Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,788,684 · App. 08/614,028
Liquid-absorbing article
Inventors:
Frank P. Abuto, Debra N. Welchel, Carmen Elissa Sullivan
Patented Case
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Granted: Aug 4, 1998
Filed: Mar 12, 1996
Inventors
Frank P. Abuto
Debra N. Welchel
Carmen Elissa Sullivan
Assignee (at issue)
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
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