Wetness indicator

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Description

FIG. 1 is a full perspective view of a first embodiment of a wetness indicator on an absorbent article showing the design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of wetness indicator of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the absorbent article of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the absorbent article of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the absorbent article of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the absorbent article of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the absorbent article of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the wetness indicator on a substrate;

FIG. 9 is another embodiment of a wetness indicator on a substrate;

FIG. 10 is another embodiment of a wetness indicator on a substrate; and,

FIG. 11 is another embodiment of a wetness indicator on a substrate.

The claimed design comprises the elements shown in solid lines, the absorbent article shown in dotted lines in FIGS. 1 through 7 forming no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a wetness indicator, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D656852
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 6, 2010
Date of Patent: Apr 3, 2012
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Marty J. Granius (Menasha, WI), Paula K. DeBruin (Sherwood, WI), Joy Patricia Bauman (Neenah, WI), Marcille Faye Ruman (Oshkosh, WI)
Primary Examiner: Antoine D Davis
Attorney: Dority & Manning, P.A.
Application Number: 29/367,398
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Liquid Quantity Level (D10/101)