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Absorbent Article Fullness Indicator

U.S. Patent No. 9,241,839 B2

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By: Tara Olivo

Associate Editor at Nonwovens Industry, Rodman Media

Jose Kollakompil Abraham, Neenah, WI; Thomas Michael Ales, III, Neenah, WI; Sudhanshu Gakhar, Neenah, WI; Jeffrey Robert Heller, Neenah, WI; Davis Dang Hoang Nhan, Appleton, WI (US); Joseph Raymond Feldkamp, Appleton, WI; and Sridhar Ranganathan, Suwanee, GA. Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.
Filed: 7/15/11
Issued: 1/26/16
A system for sensing and indicating the presence of a body exudate in an absorbent article having an absorbent structure, a front region, a crotch region, and an outer cover, the system comprising: a signaling device comprising a housing that houses a detection circuit; a sensor array electrically connected to the detection circuit, wherein the sensor array comprises a plurality of sensors disposed on a single elongated substrate, and wherein the substrate is configured to extend away from the housing from the front region to the crotch region, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to detect the amount of the body exudate within the absorbent article without making direct contact with the absorbent structure, and wherein the signaling device is configured to provide a signal to a user when a measured value is less than or equal to a predefined threshold value.

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