Absorbent article

US8968263B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8968263-B2
Application numberUS-201013517060-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 28, 2010
Priority dateDec 28, 2009
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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Abstract

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An absorbent article according to the present invention includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorber. The absorber has a body unit having a foreside constricted portion and a backside constricted portion, and a pair of extension units extending outside in the widthwise direction of the absorber from the body unit. An outer region is folded toward an inner region at the side of the topsheet, and the maximum length of the inner region along the longitudinal direction of the absorber is shorter than the maximum length of the outer region.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An absorbent article having a longitudinal direction and a widthwise direction crossing the longitudinal direction, said absorbent article comprising: a topsheet provided at a side configured to come into contact with a skin of a wearer; a backsheet provided at a side configured to be separated from the wearer's skin; and an absorber provided between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein both side portions of the absorber in the widthwise directi…

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What does patent US8968263B2 cover?
An absorbent article according to the present invention includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorber. The absorber has a body unit having a foreside constricted portion and a backside constricted portion, and a pair of extension units extending outside in the widthwise direction of the absorber from the body unit. An outer region is folded toward an inner region at the side of the topsheet…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Watabe Yoshihisa, Mukai Hirotomo, Takahashi Natsuko, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61F13/49001. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).