US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on March 17 for "Fluid sensing devices including fluid absorption and distribution layer" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,789, issued on March 17, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Fluid sensing devices including fluid absorption and distribution layer" was invented by Nicholas T. Gabriel (Grand Rapidsa, Minn.), Manjiri T. Kshirsagar (Woodbury, Minn.), Ronald D. Jesme (Plymouth, Minn.), Justin Tungjunyatham (Roseville, Minn.) and Hamid R. Mortazavi (Woodbury, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fluid sensing devices including a layer of fluid absorption and distribution material are provided. The layer includes a porous fibrous nonwoven matrix for absorbing fluid from the object to the first major surface of the layer an...