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| 20080215024 | Absorbent Article Having a Dehydration Indicator - A wearable article comprising a dehydration indicator adapted to measure a urine ionic strength correlated to a specific gravity of the wearer's urine and provide a visible signal when the urine ionic strength reaches a value corresponding to a predetermined threshold of the specific gravity. The wearable article may be a disposable absorbent article. The dehydration indicator may also be comprised in an insert for use with a wearable article. The dehydration indicator may provide qualitative or quantitative information about the ionic strength of the wearer's urine. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080228157 | Absorbent Article Having A Potty Training Readiness Indicator - A potty training readiness indicator, which can be utilized in a disposable absorbent article, having at least one indicating member. The potty training readiness indicator which indicates to the caregiver when the wearer is ready to be potty trained. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080286224 | Use of a Lotion Composition on an Absorbent Article for Reducing Adherence of Feces or Menses to the Skin - The present invention relates to lotion compositions comprised on a body facing surface of an absorbent article such as a diaper, training pants or adult incontinence product. The lotion composition reduces the adherence of feces or menses to the human skin. The lotion composition comprises at least two compounds wherein one first compound is liquid at 25° C. and at least one second component which is solid at 25° C. An effective amount of the lotion composition is comprised on a body facing surface of an absorbent article which is intended to be worn by a wearer. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080286320 | Absorbent article comprising a lotion composition for reducing adherence of feces or menses to the skin - The present invention relates to lotion compositions comprised on a body facing surface of an absorbent article such as a diaper, training pants or adult incontinence product. The lotion composition may be used for reducing the adherence of feces or menses to the human skin. The lotion composition comprises at least two compounds wherein one first compound is liquid at 25° C. and at least one second component which is solid at 25° C. An effective amount of the lotion composition is comprised on a body facing surface of an absorbent article which is intended to be worn by a wearer. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080287900 | Absorbent Article With Lotion - This invention is directed to an absorbent article to be worn by a wearer comprising a skin-contacting sheet such as a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core and a colored hydrophilic lotion, that not only helps to reduce the adherence of the menses or feces to the skin, thereby improving the ease of menses or bowl movement (BM) clean up, but that also may serve as a wetness indicator. Absorbent articles may be infant (baby) diapers, including training pants, adult incontinence articles and the like. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080319409 | Disposable Absorbent Article Having Side Panels With Structurally, Functionally and Visually Different Regions - A disposable absorbent article worn about the lower torso of a wearer includes at least one pair of side panels connecting a first waist region to a second waist region forming a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. Each side panel includes a waist region, a hip region and a leg region wherein the waist region, the hip region and the leg region differs structurally, functionally and visually to provide an improved initial fit and sustained fit while exhibiting a garment-like appearance. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319410 | Disposable Absorbent Article Having Side Panels With Structurally, Functionally and Visually Different Regions - A disposable absorbent article worn about the lower torso of a wearer includes at least one pair of side panels connecting a first waist region to a second waist region forming a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. Each side panel includes a waist region, a hip region and a leg region wherein the waist region, the hip region and the leg region differs structurally, functionally and visually to provide an improved initial fit and sustained fit while exhibiting a garment-like appearance. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090131890 | PROTEASE INHIBITORS IN ABSORBENT ARTICLES - The invention provides an absorbent article, at least a portion of which has a protease inhibitor incorporated therein to decrease the activity of proteases that may otherwise initiate or contribute to inflammation of the skin of a wearer of the article resulting in skin irritation or dermatitis. The article can further comprise a delivery system for releasably containing and delivering the protease inhibitor to at least a portion of the skin of the wearer. The delivery system can comprise a skin care composition and at least a portion of the composition, including the protease inhibitor, is automatically transferred from the article to the wearer's skin without manual intervention during normal usage of the article to form a defense against protease activity. Most preferably, repeated application of similarly treated articles to the wearer's skin provides an available source from which the protease inhibitor continuously transfers onto the skin over time and accumulates to provide a proactive defense against protease activity for the reduction or prevention of skin irritation or dermatitis due to proteolytic enzymes. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090162446 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A STABLE SKIN CARE COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to an absorbent article having a stable skin care composition disposed on its skin-contacting surface. The skin care composition is readily transferable to the skin via normal contact, wearer motion, and/or body heat. Importantly, the skin care composition contains at least one skin care ingredient imparting visible skin benefits to the skin upon transfer to the skin and at least one theological agent for stabilizing the composition such that agglomeration, stratification and/or settling of the composition are minimized. The present invention also relates to a process for making the absorbent articles having a stable skin care composition disposed thereon. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090264836 | Disposable Article Including A Nanostructure Forming Material - A disposable treatment article or disposable cleaning article that includes a hydrophobic nanoporous material. The disposable treatment or cleaning article is configured to contact and apply the nanoporous material to a surface. The nanoporous material is configured to form hydrophobic nanostructures on a surface upon the application of an activation stimulus. The nanostructures provide an anti-contamination benefit to the surface upon which the nanostructures are disposed. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090292267 | DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING CAPACITY TO STORE LOW-VISCOSITY FECAL MATERIAL - A disposable absorbent article, such as a disposable diaper. The disposable absorbent article has a topsheet with apertures large enough for low-viscosity fecal material to pass through to a fecal material storage element. The fecal material storage element immobilizes the fecal material in position for dewatering, so that the solid components of the fecal material are separated from the liquid components of the fecal material and the liquid components can be absorbed by an absorbent core. This arrangement provides for easier cleaning of the wearer when the soiled disposable absorbent article is removed. The fecal material storage element may extend beyond one or more edges of the absorbent core. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090306613 | Absorbent Article with Sensation Member - An absorbent article includes a backsheet having a longitudinal axis, a topsheet attached to the backsheet and having a body-facing surface, and an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet. The article may also include barrier leg cuffs. The article further includes a sensation member, which sensation member may be defined in part by the topsheet or may be separate from the topsheet. The sensation member may be a wetness sensation member, a temperature sensation member, or a combination of the two. A visible highlight(s) may be associated with the sensation member. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100094240 | Variable stretch composites and methods of making the composite - Variable stretch composites having one or more first elastomeric members disposed on a first region of an extensible substrate, and one or more second elastomeric members disposed on a second region of the extensible substrate which different from the first elastomeric members to provide variable properties to said regions of the composite. The composite has been incrementally stretched to at least partially break up the structure of the substrate in order to reduce its resistance to stretch. The variable stretch composites are useful for disposable and durable articles, such as disposable absorbent articles including diapers, pull-on diapers, training pants, incontinence briefs, catamenial garments, baby bibs, and the like, and durable articles like garments including sportswear, outerwear and the like. The present invention also relates to methods of forming such variable stretch composites. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100100068 | Glow in the Dark Absorbent Article - The present invention provides an article to be worn about a wearer including features that glow in the dark, are illuminative, are light emitting, or are reflective. Theses features may assist in the identification, location, entertainment, or changing of the wearer, as well as assist in the location of a fresh diaper for changing in a low light environment. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100168695 | Disposable Wearable Absorbent Articles With Multiple Indicating Colors - A disposable wearable absorbent article comprises a topsheet, an absorbent core, an outer cover, a waist opening, leg openings, a first visual fullness indicating area, and a second visual fullness indicating area. The first visual fullness indicating area is configured to change to a first subsequent color when indicating the presence of a bodily exudate. The second visual fullness indicating area is configured to change to a second subsequent color when indicating the presence of a bodily exudate. The second subsequent color is visually distinguishable from the first subsequent color. At least a portion of each of the visual fullness indicating areas is visible from outside of the disposable wearable absorbent article when the article is worn by a wearer. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100168696 | Absorbent Articles With Multiple Indicating Widths - An absorbent article comprises a first location of a first portion of a visual fullness indicating area that is configured to change to a subsequent visual state when indicating the presence of a bodily exudate. At the first location, the first portion has a first overall width. The absorbent article also comprises a second location of a second portion of a visual fullness indicating area that is configured to change to a subsequent visual state when indicating the presence of a bodily exudate. The second location is outboard from the first location. The second location has a second overall width that is wider than the first overall width. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100168697 | Disposable Wearable Absorbent Articles With Gender Specific Indicia - A disposable wearable absorbent article including a visual wetness indicator and gender specific indicia. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100168698 | Disposable Wearable Absorbent Articles With Gender Specific Indicating - A disposable wearable absorbent article including a gender specific visual wetness indicating area. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100168699 | Absorbent Articles With Patterns of Indicating - An absorbent article comprises a number of visual fullness indicating areas arranged in a distinct pattern. The pattern has an overall shape that is triangular or trapezoidal. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100168700 | Absorbent Articles With Primary and Secondary Indicating - An absorbent article with a primary visual fullness indicator and a secondary visual wetness indicator. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100179495 | Reusable Outer Cover For An Absorbent Article - Reusable cover for an absorbent article providing two or more features selected from maintaining skin condition, fitting a range of wearer shapes and sizes, being easily applied, providing conforming fit, and providing sustained fit. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179496 | Disposable Absorbent Insert for Two-Piece Wearable Absorbent Article - A wearable absorbent article having features for the containment and absorption of bodily exudates. The article may comprise an outer cover and an absorbent insert. The outer cover may be formed of durable or semi-durable materials and be launderable. The insert may be disposable. The insert may have containment and absorption features that prevent soiling of the outer cover by the wearer's exudates, so that the outer cover may be reused after an exudation event and change of inserts. The insert and/or the outer cover may have features to enhance containment, absorption, economy of materials and/or fit that make them asymmetric about their respective lateral axes, and may have features that direct a user to install the insert and/or the outer cover with correct front-rear orientation relative the wearer. Articles of commerce including packages of outer covers and/or inserts in varying combinations of numbers and features are also described. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179498 | Reusable Wearable Absorbent Articles With Anchoring Systems - Reusable wearable absorbent articles with anchoring systems. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179499 | Reusable Outer Covers For Wearable Absorbent Articles - Reusable outer covers for wearable absorbent articles. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179500 | Two-Piece Wearable Absorbent Article - A wearable absorbent article having features for the containment and absorption of bodily exudates. The article may comprise an outer cover and an absorbent insert. The outer cover may be formed of durable or semi-durable materials and be launderable. The insert may be disposable. The insert may have containment and absorption features that prevent soiling of the outer cover by the wearer's exudates, so that the outer cover may be reused after an exudation event and change of inserts. The insert and/or the outer cover may have features to enhance containment, absorption, economy of materials and/or fit that make them asymmetric about their respective lateral axes, and may have features that direct a user to install the insert and/or the outer cover with correct front-rear orientation relative the wearer. Articles of commerce including packages of outer covers and/or inserts in varying combinations of numbers and features are also described. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179501 | Outer Cover for Two-Piece Wearable Absorbent Article - A wearable absorbent article having features for the containment and absorption of bodily exudates. The article may comprise an outer cover and an absorbent insert. The outer cover may be formed of durable or semi-durable materials and be launderable. The insert may be disposable. The insert may have containment and absorption features that prevent soiling of the outer cover by the wearer's exudates, so that the outer cover may be reused after an exudation event and change of inserts. The insert and/or the outer cover may have features to enhance containment, absorption, economy of materials and/or fit that make them asymmetric about their respective lateral axes, and may have features that direct a user to install the insert and/or the outer cover with correct front-rear orientation relative the wearer. Articles of commerce including packages of outer covers and/or inserts in varying combinations of numbers and features are also described. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179502 | Reusable Wearable Absorbent Articles With Anchoring Subsystems - Reusable wearable absorbent articles with anchoring subsystems. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179503 | Reusable Outer Cover For An Absorbent Article Having Zones Of Varying Properties - An absorbent article having a reusable outer cover and, optionally, an absorbent insert. The reusable outer cover has zones of varying properties. The properties of the different zones are varied to provide different performance features in different parts of the outer cover. The outer cover with zones of varying properties may provide competing or contradictory functionalities for improved comfort, fit, leakage protection, and aesthetic appeal. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100228212 | Outer Cover for a Disposable Absorbent Article - An outer cover for a disposable absorbent article including waist regions elastically stretchable in the cross machine direction and activated in the cross machine direction, activated leg cuff regions elastically stretchable in one or more directions other than the cross machine direction, and an inelastic crotch region having a nonwoven crotch patch for providing the outer cover with suitable tensile strength, opacity, and poke-through properties. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110004177 | Disposable Absorbent Articles Being Adaptable To Wearer's Anatomy - Absorbent articles having a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet are disclosed. The backsheet has a physical variation along at least one axis, wherein said physical variation defines a first backsheet zone and a second backsheet zone, and at least one elastomeric element having at least one primary direction of stretch, said elastomeric element at least partially overlapping and joined to first and/or second backsheet zone, wherein a relaxed pathlength of said elastomeric element in the primary direction of stretch is less than a total pathlength of said backsheet in the region of overlap. The physical variation is a measurable difference as measured by a physical property selected from the group consisting of basis weight, thickness and density. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110022017 | Absorbent Article Having An Umbilical Notch Cut - A disposable absorbent article having a front end edge and a back end edge, wherein the front end edge is formed by a non-linear cut with an umbilical notch, and wherein the front end edge and the back end edge are complementary in shape. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110030883 | Elastomeric Nonwoven Laminates and Process for Producing Same - An elastomeric laminate for use in an absorbent article can have a first plurality of elastomeric strands and a second plurality of elastomeric strands bonded to a first substrate. The first plurality of elastomeric strands can be bonded to the first substrate in a first orientation while the second plurality of elastomeric strands is joined to the first substrate in a second orientation. The first and second orientations can be different such that the elastomeric laminate can accommodate tension forces which act on the laminate from different axes. Optionally, a second substrate or a third plurality of elastomeric strands may be added to the elastomeric laminate. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110112499 | Absorbent Article Comprising Graphics - An absorbent article may comprise a first zone comprising graphics and a second zone comprising graphics, wherein the first and second zones have different elastic properties. Further, the absorbent article may comprise a first absorbent article component and a second absorbent article component having substantially different elastic properties, wherein the first absorbent article component comprises an elastomer. Additionally, the absorbent article may comprise a third absorbent article component overlapping the first and second absorbent article components, wherein the third absorbent article component comprises graphics on at least the portions which overlap the first and second absorbent article components. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110118687 | Absorbent Article and Method for Maintaining or Improving Skin Health - Disclosed is a method for maintaining and/or improving skin health in the area of a wearer covered by an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes a vapor permeable backsheet, a liquid pervious topsheet positioned in facing relation with the backsheet, an absorbent core located between the backsheet and the topsheet. The absorbent article also includes skin care compositions thereon for maintaining and/or improving skin health. | 05-19-2011 |
