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6679104 Matched material combinations for absorbent articles and the like  
An in-vitro method is provided for determining an optimal combination of materials with respect to a particular menstrual flow condition for use in a feminine care absorbent article. The method...
6669675 Feminine urinary device  
A feminine urinary device is disclosed. It comprises a thin, water resistant sheet having a front and a portion. The size and shape of these are such as to allow a user to place the rear portion...
6653149 Specimen collection device and method  
A method and device for collection of a stool specimen. Formation of the device occurs in situ by providing a liquid absorbent polymer to water contained in a toilet bowl. The hydrated polymer...
6653523 Low gauge films and film/nonwoven laminates  
Disclosed herein is a low gauge, multilayer film which may be laminated to other materials such as, for example, fibrous nonwoven webs. The multilayer film may include one or more skin layers which...
6646179 Absorbent composite  
An absorbent composite suitable for use in a disposable absorbent garment includes material for containing a superabsorbent material and a supersbsorbent material contained by said containment...
6638605 Intermittently bonded nonwoven disposable surgical laminates  
Disposable surgical drapes and gowns exhibiting desirable softness, foldability, absorbency and breathability characteristics incorporate cluster bonded nonwoven laminates. Film layers and nonwoven...
6632207 Intimate napkin  
An intimate napkin for use with an undergarment, having: a substantially planar and elongated frame ( 3, 3 ′) comprising a first face having a liquid pervious material layer, and a second face,...
6626961 Nonwovens modified with petrolatum  
A lotion alternative, namely a nonwoven fabric treated with an aqueous-based petrolatum-surfactant mixture, simultaneously imparts fluid handling and skin health benefits during product use. The...
6624340 Absorbent article having longitudinally extending leakage preventing walls on two sides  
Disclosed in an absorbent article including a main body and leakage preventing walls. The leakage preventing walls extend longitudinally and lie opposite one another transversely. Each wall is...
6620485 Stable web having enhanced extensibility and method for making the same  
The present invention provides a stable material having enhanced extensibility and a method for making the same. A tensioning force is applied to a neckable material to neck the material. The...
6613028 Transfer delay for increased access fluff capacity  
A personal care absorbent article having a fluid intake/distribution layer, a fluid transfer delay layer disposed beneath said fluid intake/distribution layer, said fluid transfer delay layer...
6613414 Composite plastic sheet and process for making the same  
A composite sheet comprises a hydrophobic first plastic film layer forming an upper surface of the sheet, a second plastic film layer forming a lower surface of the sheet and a hydrophobic...
6603052 Fluid absorbent article for surgical use  
A fluid absorbent article for surgical applications includes a top layer including an apertured film having a plurality of apertures formed therein. Each aperture includes a base and an apex with...
6600085 Absorbent article  
An absorbent article and a method for manufacturing an absorbent article are disclosed. The absorbent article is made from an inner core absorbent material, which is surrounded by an apertured...
6593509 Absorbent article  
In FIG. 1 a somewhat obese torso of a male is shown with the absorbent article 10 of the present invention applied to the groin area of the body. The Article includes a pad 12 and an...
6592879 Diaper dermatitis preventative medication and a method for making and using same  
The invention discloses a composition for the prevention and treatment of diaper dermatitis which includes an effective amount of an anti-lipase agent and/or an anti-protease agent in a suitable...
6589632 Liquid-impervious backsheet for body fluids disposal article  
A liquid-impervious backsheet for body fluids disposal article having upper and lower surfaces made of thermoplastic synthetic resin, the sheet includes a plurality of independent concave zones...
6582817 Nonwoven fabrics formed from polyethylene glycol modified polyester fibers and method for making the same  
Disclosed is a nonwoven fabric that is formed of polyethylene glycol modified copolyester staple fibers. The copolyester staple fibers include polyethylene terephthalate in an amount sufficient for...
6579816 Multi-purpose absorbent and shred-resistant sheet material  
A shred-resistant and cut-resistant absorbent sheet material including an absorbent substrate and cut-resistant particles discontinuously distributed through the substrate. The absorbent substrate...
6580015 Absorbent composition including an uncrosslinked polymer  
An absorbent composition comprising an uncrosslinked, high molecular weight polymer, wherein the uncrosslinked, high molecular weight polymer is treated by a means to effectively insolubilize the...
6576810 Toilet training article containing an effervescent agent  
A toilet training article in the form of a toilet training pad containing an effervescent agent is disclosed. The toilet training pad, which may be an insertable pad or integrated directly into an...
6566575 Patterned absorbent article for wound dressing  
An absorbent dressing comprising a hydrophilic gel absorbent layer having a patterned surface on at least one major surface thereof is provided. The patterned surface allows greater surface area...
6562016 Water absorbing pad, water-absorbing product and diaper using water-absorbing pad, and method for washing the same  
A paper diaper using an water-absorbing polymer is superior in absorbency/water-retaining performance to a cloth diaper, but it has the drawback that it generates garbage and is expensive. An...
6559352 Intravaginal inflatable member for blood leakage prevention  
An intravaginal inflatable member impermeable to fluids capable when inflated of providing sealable closure of the vaginal canal for the prevention of exit of menstrual blood from the vaginal...
6548732 Absorbent article having hydrophobic leak protection zones  
An absorbent article that provides leakage protection and/or skin protection, as well as methods for using and preparing the absorbent article and novel compositions and composites for use in the...
6534074 Absorbent articles providing skin health benefits  
A superior skin barrier enhancing body facing material, such as a body side liner on an absorbent article, can be made by applying, on the outer surface of the body facing material, a...
6528696 Pliable contact bandage  
A pliable contact bandage for placement over a wound site located on any skin surface, is provided. The apparatus includes a re-openable, flexible enclosure adapted to receive a source of heat or...
6528439 Crimped polymeric fibers and nonwoven webs made therefrom with improved resiliency  
The present invention is directed to crimped and resilient polymeric fibers and to fabrics and laminates made from the fibers. In general, the fibers are produced by crimping a polymeric fiber and...
6520947 Disposable absorbent article having reusable fastening means  
The present invention relates to disposable absorbent articles such as diapers, adult incontinence products, sanitary napkins and the like comprising a reusable fastening device. The reusable...
6515029 Absorbent article having a hydrophilic lotionized bodyside liner  
An absorbent article having a bodyside liner includes a hydrophilic lotion formulation on the outer bodyfacing surface thereof. The hydrophilic lotion formulation comprises from about 10 to about...
6514602 Water-flushable and biodegradable film useful as backsheets for disposable absorbent articles  
A film which is water-flushable and biodegradable that is particularly useful as a backsheet for disposable absorbent articles, and in particular flushable interlabial catamenial products. The film...
6511566 Method of producing a fibrous material layer  
Method of producing a fibrous material layer mainly intended to be incorporated in an absorbent article such as a diaper, pant diaper, incontinence guard, sanitary napkin or the like. At least one...
6503526 Absorbent articles enhancing skin barrier function  
The present invention relates to compositions and absorbent articles including compositions for protecting and enhancing the barrier function of the skin. The compositions can be applied to the...
6500159 Corrugated sanitary napkin  
The present invention is related to a women's disposable sanitary napkin for external use. More specifically, a women's disposable sanitary napkin is provided with corrugations conformable in its...
6498283 Body fluid absorbent garment  
A body fluid absorbent garment includes a topsheet, a backsheet and a core disposed therebetween, the core is formed with a pair of protruding barriers spaced from each other and extending parallel...
6497688 Absorbent article comprising flocked fibers  
An absorbent article is provided comprising flocked fibers adhered to one or more internal surfaces of an absorbent article comprising a cover, an absorbent core, and a backsheet, such as the...
6494870 Outer surface sheet for absorbent articles that include barrier flaps  
An outer surface sheet ( 1 ) for absorbent articles, such as diapers, incontinence protectors or sanitary napkins, and comprises at least one upstanding barrier flap ( 5, 6 ) which extends across...
6479726 Sanitary device for urinary incontinent males  
A sanitary device which may be applied and connected to the penis of a man suffering from urinary incontinence to contain urine emitted involuntarily, the sanitary device including an absorbent...
6475197 Absorbent articles having skin health benefits  
A superior skin barrier enhancing body facing material on an absorbent article, can be made applying, on the outer surface of the body facing material, a melted lipid-enriched hydrophilic...
6468255 Front/back separation barrier  
A personal care absorbent article, such as an infant diaper, a training pant, an incontinence garment and the like, having a structure for forming a separation barrier between a wetting point and a...
6468517 Odor control in absorbent articles  
A method of odor control in disposable, absorbent articles is provided using odor control additives comprising phosphorous-containing compounds.
6464815 Method of manufacturing laminated pad  
A laminated pad and method of manufacturing such pad wherein the laminated pad includes a grip portion and a work surface. The work surface may be comprised of any of a variety of substances...
6462251 Mechanically strainable composite laminated structure  
The present invention relates to a composite laminated structure comprising a substrate and an apertured layer joined together by means of a layer of an adhesive composition. The laminated...
6461341 Absorption of light bodily discharges  
A sanitary device for the absorption of light anal and vaginal/urethral discharges and a method for its use and disposal. The device includes a towelette and an attached string. The towelette is a...
6458726 Polypropylene fibers and items made therefrom  
Process of producing skin-core fibers and the resulting fibers and nonwoven materials and articles wherein the fibers are composed of a polymer blend of a polyolefin and polymeric bond curve...
6455114 Composite absorbent structure and method  
An absorbent structure and method utilizes pockets or pouches of inorganic or organic granular materials in absorbent structures (such as a structure containing superabsorbents, including polymeric...
6450997 Absorbent articles having a bellows for circulating fresh air  
An absorbent article having a repeatably deformable bellows to force airflow through the absorbent article. The bellows expands and contracts, utilizing biomechanical motion of the wearer to draw...
6452064 Method of producing an apertured covering sheet for an absorbent article and a material produced in accordance with the method  
A method of manufacturing a fluid permeable covering sheet ( 9 ) for an absorbent article such as a diaper, a sanitary napkin, an incontinence protector or the like, wherein heated needles ( 4 )...
6451429 Temperature sensitive polymers and water-dispersible products containing the polymers  
The present invention is directed to a novel process of making N-isopropyl acrylamide (NiPAm) polymers based upon the reaction of poly(acrylic acid) and N-isopropylamine. The disclosed method of...
6450998 Disposable article for dealing with feces  
A disposable article for dealing with feces adapted to be used in conjunction with a disposable diaper or diaper cover. The article includes a feces receiving region that is provided in the form of...