Leg gasketing index for absorbent undergarments

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6682516
APP PUB NO 20030171731A1
SERIAL NO

10046553

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An absorbent garment having standing leg gathers with improved leak containment capabilities, a method of making the absorbent garment, and a method of determining the leak containment capability of a standing leg gather are disclosed herein. In a first aspect, a method of determining a Leg Gasketing Index is disclosed herein and includes elongating a section of a standing leg gather and measuring the resulting elastic contractile force. In a second aspect, the present invention relates to an absorbent garment including standing leg gathers having a mean Total Leg Gasketing Index over three elongation cycles of at least about 4.75 kg*mm.

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PARAGON TRADE BRANDS LLC80 CUTTERMILL ROAD - SUITE 500 GREAT NECK NY 11021

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Driskell, Stacy Jean Loganville, GA 2 130
Johnston, Lee W Suwanee, GA 4 213
Litvay, John D Duluth, GA 13 384
Molee, Kenneth John Suwanee, GA 6 334

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