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Utility
Method of manufacturing an absorbent article having fully encircling bodyside and garment-side waistband
2 Feb 21
A method for manufacturing absorbent articles comprises delivering a continuous web assembly including a backsheet material, a liquid permeable bodyside liner material, and an absorbent structure interposed between the backsheet material and the bodyside liner material, the web assembly having a body-facing side and a garment-facing side; attaching a discrete segment of first waist elastic material to the body-facing side of the web assembly; attaching a discrete segment of second waist elastic material to the garment-facing side of the web assembly such that the web assembly is interposed between the discrete segments of first and second waist elastic materials; and cutting the web assembly to form a plurality of absorbent articles.
Joseph J. Sina, Kathleen Irene Bennett, Marcille Faye Ruman, Thomas Harold Roessler
Filed: 18 Oct 17
Utility
Dispenser
21 Jan 21
A dispenser for dispensing consumable product having a consumable product holding area configured to store the consumable product within the dispenser; a dispensing mechanism having a spindle configured to hold and rotate the consumable product to facilitate a dispensing cycle to dispense a portion of the consumable product; and a motor having piezoelectric elements configured to (i) frictionally couple to the spindle to rotate the spindle in a first direction during a first motor state and (ii) uncouple from the spindle during a second motor state to allow the spindle to freely spin.
Cleary E. Mahaffey
Filed: 29 Mar 19
Utility
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19 Jan 21
A storing and dispensing container includes a stack of moist wipes, a film pouch, and a rigid flip top that has a lid connected to a flange by a hinge.
Scott Richard Lange, Dylan Lee Wudtke
Filed: 11 Nov 16
Utility
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14 Jan 21
An absorbent article can have a topsheet layer, a liquid impermeable layer, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet layer and the liquid impermeable layer.
Matthew D. Woods, David J. Nickel, Jason G. Csida, Palani Raj R. Wallajapet, Hwa Y. Kim
Filed: 29 Mar 18
Utility
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14 Jan 21
An absorbent article can have a topsheet layer, a liquid impermeable layer, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet layer and the liquid impermeable layer.
David J. Nickel, Matthew D. Woods, Todd M. Ake, Tom Porter
Filed: 29 Mar 18
Utility
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14 Jan 21
An absorbent article having a fluid-handling system includes a fluid permeable bodyside liner; a fluid impermeable outer cover; an absorbent core disposed between the liner and the outer cover, wherein the absorbent core includes superabsorbent material and optionally fluff pulp; and a core wrap at least partially encircling the absorbent core, wherein the core wrap includes a three-dimensionally patterned, wetlaid, cellulosic tissue nonwoven material.
Francis P. Abuto, Sridhar Ranganathan, Jenny L. Day, Charles W. Colman, Vikram Kaul, Richmond R. Cohen, Jun G. Zhang
Filed: 29 Sep 17
Utility
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14 Jan 21
An absorbent article can be configured to adhere to the body of a wearer in the area of the body of the wearer that may need bodily fluids absorbed.
HaYeon Park, HyeJin Lee, HanNa Park
Filed: 28 Mar 18
Utility
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14 Jan 21
A system for intervening in an absorbent article change process by a user to improve the experience of the absorbent article change process is disclosed.
Andrew M. Long, Jonathan D. Boulos, Joseph P. Fell
Filed: 18 Dec 18
Utility
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14 Jan 21
A system for documenting product usage of a product is disclosed.
Andrew M. Long, Jonathan D. Boulos, Jose A. Corella, III, Daryl S. Bell, Joseph P. Fell
Filed: 20 Dec 18
Utility
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12 Jan 21
Microparticles that have a multimodal pore size distribution are provided, Notably, the pore structure of the present invention can be formed without the need for complex techniques and solvent chemistries traditionally employed to form porous microparticles.
Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Neil T. Scholl, Ryan J. McEneany, Thomas A. Eby
Filed: 9 Jul 14
Utility
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6 Jan 21
Methods, systems and apparatus for managing the servicing of dispensers including a system having a plurality of dispensers each configured to be located in a same washroom and dispense a respective consumable hygiene product; and a controller configured to be located in the washroom, remote to the plurality of dispensers and have a service mode and an operation mode different than the service mode, wherein, when in the service mode, the controller is configured cause an audible or visual indication of a servicing need of at least one of the plurality of dispensers, and wherein the servicing need is one of the at least one of the plurality of dispensers having: low or no consumable hygiene product remaining, an electrical or mechanical malfunction, and a low battery condition.
Frederick J. Williams, Jr.
Filed: 29 Nov 18
Utility
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6 Jan 21
A fiber formed from a thermoplastic composition that contains a thermoplastic starch and an aliphatic-aromatic copolyester is provided.
Bo Shi, James H. Wang, Aimin He
Filed: 20 May 13
Utility
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6 Jan 21
A system and associated method for encouraging individual employees of a business, or members of a team, to practice proper washroom activities is provided.
Stephen Becker, Charlene Dunbar, Jason Kirkland, Warren Moede, Thomas H. Schulz, Chrissy Sheehan, Peter W. Shipp, JR., Paul F. Tramontina, Matthew T. Zielinski
Filed: 17 Sep 20
Utility
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30 Dec 20
Absorbent cores comprising a layered structure and methods of manufacture are disclosed.
Man Li, TongTong Zhang, Yan Wang, JinHee Lee, Qingchun Lu
Filed: 27 Feb 18
Utility
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30 Dec 20
The novel tissue products of the present invention are generally produced by calendering a tissue basesheet using at least one patterned roll.
Donald John Slayton, Samuel August Nelson
Filed: 15 Sep 20
Utility
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28 Dec 20
A disinfectant composition that is capable of inactivating non-enveloped viruses as well as other microorganisms, such as gram negative and gram positive bacteria, fungi, parasites, enveloped viruses, etc., is provided.
Amy L. Vanden Heuvel, Douglas R. Hoffman, Jeremy D. Paulsen, Rebecca Vongsa, Paige N. Anunson, Lisa M. Kroll, Corey T. Cunnington, David W. Koenig
Filed: 26 Jul 15
Utility
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28 Dec 20
A package of moist wipes includes a substantially water-vapor impervious flexible film sheet surrounding the moist wipes, and the flexible film sheet defines an inner surface and an outer surface.
Willie C. McGhee, Jr., Reed Carlson Eppelheimer
Filed: 30 Dec 15
Utility
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23 Dec 20
A three-dimensional sheet material can be provided with a pattern of various material treatments.
Jina Gwag, HyungWoo Park, JuHyung Lee, SeongDae Roh
Filed: 30 Mar 16
Utility
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21 Dec 20
A method of applying elastic members includes applying a construction adhesive; intermittently applying an elastic adhesive; positioning first and second elastics in an elongated condition such that a first portion of the elastics are positioned in contact with both the construction adhesive and the elastic adhesive in hold zones and a second portion of the elastics are positioned in contact with the construction adhesive but not the elastic adhesive in release zones; severing the elastics in the release zones; retracting the elastics through the construction adhesive in the release zones; and maintaining the elongation of the elastics in the hold zones.
Bradley W. Schoon, Chadwick I. Romzek, Erica F. Creighton
Filed: 27 Mar 16
Utility
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21 Dec 20
A package that contains a wrapper material that defines an interior cavity within which an absorbent article is removably positioned is provided.
Feng Chen, Michael J. Faulks, Mark M. Mleziva, Gregory J. Wideman
Filed: 29 Jan 15