ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,270, issued on June 3, was assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).
"Absorbent article" was invented by Pei Gong (Shanghai), Lin Miao (Beijing) and Qiaoping Li (Shanghai).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An absorbent article (10) has a front region (20), a back region (30), and a crotch region (40) extending between and connecting the front region (20) and the back region (30). The absorbent article (10) can have non-linear leg edges (82, 84) extending between and connecting the front region (20) and the back region (30). The absorbent article (10) can have an absorbent article (10) narrowest width (80) positioned betwee...