Jeffrey W Fish

US Patent:

20040254549, Dec 16, 2004

Filed:

Jun 16, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/462166

Inventors:

Christopher Olson - Neenah WI, US
Shirlee Weber - Neenah WI, US
Lawrence Sawyer - Neenah WI, US
Lei Huang - Duluth GA, US
Cheryl Perkins - Appleton WI, US
Jaeho Kim - Roswell GA, US
Jeffrey Fish - Dacula GA, US
Yanbin Huang - Roswell GA, US

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

International Classification:

A61F013/15
A61F013/20

US Classification:

604/361000

Abstract:

A personal wear article capable of alerting a wearer to the wearer's release of liquid body exudates. The article includes an absorbent structure and a wetness indicator adapted to receive said liquid body exudates. The wetness indicator stiffens as it absorbs the liquid body exudates and applies a tactile sensation against the wearer's skin. The wetness indicator is positioned relative to a portion of the absorbent structure having an absorbent capacity gradient such that the absorbent capacity of the absorbent structure increases as the absorbent structure extends generally from the position of the wetness indicator in a direction generally away from the position of the wetness indicator. In another embodiment, the article includes a temperature change agent responsive to the liquid body exudates to change the temperature of the liquid body exudates to thereby facilitate a temperature change sensation against the wearer's skin.

US Patent:

20070088303, Apr 19, 2007

Filed:

Oct 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/539267

Inventors:

Christopher Olson - Neenah WI, US
Shirlee Weber - Neenah WI, US
Lawrence Sawyer - Neenah WI, US
Lei Huang - Duluth GA, US
Cheryl Perkins - Appleton WI, US
Jaeho Kim - Roswell GA, US
Jeffrey Fish - Dacula GA, US
Yanbin Huang - Roswell GA, US

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

A61F 13/15

US Classification:

604385010, 604361000

Abstract:

An absorbent article has a front region, a rear region, and a crotch region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the front and rear regions. The absorbent article includes a liquid impermeable outercover, a liquid permeable bodyside liner, and an absorbent assembly having a front portion and a rear portion. The absorbent assembly front portion is disposed intermediate the outercover and the liner in the front region of the article. The absorbent assembly rear portion is disposed intermediate the outercover and the liner in the rear region of the article and at least partially spaced from the absorbent assembly front portion to provide a first gap between the rear and front portions of the absorbent assembly. A temperature change member containing a temperature change substance is disposed within the first gap.