Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,135,988 · App. 09/215,493
Absorbent article with an adhesive flap
Inventors:
Laura J. Turner, Chinmay Betrabet, Ruth A. Lachapell, Thomas Glenn Merrill, Barbara Oakley Sauer
Patented Case
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Granted: Oct 24, 2000
Filed: Dec 18, 1998
Inventors
Laura J. Turner
Chinmay Betrabet
Ruth A. Lachapell
Thomas Glenn Merrill
Barbara Oakley Sauer
Assignee (at issue)
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
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