ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,292, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).
"Absorbent articles having channel-forming areas and wetness indicator" was invented by Laveeta Joseph (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An absorbent article comprising an absorbent core having a longitudinally extending channel-forming area and a wetness indicator. The core wrap comprises a top side and a bottom side, which are attached to each other through areas substantially free of absorbent material, so that when the absorbent material swells upon absorption of a liquid a channel is formed along the area substantially free of absorbent mater...