Personal wear absorbent article with disposal tab

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9138361
APP PUB NO 20140039441A1
SERIAL NO

14052957

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An absorbent article includes a front waist region, a back waist region and a crotch region. The front and back waist regions are permanently attached or releasably attachable to each other by an article fastening system to define a wear configuration of the absorbent article. The article is configurable from the wear configuration to a disposal configuration. A disposal tab has an attachment region attached to one of the sides of the article and extends a greatest length La along at least a portion of a length Lp of one of the sides. A tab region extends transversely outward from the attachment region a greatest distance Dt and is attachable to the article in at least the disposal configuration of the article. The attachment region has a first surface attached to one of the sides of the article and a second surface that defines part of the article fastening system.

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  • KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Caneba, Christine Ann Madison, US 3 53
Faulks, Michael J Neenah, US 29 460
Fell, Joseph P Seoul, KR 9 120
Meetz, Nancy Appleton, US 6 110
Popp, Robert Lee Greenville, US 130 5006
Rogers, Sandra M Appleton, US 7 157
Scheibe, Lorelle M Neenah, US 4 71
Sperl, Michael D Waupaca, US 14 429

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