US5374259A
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Biodegradable disposable diaper
Assignee: Resonac Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1993-04-20
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Granted: 1994-12-20
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Expires: 2013-04-20
Abstract
Abstract A biodegradable disposable diaper comprising a combination of a liquid absorbing material, a liquid permeable surface material and an leakproof backing material, said liquid permeable material being formed of an aliphatic polyester resin obtained by reacting an aliphatic saturated polyester prepolymer having an end group which is materially a hydroxyl group with a coupling agent or formed of said aliphatic polyester resin and an aliphatic saturated polyester resin which has not been treated by said coupling agent. The disposable diaper has excellent mechanical strength, softness, feel of touch, productivity as well as biodegradability, air permeability and waterproofness.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeshi Takahashi
- 👤 Shigenori Terazono
- 👤 Takashi Fujimaki
- 👤 Eiichiro Takiyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 18:15
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/15203; A61F13/15252; A61F13/51; A61F13/511; A61F13/51121; A61F13/514; A61F13/51401; A61F2013/51407
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A biodegradable disposable diaper comprising, in order, a liquid permeable surface material, a liquid absorbing material, and a leakproof backing material, wherein said liquid permeable surface material is attached to said liquid absorbing material, and said liquid absorbing material is attached to said leakproof backing material, wherein said liquid permeable surface material and said leakproof backing material are (1) formed of an aliphatic polyester resin obtained by reacting an aliphatic saturated polyester prepolymer having an end group which is a hydroxyl group with a coupling agent or (2) formed of (A) an aliphatic polyester resin obtained by reacting an aliphatic saturated polyester prepolymer having an end group which is a hydroxyl group with a coupling agent and (B) an aliphatic saturated polyester resin which has not been treated by said coupling agent, wherein the leakproof backing material is made from less coupling agent than the liquid permeable surface material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A biodegradable disposable diaper comprising, in order, a liquid permeable surface material, a liquid absorbing material, and a leakproof backing material, wherein said liquid permeable surface material is attached to said liquid absorbing material, and said liquid absorbing material is attached to said leakproof backing material, wherein said liquid permeable surface material and said leakproof backing material are (1) formed of an aliphatic polyester resin obtained by reacting an aliphatic saturated polyester prepolymer having an end group which is a hydroxyl group with a coupling agent or (2) formed of (A) an aliphatic polyester resin obtained by reacting an aliphatic saturated polyester prepolymer having an end group which is a hydroxyl group with a coupling agent and (B) an aliphatic saturated polyester resin which has not been treated by said coupling agent, wherein the leakproof backing material is made from less coupling agent than the liquid permeable surface material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A biodegradable disposable diaper as claimed in claim 1, wherein the leakproof backing material made of aliphatic polyester resin is a non-woven fabric.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A biodegradable disposable diaper as claimed in claim 2, wherein the leakproof backing material made of aliphatic polyester resin is a non-woven fabric formed by mixing fibers or laminating webs formed by a spun-bond method and melt-blown method.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
132 words
A biodegradable disposable diaper as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a non-woven fabric is used as said liquid permeable surface material, said non-woven fabric being formed (1) from non-woven fabric formed by a dry method, spun bond method, thermal bond method, stitch bond method or needle punch method using an aliphatic saturated polyester treated with a coupling agent or (2) from (A) non-woven fabric formed by a dry method, spun bond method, thermal bond method, stitch bond method, or needle punch method using an aliphatic saturated polyester treated with a coupling agent and (B) filaments or non-woven fabric formed by a melt-blown method using an aliphatic saturated polyester resin, which has been treated with a coupling agent or which has not been treated with a coupling agent.
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