Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material – Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
Reexamination Certificate
2002-07-03
2008-10-21
Stephens, Jacqueline F. (Department: 3761)
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
C604S385030, C604S385040, C604S385280, C604S386000, C604S387000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07438708
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a sanitary napkin having extensions, parts of which are to be folded back and fixed on an undergarment in use. The sanitary napkin includes: a liquid-permeable topsheet disposed on one side of the sanitary napkin to cover a central region thereof; a backsheet; an absorbent layer disposed therebetween; and leakage preventing portions disposed on laterally opposed side portions of the topsheet and extending in a longitudinal direction of the sanitary napkin. Joints between the respective leakage preventing portions and the topsheet are formed to extend in the longitudinal direction. The extensions are portions of the sanitary napkin extending laterally outwardly beyond the joints. Each extension includes a flexible region for facilitating folding thereof, which is spaced laterally outwardly apart from corresponding one of the joints and has a stiffness lower than that of a region between the flexible region and the corresponding joint.
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English translation of Japanese Office Action dated Nov. 24, 2006 issued for corresponding Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-212893.
Kashiwagi Masahiro
Tagami Etsuko
Yoshimasa Wataru
Darby & Darby P.C.
Stephens Jacqueline F.
Uni-Charm Corporation
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