ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,900, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Standard Textile Co. Inc. (Cincinnati).
"Reusable pad" was invented by Richard Holbert Jr. (Loveland, Ohio), Warren William Gerhardt (Spartanburg, S.C.), Rajib Mondal (Cincinnati), Ken Kaiser (Cincinnati), Benjamin Robers (Cincinnati) and Sara Arvidson Broadaway (Woodruff, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A textile for use as a reusable pad, e.g., a reusable incontinence pad, is provided that is intended to wick and retain moisture or liquid(s), such as bodily fluids (e.g., urine, blood, etc.), away from users of their incontinence pad. Moisture or liquid deposited on an upper surface of the...