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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7811273 | Absorbent article with improved surface fastening system An article having a surface fastening system and a primary direction of load bearing. The surface fastening system includes at least one first fastening element and at least one second fastening element. The first fastening element further includes an attached porti... | 10/12/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7407496 | Fastening film system and assembly comprising a fastening film system and a substrate The present invention relates to a fastening film system 1 comprising a backing 7 and an adhesive layer 6 on one of the two major surfaces of the backing 7, the backing 7 bearing on its exposed major surface 3a opposi... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7384415 | Absorbent article with improved surface fastening system An article having a surface fastening system and a primary direction of load bearing. The surface fastening system includes at least one first fastening element and at least on second fastening element. The first fastening element further includes an attached portio... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7332205 | Adhesive articles with improved air egress This invention relates to an adhesive article which provides air egress. Air egress is provided by supplying a route, such as areas of no initial adhesion for the air to flow out from under the construction. The invention relates to an adhesive article comprising a ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7320684 | Disposable absorbent article having deployable belt strips A disposable absorbent article having laterally opposing interiorly attached barrier cuff strips and at least one deployable belt strip. Each barrier cuff strip is attached to an interior surface of an absorbent assembly and has a longitudinally extending elastic ga... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7310825 | Garment element with an access opening In a garment element, for example a cuff for a sleeve, an access opening is defined between an overlap section extending between two attachment sections, the overlap section being formed of interleaving fabric ends suitably stiffened to provide a self-sealing functi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291371 | Mechanical closure tape The present invention relates to a mechanical closure tape in roll form. The closure tapes are useful in the manufacture of disposable articles, particularly disposable diapers. The closure tape includes a fastening tape having a mechanical closure member and a rele... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7247374 | Encapsulated active particles and methods for making and using the same The invention relates to preserving the properties of active particles through use of an encapsulant which may be removable. The encapsulant may protect the active particles against premature deactivation. If desired, the encapsulant may be removed to rejuvenate the... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234171 | Expandable material for use in a garment A protective garment having an expandable material incorporated therein is provided. The expandable material may be formed of a nonwoven fabric having a first fabric surface and a second fabric surface which is opposite the first fabric surface. A section of the fab... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7207979 | Refastenable absorbent garment A refastenable absorbent garment comprises a front body panel comprising a pair of side portions defining opposite side edges and a landing portion extending between said side portions, wherein the landing portion and each of the side portions are separated by a lin... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201744 | Refastenable absorbent garment and method for assembly thereof A refastenable absorbent garment includes a first body panel having a body side and a garment side and a second body panel having a body side and a garment side. A fastener member is attached to the body side of the first body panel and is releasably attached to the... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201743 | Incontinence diaper for adults The invention relates to disposable incontinence diapers for adults. At least two closure means (24, 26) are provided on each respective side section (22, 24) or longitudinal edge section (18, 20) and are distanced from each other in a longitudi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198621 | Attachment assembly for absorbent article A disposable diaper having an attachment assembly including a subassembly bonded or attached to an exterior surface of a front waist region of the diaper and extending laterally from opposing side edges of the front waist region to form laterally opposing front ears... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195622 | Fastening device for fastening of absorbent articles An absorbent article has a fastening arrangement for fastening the absorbent article. The fastening arrangement is an extendable fastening arrangement formed by the material strip being folded in a Z along two transversely extending fold lines which divide the mater... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7166092 | Male urinary incontinence sheath system including conformable silicone gel and elastic securement tape A male urinary incontinence device comprises a cylindrical sheath with an open first end to receive the penis and a tubular connector at a second end for discharge of collected urine. A viscous gel strip is applied to the penis of a user and then to the upper inner ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156833 | Absorbent article with fastening system A pant-like absorbent refastenable garment adapted to easy application and removal has hook and loop fasteners on the front and back side panels and in particular embodiments frangible bonds connecting the front and back side panels. The frangible bonds connecting t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156939 | Apparatus and method for securing engagement between fastening components of pre-fastened garments In a method and apparatus for securing engagement between fastening components of a pre-fastened garment upon initial assembly thereof, the fastening components are arranged by the apparatus in at least partially opposed relationship with each other and then engaged... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7132031 | Process for making a disposable diaper In a process for making disposable diapers, a first web is continuously fed in its longitudinal direction. Tape fastener members extending in the longitudinal direction are fed to the first web so as to straddle respective lines corresponding to the side edges of th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7122022 | Absorbent product with fastening arrangements The invention relates to an absorbent product, such as a sanitary towel, a panty liner or an incontinence pad, comprising a liquid-permeable surface layer (102), a liquid-impermeable surface layer (103), and an absorption body (104) arranged bet... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7083603 | Packaging configuration and method for personal care absorbent articles An absorbent article, such as a feminine care product, includes a liquid permeable top cover, a generally liquid impermeable baffle, and an absorbent structure disposed between the top cover and outer cover. The garment facing side of the baffle includes hook materi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074215 | Disposable absorbent article having article retention zones A disposable garment having a localized retention zone for retention of the garment in its initial position on the body of a wearer. The retention zone has a higher coefficient of static friction than does the major area of the body-facing surface of the garment. Th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063689 | Sanitary napkin with garment attachment panels An elongated sanitary napkin has deflectable longitudinal side edges formed by an edge or peripheral seal along the opposite sides of an absorbent. A garment attachment panel is secured to the underside of each side edge. A fixed portion of the panel is bonded flat ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059474 | Packaged array of flexible articles A novel packaging article and method are disclosed for an array of flexible, absorbent articles compressed or uncompressed, having an article front face, an article back face, an article top face, an article bottom face, and a pair of article side faces. An upper ar... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7032278 | Hook fastener engaging zones A method for manufacturing a fastener includes forming a preform sheet having a sheet-form base and an array of hook-shaped fastener elements extending from a broad side of the base, and securing a cover sheet with an aperture across the array of fastener elements, ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011653 | Absorbent pant garments having high leg cuts An absorbent pant garment having high leg cuts. The garment includes an absorbent chassis defining a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. The absorbent chassis includes a front region, a crotch region, a back region, two side panels connecting the front region ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6996851 | Permeable, close to the body liner for swimwear A swimwear garment having a material which is permeable to liquid but substantially impermeable to bowel movement material. In one embodiment, the garment can comprise a stand-alone disposable pant liner in the form of a swimpant with waist elastics and leg elastics... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994698 | Flexible mechanical fastening tab Disclosed is a mechanical fastening tab formed from a substrate adapted to be joined to a disposable absorbent product and a first mechanical fastener component. The fastening tab has a Gurley stiffness value of less than about 1000 milligrams in an area of the fast... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6977111 | Multi-layer paper peelable into at least two thin sheets Disclosed is a multi-layer paper suitable as a material for preparing heat-sensitive stencil printing masters. The multi-layer paper is produced by combining a plurality of thin paper layers by paper making. The multi-layer paper has a peel strength of 10 N/m or les... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973759 | Methods and apparatus for providing information at the point of use for an insulating glass unit Methods and apparatus for masking a planar surface and providing information at the point of use of an assembly including the planar surface are disclosed. In one advantageous method in accordance with the present invention, a masking material comprising a substrate... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974892 | Sanitary napkin A sanitary napkin having a first transverse end and an opposite second transverse end defining therebetween a length and a plurality of varying widths along its length, the widths being perpendicular to the length, including; (i) a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6942651 | Absorbent garment closure system having non-linear fastening A fastener tab for use on an absorbent garment is provided. The fastener tab has a tab body with a proximal edge for locating proximate the garment, a distal edge opposite the proximal edge, a top edge adjacent the proximal edge, and a bottom edge opposite the top e... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936129 | Method of making a winged absorbent article A method is provided for continuous mass production of winged absorbent articles, including T-shaped absorbent articles, by attachment of wing portions to the chassis of the absorbent article which comprises a topsheet, a backsheet and a core sandwiched between the ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932802 | Absorbent article having a high coefficient of friction backsheet and a self-release tape tab The present invention relates to an absorbent article for managing bodily fluids, comprising a high coefficient of friction (“COF”) backsheet and at least one tape tab extending therefrom. The tape tab comprises a minimum amount of pressure sensitive adhesive su... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923798 | Mechanical tape fastening system for disposable absorbent articles A disposable absorbent article includes first and second end portions, an intermediate crotch portion, and mechanical tape fasteners detachably interconnectable with at least one fastening parts disposed on the outer layer of the first end portion during a position ... | 08/02/2005 |
