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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187245 | Absorbent article, belt structure, manufacturing method for a belt structure and manufacturing method for an absorbent article The disclosure relates to an absorbent article including a top-sheet having an inner side and an outside and a back-sheet having an inner side and an outside and the inner side of the back-sheet being directed towards the inner side of the top-sheet. At least one el... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8142411 | Refastenable absorbent article and a method of applying thereof Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders, training pants and the like, having elastomeric ear panels and a fastening system that provides the user with different options as to how the absorbent article may be fitted to and re... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8128610 | Refastenable absorbent article and a method of applying thereof Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders, training pants and the like, having elastomeric ear panels and a fastening system that provides the user with different options as to how the absorbent article may be fitted to and re... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123733 | Absorbent article with intermittent side seams An absorbent article has an inside surface that faces a wearer's body when the absorbent article is worn, and an outside surface opposite the inside surface. The absorbent article includes a liquid pervious topsheet and a backsheet, at least a portion of the backshe... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114060 | Containment device with indicator The present invention relates to a containment device. In particular, the present invention relates to a containment device with a closure mechanism that can be used to couple the containment device to a child. The closure mechanism may include or be used with one o... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8092441 | Disposable wearing article A disposable wearing article has longitudinally extending side edges of a front waist region. The side edges are defined by a pair of hydrophobic fibrous nonwoven fabric layers having mutually opposed surfaces tightly bonded to each other. Fastening zones are formed... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8070738 | Pant-like disposable garment having improved fastener systems Disposable pant like garments are disclosed. Pant like garments of the present invention generally comprise a main absorbent portion and a pair of side portions. One or more sections of the pant-like garments are provided with one or more cohesive areas which allow ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8048054 | Disposable article tab attachment adhesive The invention relates to a disposable article and method relating to attachment tabs on a disposable article. The disposable article typically comprises a non-woven layer, an absorbent layer, and an outer film-wrapping layer associated with an attachment tab. The ta... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8034040 | Pull-on disposable diaper A pull-on disposable diaper includes in a waist covering region thereof a tape tab extending in a waist-circumferential direction. The tape tab includes a fixed tape section secured to an outer sheet of the diaper and a movable tape section contiguous to the fixed t... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8016807 | Refastenable absorbent article and a method of applying thereof Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders, training pants and the like, having elastomeric ear panels and a fastening system that provides the user with different options as to how the absorbent article may be fitted to and re... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7993321 | Disposable diaper A disposable diaper includes a diaper body and a pair of side flaps each fixed to the diaper body at a fixing part and at least a joint part. The diaper body has transversely opposite side parts, each of which has opposite first and second end parts. The fixing part... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988682 | Prefastened absorbent product with releasable fasteners and flaps having welds An absorbent prefastened product in the form of a disposable pants diaper is provided with a side closure arrangement on each side. The side closure includes front and rear side flaps having elastic portions where an inner surface of a rear side flap is overlapped a... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7931638 | Diapers having a zoned non-attachable back sheet and methods of manufacturing same According to one embodiment, an absorbent article to be worn about a wearer has a front portion and a back portion. The absorbent article includes an outer layer, an inner layer that is substantially co-extensive with the outer layer, an absorbent layer and one or m... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931637 | Hemostatic compositions and uses therefor The present invention relates generally to the field of hemostasis, including methods, compositions, and devices that can be employed to achieve hemostasis at an increased rate. More specifically the present invention relates to hemostatic compositions that achieve ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7867212 | Absorbent articles, fastener ears for absorbent articles, and processes for making same A method for manufacturing fastener ears for absorbent articles and other garments includes the step of cutting a wave-shaped pattern along the longitudinal axis of an elongated strip of material. The wave-shaped cutting pattern is substantially centered along the s... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7811272 | Nanofabricated gecko-like fasteners with adhesive hairs for disposable absorbent articles A disposable absorbent article has a nanofabricated attachment means having adhesive hairs disposed on a substrate wherein the hairs are effective to adhesively engage an opposing surface having a polymeric film or a fibrous web. In another embodiment, the absorbent... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7758559 | Disposable wearing article A disposable wearing article has longitudinally extending side edges of a front waist region. The side edges are defined by a pair of hydrophobic fibrous nonwoven fabric layers having mutually opposed surfaces tightly bonded to each other. Fastening zones are formed... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7736352 | Closure tape tab for absorbent article, prelaminated closure tape, and method of manufacturing a closure tape The present invention relates to a closure tape tab for an absorbent article, particularly for a disposable diaper, for fastening the article on the body of a person. The closure tape tab comprises a proximal end portion and a distal end portion being connected by a... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7727216 | Diaper for adults A diaper for adults includes a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region extending therebetween, wherein side edge portions of the front and rear waist regions are detachably connected to each other so as to form a waist hole and a pair of leg hole... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7695464 | Absorbent articles with refastenable side seams A disposable absorbent article includes an absorbent chassis and a fastening system that together define a refastenable pant. The refastenable pant includes a pair of elastomeric front side panels extending from the waist opening to each leg opening, a pair of elast... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7597690 | Sanitary napkin having a protuberance and compressed portions A sanitary napkin includes a surface element that is formed of a liquid-permeable topsheet covering a liquid absorbent layer. The surface element is raised from the skin-side surface of a napkin body by an elastic force of an elastic member to form a protuberance ha... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7578811 | Absorbent article having discrete tapered fastening elements A method for cutting discrete fastening elements (15A-15D) out of a web (15) of fastening element material and attaching the cut-out fastening elements to a web (3) of surface layer material. The method includes the following steps: seque... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7534237 | Absorbent article with non-irritating refastenable seams An absorbent article includes attachment panels extending transversely outward from the absorbent assembly in one waist region and mechanical fastening components in an opposite waist region. The attachment panels cover the side hips of the wearer and define inner a... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7527617 | Disposable wearing article A disposable wearing article has its outer surface formed from a nonwoven fabric of thermoplastic synthetic fibers. A tape strip constituting each of the tape fasteners is folded in Z- or inverted Z-shape and attached in such folded state to the outer surface of the... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7524313 | Refastenable absorbent article and a method of applying thereof Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders, training pants and the like, having elastomeric ear panels and a fastening system that provides the user with different options as to how the absorbent article may be fitted to and re... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7449017 | Disposable diaper having fastening sheets with perforated tear lines A disposable diaper, which has fastening sheets on two side portions of a back side and which can be used with an ordinary fastening method but also a cross fastening method. The diaper has fastening sheets individually formed on the two side portions of the back si... | 11/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7364572 | Pant-shaped article with improved fit A pant shaped garment having a rear portion, a front portion, and a crotch portion, a waist opening with a waist edge and two leg openings bordered by a leg edge having a front part located generally on the front portion and a rear part located generally on the rear... | 04/29/2008 |
| RE40247 | Absorbent article fastening device A dual fastening device suitable for pull-up and cinch use with absorbent articles. The fastening device preferably includes a first fastening member and a second member. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351236 | Absorbent article with improved closing mechanism The invention relates to an absorbent article (100) such as a diaper or an incontinence protector, which absorbent article is designed like underpants, with a first leg opening (120) and a second leg opening (130) and a waist opening (110... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347847 | Disposable diaper capable of being put on either from the front or the back of a wearer A disposable diaper capable of being put on from either the front or the back of a wearer is disclosed. The longitudinal end section having the fastening tapes has a waist elastic member and an extensible side part. The absorbent member is disposed such that its lon... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347845 | Disposable absorbent article having tension indicators A disposable absorbent article having a front part, a rear part, a crotch part extending between the front and rear part, and fasteners for fastening the side portions of the front and rear parts together in an overlapping relationship in order to give the absorbent... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344525 | Absorbent article with improved fastening system An absorbent article includes a pair of front ear regions as part of a front waist region, a pair of back ear portions including a mechanical fastener as part of a back waist region, a crotch region connecting the front waist region and the back waist region, and a ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335191 | Disposable diaper having tape for disposal thereof A disposable diaper having a backsheet that defines a garment facing surface and an outer surface provided with an adhesive tape for holding the diaper in a rolled-up state. The adhesive tape includes fastening and reinforcing tapes. The fastening tape is folded bac... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329794 | Disposable absorbent garment with elastic inner layer having multiple fasteners The present invention relates to improvements in structure of disposable garments. The disposable garments of the invention may include an outer layer and an elastic inner layer. The elastic inner layer has an elastic inner layer perimeter and defines an opening, wh... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326191 | Closure element for absorbent sanitary product, manufacturing process, process of use, and product thus obtained A fastening element for absorbent sanitary products having first and second parts that are symmetrical with respect to an intermediate plane, each part including a base branch configured to connect to the first part, and a distal branch configured to connect to the ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323239 | Protective films Multilayer protective films that adhere well to many different surfaces and can be removed without leaving residues are provided. The films consist of a polyolefin backing layer(s) and an adhering layer consisting of an ethylene unsaturated ester copolymer layer con... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322968 | Disposable wearing article and process for making the same A disposable wearing article is provided on its garment facing surface with tape fasteners. The tape member forming each of the tape fastener has a fixed end portion and a free end portion adapted to be taken between the fingers longitudinally opposed to each other.... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7300427 | Disposable wearing article A disposable wearing article includes connector sheet strips used to connect front and rear waist regions of the article which respectively includes proximal sections and flap-like sections. The proximal sections are fixed to the rear waist region on its inner surfa... | 11/27/2007 |
