US Patent Issued to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide on May 27 for "Front or rear opening closed-sided absorbent articles" (American, South African Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,827, issued on May 27, was assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).

"Front or rear opening closed-sided absorbent articles" was invented by Beth Johnson (Appleton, Wis.), Sarah Kleuskens (Neenah, Wis.), James R Niedt (Grand Chute, Wis.), Kyle M Barriger (Neenah, Wis.), Marc A Morin Jr. (Appleton, Wis.), Thomas A Ray (Oshkosh, Wis.), Timothy A. Thorson (Neenah, Wis.) and Victor Stevens (Cape Town, South Africa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Absorbent articles with front and rear opening features are disclosed. An article may comprise an insert comprising an outer cover, a liner, and a core between the outer cover and ...