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US 6,149,636 AGranted
Disposable article having proactive sensors
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsDonald C. Roe, Peter Coles, Mikhail K. Kruchinin, Simon S. Litvin, Oleg N. Khomjakov, Thomas J. Osborne, Jr.
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Abstract
A disposable article having a sensor that predicts an impending event such as an elimination of bodily waste. The article may also include an actuator that performs a responsive function when the sensor predicts the impending event.
Claims29
A disposable article to be fitted to a wearer comprising:
- (a) a responsive system including
- (i) a sensor operatively connected to said article, said sensor being adapted to detect an input that correlates to an impending elimination of bodily waste;
- and
- (ii) an actuator operatively connected to said sensor, said actuator being adapted to perform a responsive function when said sensor detects said input.
1 more element
A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- (a) a topsheet;
- (b) a liquid impermeable backsheet having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, said backsheet being joined to at least a portion of said topsheet;
- (c) an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet;
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- (d) a sensor joined to said article, said sensor being adapted to detect an input that correlates to an impending event.
2 more elements
A disposable article to be fitted to a wearer having an external anal sphincter comprising:
- (a) an electrical sensor operatively connected to said article, said sensor adapted to be attached to the external anal sphincter of the wearer for detecting electrical signals that correlate to an impending elimination of bodily waste;
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- (b) an actuator operatively connected to said sensor, said actuator adapted to perform a responsive function when said sensor detects said impending elimination of bodily waste.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.