ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,733, issued on June 10, was assigned to PRINCIPLE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES INC. (Dunbridge, Ohio).
"Insert patch with liquid barrier" was invented by Alan Clifford (Marion, Ohio) and Joel Geerken (Waterville, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disposable absorbent underwear product includes a garment layer, an absorbent insert, a non-woven patch, and a barrier. The absorbent insert has a fluid-impermeable base layer, an absorbent core, and a fluid-permeable top layer. The non-woven patch covers an end of the absorbent insert. A first portion of the non-woven patch is adhered to both the fluid-permeable top layer of the absorbent inser...