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US 10,932,958 B2Granted
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.
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A system for detecting a property associated with an absorbent article, the system comprising:
- a. an absorbent article comprising a garment-facing layer, a front region disposed on one side of a lateral centerline of the absorbent article, and a back region disposed on an opposite side of the lateral centerline of the absorbent article;
- b. a first reusable sensor for detecting a property associated with the absorbent article and being configured for temporary attachment to and removal from the absorbent article, the first reusable sensor comprising an optical sensor and being disposed on the garment-facing layer in the front region, wherein the first reusable sensor is disposed along a longitudinal centerline of the absorbent article;
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- c. a second reusable sensor configured for temporary attachment to and removal from the absorbent article, the second reusable sensor disposed on the garment-facing layer in the back region, wherein the second reusable sensor comprises a different type of sensor from the first reusable sensor.
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A system for detecting a property associated with an absorbent article, the system comprising:
- a. an absorbent article comprising a garment-facing layer, a front region disposed on one side of a lateral centerline of the absorbent article, and a back region disposed on an opposite side of the lateral centerline of the absorbent article;
- b. a first reusable sensor for detecting a property associated with the absorbent article and being configured for temporary attachment to and removal from the absorbent article, the first reusable sensor comprising an optical sensor and being disposed on the garment-facing layer in the front region, wherein the first reusable sensor is disposed along a longitudinal centerline of the absorbent article;
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- c. a second reusable sensor configured for temporary attachment to and removal from the absorbent article, the second reusable sensor disposed on the garment-facing layer in the back region,
- wherein at least one of the first reusable sensor or the second reusable sensor detects optical changes to indicate a number of incontinent events and/or a size of an incontinent event, wherein the optical changes to indicate the number of incontinent events comprise, for each incontinent event, detecting a darker color when a liquid of the incontinent event is first introduced and detecting a lighter color after the liquid of the incontinent event has been absorbed by the absorbent article.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.