IP Library Granted Patent US 5,520,673
Granted Patent Utility
US 5,520,673 · App. 08/248,268

Absorbent article incorporating high porosity tissue with superabsorbent containment capabilities

Inventors: Sandra M. Yarbrough, Mark Louis Robinson, Michael P. Flaherty
Patented Case View Patent ↗
Granted: May 28, 1996 Filed: May 24, 1994
Inventors
Sandra M. Yarbrough
Mark Louis Robinson
Michael P. Flaherty
Assignee (at issue)
Kimberly-Clark Inc.

This patent predates the USPTO's electronic file wrapper — prosecution documents from this era exist only in the Patent Office's paper records. A certified copy of the file history can be ordered from the USPTO's paper archives.

Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 5,520,673
App. No.
08/248,268
Filed
1994-05-24
Granted
1996-05-28
Kind
A