Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,433,715 · App. 08/145,925
Absorbent article which includes superabsorbent material located in discrete pockets having water-sensitive and water-insensitive containment structures
Inventors:
Richard Warren Tanzer, Frank P. Abuto, Stanley R. Kellenberger, Daniel R. Laux, Brian Keith Nortman, William S. Pomplun, Carl G. Rippl, Mark Louis Robinson, Lorry F. Sallee, Wen Zyo Schroeder, Sandra M. Yarbrough, David Zenker
Patented Case
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Granted: Jul 18, 1995
Filed: Oct 29, 1993
Inventors
Richard Warren Tanzer
Frank P. Abuto
Stanley R. Kellenberger
Daniel R. Laux
Brian Keith Nortman
William S. Pomplun
Carl G. Rippl
Mark Louis Robinson
Lorry F. Sallee
Wen Zyo Schroeder
Sandra M. Yarbrough
David Zenker
Assignee (at issue)
Kimberly-Clark Inc.
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