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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsJohn Gavin MacDonald, Terry Lee Combs, Andrew Mark Long, Mary L. McDaniel, Jaeho Kim
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Absorbent articles including a wetness indicator are generally described. The wetness indicator of the present invention is configured to expand toward the skin of the wearer (i.e., in the z-direction of the absorbent article perpendicular to the plane of the absorbent article) upon contact with a liquid. However, the expansion of the wetness indicator is substantially limited to the z-direction. That is, the wetness indicator does not substantially expand in any direction parallel with the plane of the article (i.e., the x- and y-directions). As such, the wetness indicator does not significantly interfere with the absorbent capabilities of the absorbent article. Thus, the wetness indicator can be included within conventional absorbent articles without significantly sacrificing the absorbency characteristics of the article.
An absorbent article configured to alert a wearer of a liquid insult, the absorbent article comprising:
An absorbent article configured to alert a wearer of a liquid insult, the absorbent article comprising:
A method of alerting a wearer of an absorbent article that an insult of the absorbent article has occurred, the method comprising
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