Patents Represented by Attorney Richard C. Wittie
  • Patent number: 4578071
    Abstract: An article of manufacture is disclosed for absorbing liquids, particularly body fluids such as urine. A liquid permeable topsheet is affixed to a liquid impermeable backsheet encasing an absorbent core therebetween. A liquid impermeable barrier member overlays a segment of the absorbent core and is affixed at one end to the backsheet. The topsheet has compacted portions which are affixed to the barrier member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1986
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Kenneth B. Buell