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US 6,186,991 B1Granted
Disposable article having a responsive system including a mechanical actuator
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsDonald C. Roe, Patrick J. Allen, Bruno J. Ehrnsperger, Mattias Schmidt, Karl P. Ronn
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Abstract
Disposable articles such as diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders and/or inserts, training pants, feminine hygiene garments, tampons and the like having a responsive system. The article includes a sensor that detects an input and a mechanical actuator that is adapted to perform a responsive function upon bodily waste, a wearer, the article or a component or components thereof.
Claims43
A disposable article to be fitted to a wearer comprising:
- (a) a responsive system including:
- (i) a sensor adapted to detect an input,
- (ii) a mechanical actuator operatively connected to said sensor, said actuator being adapted to perform a responsive function upon said input, said actuator comprising a distinct component from said sensor, and
- (iii) a feedback control loop in which said actuator is adapted to perform said responsive function upon said input when said sensor detects said input.
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A disposable article to be fitted to a wearer comprising:
- (a) a responsive system further comprising:
- (i) a sensor adapted to detect an input, and
- (ii) a mechanical actuator operatively connected to said sensor, said actuator being adapted to perform a responsive function in a discontinuous manner when said sensor detects said input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.