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US 12,144,708 B2Granted
Absorbent liquid measurement article
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Comparone, Edward Koors
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Abstract
A liquid measurement article includes an absorbent wicking layer and a marking cluster having at least one mark whose location on the article is calibrated to correspond to a particular quantity of liquid having been deposited on the article at a liquid receiving site thereof and having wicked toward the mark. A label associated with at least one of the marks indicates the particular quantity.
Claims26
A liquid measurement article comprising:
- a liquid permeable layer, an absorbent wicking layer, and a liquid impermeable layer, wherein the absorbent wicking layer is disposed between the liquid permeable layer and the liquid impermeable layer;
- a marking cluster on the liquid permeable layer, the marking cluster having at least one mark whose location on the article is calibrated to correspond to a particular quantity of liquid having been deposited on the article at a liquid receiving site thereof and having wicked toward the at least one mark;
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- a label associated with at least one of the at least one mark to indicate the particular quantity of liquid.
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A liquid measurement article comprising:
- a liquid permeable layer, an absorbent wicking layer, and a liquid impermeable layer, wherein the absorbent wicking layer is disposed between the liquid permeable layer and the liquid impermeable layer;
- at least one mark on the liquid permeable layer, the at least one mark being spaced from a liquid receiving site datum of the article by a spacing calibrated to correspond to a particular quantity of liquid having been deposited on the article at the liquid receiving site datum and having been wicked toward the at least one mark;
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- a label associated with at least one of the at least one mark to indicate the particular quantity of liquid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.