US4585448A
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Disposable garment having high-absorbency area
Assignee: Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
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Filing: 1984-12-19
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Granted: 1986-04-29
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Expires: 2004-12-19
Abstract
Abstract The invention is generally accomplished by providing a disposable garment comprising a liquid impervious backing sheet, a liquid pervious body-side liner sheet, and an integral absorbent pad disposed between the liner and cover sheets. The absorbent pad is provided with a high absorbency area extending from the crotch region toward the center of the front waist of the garment. It is preferred that about 65 percent of the total absorbent be in the front half of the diaper with the about 40 percent of the total in the high absorbency area.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth M. Enloe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:57
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/53; A61F13/534; A61F13/535; A61F13/02; A61F13/023; A61F13/45; A61F13/49; A61F13/49007; A61F13/49009; A61F13/49011; A61F13/551; A61F13/55105; A61F13/55115; A61F2013/530481
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
An absorbent garment comprising an impervious backing, a permeable body side lining and an absorbent between said impervious backing and said body side lining, said garment divided into six panels by folds, the front of the garment divided into a front center panel and two side ears, the back divided into a back center panel and two side ears wherein said back and front ears have between about 20 and up to 40 percent of the absorbency of said garment, said front center panel has between about 30 and about 50 percent of said absorbency of said garment and said back center panel has between about 20 and about 30 percent of said absorbency and wherein between about 25 percent and about 45 percent of the total absorbency is in the back of the diaper.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
An absorbent garment comprising an impervious backing, a permeable body side lining and an absorbent between said impervious backing and said body side lining, said garment divided into six panels by folds, the front of the garment divided into a front center panel and two side ears, the back divided into a back center panel and two side ears wherein said back and front ears have between about 20 and up to 40 percent of the absorbency of said garment, said front center panel has between about 30 and about 50 percent of said absorbency of said garment and said back center panel has between about 20 and about 30 percent of said absorbency and wherein between about 25 percent and about 45 percent of the total absorbency is in the back of the diaper.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein said center front panel is formed by compression of a pile of vacuum formed fluff about 2 inches in height prior to compression.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein each of the four ears of said diaper has between about 5 and up to 10 percent of the absorbency of said garment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein said absorbent is arranged such that between about 55 and about 75 of said absorbent capacity is in the front half of said garment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The disposable garment of claim 1 wherein said absorbent is wood fluff between about 0.5 and about 0.8 inch thickness in the front center panel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein said garment further comprises an elasticized waist.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein said absorbent is formed as an integral layer develicated wood fluff that is compressed to between about 0.5 and about 0.8 inch thick along the centerline and between about 0.2 and about 0.4 inch thick along the edges.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein between about 10 percent and about 20 percent of total absorbency is in the ears on the front of said garment outside of said center front panel high-absorbency region.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein said absorbent is wood fluff between about 0.5 and about 0.8 inch thick in said center front panel and between about 0.2 and about 0.5 inch thick in the remainder of said garment with a height difference between the fluff in the ears of said garment and said center front panel of between about 0.3 and about 0.6 inch.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein the absorbent area of said front center panel has a length of between about 9 and about 5.5 inches and a width of between about 4 and about 5 inches.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein said center front panel comprises superabsorbent.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-04-28 | 1989-10-28 | 1990-04-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-04-28 | 1993-10-28 | 1994-04-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-04-28 | 1997-10-28 | 1998-04-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |