first and second folding guide lines diverging from the vicinity of proximal edges of the first and second barrier flaps towa... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7172583 | Disposable pull-on wearing article A disposable pull-on wearing article includes front and rear waist regions, a crotch region extending between the waist regions, a chassis and an absorbent panel. The article has first and second tuckable side zones folded along first and second imaginary tuckable g... | 02/06/2007 |
