Patent US4526825A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US4526825A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fluid pervious thermoplastic containing web with fused barrier lines positioned in registry on the web

Assignee: Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
•
Filing: 1982-12-06
•
Granted: 1985-07-02
•
Expires: 2002-12-06
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract A sanitary appliance is provided which has fused barrier lines in the cover only. The web is useful as a wrap for absorbent appliances or for toweling in which the fused barrier in each instance minimizes surface runoff and excessive wicking. The invention also includes a process for making a sanitary appliance with the web of the subject invention.

Inventors

  • 👤 Howard A. Whitehead

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 17:46
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/45; A61F13/47; A61F13/475; A61F13/4751; A61F13/4756; A61F13/51; A61F13/511; D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/54; A61F13/53; A61F13/534; A61F13/539; A61F13/15577; A61F2013/15821; A61F13/514; A61F13/51401; A61F2013/51409; A61F2013/530131; A61F2013/53445; A61F2013/5395; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23; Y10T428/237; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24777; Y10T428/24793; Y10T428/24802; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/69

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 53 words
In a wrapped absorbent article having in combination an absorbent batt, a fluid pervious baffle and a fluid permeable wrap containing fusible thermoplastic fibers overlying said absorbent batt, said wrap only having a pre-applied fused peredetermined continuous barrier pattern, said pattern positioned near and corresponding to the periphery of the wrapped absorbent article.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 53 words
In a wrapped absorbent article having in combination an absorbent batt, a fluid pervious baffle and a fluid permeable wrap containing fusible thermoplastic fibers overlying said absorbent batt, said wrap only having a pre-applied fused peredetermined continuous barrier pattern, said pattern positioned near and corresponding to the periphery of the wrapped absorbent article.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3009822A Cited
US3294091A Cited
US4100324A Cited
US4154883A Cited
US4265954A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1988-07-01 1988-12-31 1989-07-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1992-07-01 1992-12-31 1993-07-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1996-07-01 1996-12-31 1997-07-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag