Absorbent articles comprising sensors
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsGary Dean LaVon, Vijay Rajagopalan
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Abstract
A sensor system for detecting a property of or within an absorbent article may comprise an absorbent article and a sensor. The absorbent article may comprise a garment-facing layer and an absorbent assembly. The sensor may be disposed in and/or on the absorbent article. The sensor may be separable from the absorbent article. The sensor may be configured to sense a change in condition within the absorbent article.
Claims20
A system for detecting a property associated with a disposable absorbent article, the system comprising:
- a. a reusable sensor device comprising sensors for detecting temperature, humidity, and vapor compounds of feces;
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- b. an auxiliary article comprising a garment including a pocket, recess or void for receiving the sensor device via the pocket, recess, or void defined in the auxiliary article garment, wherein the sensor device is removable from the auxiliary article garment;
- c. a monitoring function indicative of an intake of a liquid, a solid, or a drug via manual data entry by a caregiver;
- d. wherein the auxiliary article garment is configured for temporary attachment to and removal from the disposable absorbent article.
A system for detecting a property associated with a disposable absorbent article, the system comprising:
- a. a reusable sensor device comprising sensors for detecting temperature, humidity, and vapor compounds of feces;
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- b. an auxiliary article comprising a garment including a pocket, recess or void for receiving the sensor device via the pocket, recess, or void defined in the auxiliary article garment, wherein the sensor device is removable from the auxiliary article garment;
- c. wherein the auxiliary article garment is configured for temporary attachment to and removal from the disposable absorbent article;
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- d. wherein the auxiliary article garment comprises a window disposed within a layer thereof to provide communication between the sensor device and the disposable absorbent article.
A system for detecting a property associated with a disposable absorbent article, the system comprising:
- a. a reusable sensor device comprising sensors for detecting temperature and vapor compounds;
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- b. an auxiliary article comprising a garment including a pocket, recess or void for receiving the sensor device via the pocket, recess, or void defined in the auxiliary article garment, wherein the sensor device is removable from the auxiliary article garment;
- c. wherein the auxiliary article garment is configured for temporary attachment to and removal from the disposable absorbent article;
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- d. wherein the auxiliary article garment comprises a window disposed within a layer thereof to provide communication between the sensor device and the disposable absorbent article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.