IP Library Granted Patent US 5,509,915
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US 5,509,915 · App. 08/096,654

Thin absorbent article having rapid uptake of liquid

Inventors: William D. Hanson, Lynn Brud, Shannon Kathleen Byerly, Clifford Jackson Ellis, Rob David Everett, Barbara Ann Gossen, Violet May Grube, David Gerard Iwanski, David K. LeMahieu, Jian Qin, Robert A. Stevens, Tom Wentzel, Sandra M. Yarbrough, David Zenker, MaryAnn Zunker
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Granted: Apr 23, 1996 Filed: Jul 22, 1993
Inventors
William D. Hanson
Lynn Brud
Shannon Kathleen Byerly
Clifford Jackson Ellis
Rob David Everett
Barbara Ann Gossen
Violet May Grube
David Gerard Iwanski
David K. LeMahieu
Jian Qin
Robert A. Stevens
Tom Wentzel
Sandra M. Yarbrough
David Zenker
MaryAnn Zunker
Assignee (at issue)
Kimberly-Clark Inc.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 5,509,915
App. No.
08/096,654
Filed
1993-07-22
Granted
1996-04-23
Kind
A