ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,794, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG (Gothenburg, Sweden).

"Disposable absorbent hygiene product comprising absorbent assembly" was invented by Edward Guidotti (Gothenburg, Sweden) and Rikard Vilhelm Meyer Noren (Gothenburg, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disposable absorbent hygiene product is provided, including a main part having a body facing surface intended to face the body of a user and a garment facing surface intended to face away from the body of a user. The main part includes a liquid permeable topsheet at the body facing surface, a liquid impermeable backsheet at the garm...