Method of using an absorbent article having a functional enhancement indicator

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8766033
APP PUB NO 20130296820A1
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13668789

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A method for choosing a feminine hygiene article from an array of feminine hygiene articles. The method comprises providing an array of feminine hygiene articles for placement in an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings, each the feminine hygiene article of the array having a body-facing surface, the array of feminine hygiene articles comprising at least first and second feminine hygiene articles differing in at least one functional characteristic, the first and second feminine hygiene articles each comprising functional enhancement indicators visibly different from one another on the body-facing surface; observing the functional enhancement indicators; distinguishing among the array of feminine hygiene articles one of the first or second feminine hygiene articles based upon the functional enhancement indicators; and selecting among the array of feminine hygiene articles one of the first or second feminine hygiene articles.

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  • THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carlucci, Giovanni S. Giovanni Teatino, IT 126 3295
Hughes, Jeanne Marie Loveland, US 36 455
Mason,, Jr Peter Charles Maineville, US 37 429
Schlueter, Folke Geneva, CH 20 386
Somma, Emma S. Giovanni Teatino, IT 14 306
Visscher, Ronald Bosman Glendale, US 32 742
Weisman, Paul Thomas Sharonville, US 194 3501

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