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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8114059 | Absorbent article including barrier leg cuff structure and absorbent core with superabsorbent material An absorbent article is provided having opposite longitudinal sides and opposite lateral ends therebetween. The absorbent article comprises a topsheet, backsheet, and an absorbent core comprising about 60 percent superabsorbent polymer material between the topsheet ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8079994 | Disposable absorbent articles having gender-specific containment flaps In one aspect, the present invention relates to an array of gender-specific disposable absorbent articles having gender-specific containment flaps. In one embodiment, the array of articles comprises a first disposable absorbent article adapted to be worn by males, a... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075543 | Disposable diaper and process of producing the same A disposable diaper 1 includes a topsheet 2, a backsheet 3, and an absorbent member 4 between the sheets 2 and 3. A pair of leg flaps 5 each having an elastic member is provided along the laterally opposite side edges... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8043275 | Absorbent garment with dual containment flaps An absorbent garment has a garment chassis, a pair of inner containment flaps and a pair of outer containment flaps. The inner and outer containment flaps are arranged on the garment chassis to inhibit leaking of body exudates from the garment during wear. In one em... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7931636 | Simple disposable absorbent article A simple disposable pant-like garment includes a chassis and an absorbent assembly. The chassis, which can be extensible, includes a water-impermeable sheet folded laterally inward at both of its side edges to form opposing side flaps. Each side flap is attached to ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7922706 | Absorptive article The present invention relates to a standing gather structure having skin-contact planar portions formed into a planer shape, which brings the entire skin-contact planar portions into tight contact with the user's skin, and provides the cushioning properties to softe... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918840 | Absorbent article An absorbent article includes an upper, liquid-permeable cover sheet, a lower, liquid-impermeable cover sheet, and an absorption body arranged between the cover sheets. The article includes first and second side barriers along the respective longitudinal sides of th... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7887527 | Absorbent article and inner absorbent article In an absorbent article 1 including a liquid-permeable topsheet 2 positioned at a surface that contacts with a human body; a non liquid-permeable backsheet 3 positioned at a surface opposite to the topsheet 2; and an absorbent body 4 | 02/15/2011 |
| 7857801 | Diaper having deployable chassis ears and stretch waistband A disposable diaper including a chassis and an absorbent assembly. The chassis includes laterally opposing side flaps formed by laterally inwardly folded portions of the chassis and deployable chassis ears formed by other laterally inwardly folded portions of the ch... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7794441 | Dual cuff for a unitary disposable absorbent article being spaced away from backsheet A unitary disposable absorbent article includes: an absorbent core having a garment surface and a body surface, a liquid permeable topsheet positioned adjacent said body surface of said absorbent core, a liquid impermeable backsheet positioned adjacent said garment ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7763004 | Disposable absorbent article having layered containment pockets A disposable absorbent article including a chassis and an absorbent assembly. The chassis is folded laterally inward and outward in a zigzag pattern to form laterally opposing layered containment pockets and laterally opposing side flaps interiorly of the layered co... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7753899 | Disposable absorbent article In a rising gathered member 4 of an absorbent main body 3 attached to an external sheet 2, an inward folded base end 4b is joined astride a side end 13a of a top sheet 13 as a top surface of the absorbent main ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736351 | Simple disposable absorbent article A simple disposable absorbent article including a chassis and an absorbent assembly. The chassis includes a water-impermeable sheet folded laterally inward at both of its side edges to form opposing side flaps. Each side flap is attached to the interior surface of t... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7727214 | Disposable diaper with spaced elastic leg openings for improved appearance A disposable diaper having a neat appearance. The diaper 101 includes: a liquid-permeable top sheet 111 which covers a use surface side; a leakage preventing sheet 112 which covers a non-use surface side; an absorbent body 113 interposed ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722590 | Pull-on disposable wearing article A pull-on disposable wearing article is provided with a chassis and an absorbent batt structure extending on the inner surface of the chassis. The chassis has a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region and is composed of a base sheet which is subs... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7695463 | Disposable absorbent article having dual layer barrier cuff strips A disposable absorbent article includes two laterally opposing longitudinally extending barrier cuff strips attached to an absorbent assembly in laterally opposing attachment zones. Each barrier cuff strip includes an upper layer and a lower layer at least between i... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7670325 | Disposable diaper A disposable diaper is provided, including an absorber, a top sheet disposed to cover an upper surface of the absorber and at least partially formed of a liquid permeable material, and a back sheet disposed to cover a lower surface of the absorber and formed of a li... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7666176 | Disposable diaper with optimal leakage protection The present invention provides for the improved prevention of leakage of body exudates from a disposable absorbent article, such as a diaper, by providing a pair of standing leg cuffs on both sides of the absorbent core of the article. The cuffs are preferably ribbo... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7666175 | Absorbent article having a multi-dimensionally contoured barrier cuff A disposable absorbent article may comprise a chassis and a pair of longitudinally disposed barrier cuffs. Each cuff may contain a barrier zone, an attachment zone, and a transition edge separating the barrier zone and attachment zone. The barrier cuffs exhibit a cu... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7641642 | Absorbent article An absorbent article 1 having a liquid retentive absorbent layer and a liquid impermeable leak preventive layer and including, in its longitudinal direction, an excretion portion facing section A which is placed opposite a wearer's liquid excretion portion, w... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7618404 | Disposable absorbent article having doubled side flaps and backsheet strips A disposable absorbent article includes two laterally opposing longitudinally extending backsheet strips attached to an exterior surface of an absorbent assembly in laterally opposing attachment zones. Each backsheet strip may include a water-impermeable layer and m... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7566330 | Disposable diaper A disposable diaper is provided which includes an absorber, a top sheet which is at least partially formed of a liquid permeable material disposed to cover an upper surface of the absorber, a back sheet formed of a liquid impermeable material disposed to cover a low... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7563257 | Disposable wearing article A disposable wearing article is provided with a skin-contactable panel laid in a front half of a crotch region of the article and a liquid-impervious partition laid in a vicinity of a transverse center line of the article. The panel has transversely opposite side ed... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7527616 | Disposable absorbent article having elasticized outer leg cuff A disposable absorbent article having an elasticized outer leg cuff is disclosed. The disposable absorbent article comprises a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, an absorbent core disposed therebetween, and a side flap extending laterally outwa... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7442188 | Elastic composites for garments An elongate elastic member is secured to a substrate to form an elastic composite. The elastic member extends along an elastic axis between a first location on the substrate and a second location on the substrate spaced longitudinally from the first location. At lea... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438708 | Sanitary napkin Disclosed is a sanitary napkin having extensions, parts of which are to be folded back and fixed on an undergarment in use. The sanitary napkin includes: a liquid-permeable topsheet disposed on one side of the sanitary napkin to cover a central region thereof; a bac... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435243 | Disposable absorbent article having barrier leg cuff and elasticized outer leg cuff A disposable absorbent article having a barrier leg cuff and an elasticized outer leg cuff is disclosed. The disposable absorbent article comprises a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, an absorbent core disposed therebetween, an elasticized out... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435244 | Diaper design having zones of reduced stiffness and continuous breathability An absorbent article, such as a disposable diaper, having a topsheet, barrier cuffs, an optional acquisition layer, an absorbent core, a barrier layer, and a backsheet. The diaper is arranged so as to create breathable zones of reduced stiffness surrounding the wear... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7419480 | Disposable diaper A disposable diaper has a pair of barrier cuffs. Each of the barrier cuffs includes inner and outer sheet strips provided separately of each other. The first and second sheet strips include bottom side edges fixed to the inner surface of the diaper and top side edge... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7396350 | Disposable diaper A diaper is provided on its inner side with a tufted sheet strip assembly. The assembly includes a plurality of sheet strips, a sheet-like base member to which fixed end zones of the respective sheet strips are permanently bonded, and elastically biasing element ada... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377914 | Disposable absorbent article having backsheet strips A disposable absorbent article includes two laterally opposing longitudinally extending backsheet strips attached to an exterior surface of an absorbent assembly in laterally opposing attachment zones. Each backsheet strip may include a water-impermeable layer and m... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7347846 | Elastic absorbent pants having an elastic material secured in an unstretched state to an absorbant core or core pack Absorbent pants with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction at right angles to the longitudinal direction and having an absorption core arranged between a liquid-tight cover sheet and a liquid-permeable cover sheet. The diaper pants have a front portion... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341579 | Sanitary napkin A sanitary napkin includes an elongated main body having a liquid absorbent layer for absorbing and retaining liquid and rear flaps projecting laterally in opposite directions from a rear part of the main body. The sanitary napkin is adapted to be worn with the rear... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338479 | Absorbent article with cuff having adhesive outside fixed end inner edge A bondable innermost edge e′ of a hot melt adhesive to be applied to a base end 4a of each of a pair of raisable flaps 4 is disposed outside away from an inner edge 4d of the base end 4a in a state that each raisabl... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329245 | Disposable paper diaper and method of attaching expansible members of the disposable paper diaper A disposable diaper having an absorbent, a waist opening and right and left leg openings which are formed when the diaper is in use, and many stretchable members which are provided along the peripheral direction of the diaper at least in a girth area having a length... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326311 | Method of producing intermittently elastic webs A method of producing an intermittently elastic web. The method includes providing a first longitudinally extending web having a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge and an intermediate portion located between the first and second lateral edges. The method also... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322967 | Pant-type disposable garment A pant-type disposable garment having a waist opening and a pair of leg openings is disclosed. The garment comprises a first waist panel, a second waist panel and a crotch panel positioned between, the first waist panel and the second waist panel. The crotch panel i... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318820 | Simple disposable absorbent article having breathable side barriers A simple disposable absorbent article including an absorbent assembly attached to a chassis. The absorbent assembly includes an absorbent core that may contain superabsorbent particles, which may be contained inside pockets. The absorbent assembly is folded laterall... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316674 | Incontinence article having a bumper An incontinence article having a bumper is provided. In particular, the present invention provides an incontinence article having a bumper positioned along a top edge thereof. The bumper prevents waste from leaking out of the article. The bumper could optionally be ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7294121 | Disposable body fluid absorbent pad Here is disclosed a pad being relatively large in its longitudinal direction and comprising a liquid-pervious topsheet, a liquid-impervious backsheet, a liquid-absorbent core interposed between these top- and backsheets and an cover sheet lying outside the backsheet... | 11/13/2007 |
