ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,273, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to ALLEGIANCE Corp..

"Breathable absorbent article" was invented by Walter H. Isaac (Brimfield, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An absorbent article including a non-woven substrate of one or more layers of meltblown fibers and a first layer of spunbond fibers and a second layer of spunbond fibers. The absorbent article further includes an absorbent core comprising at least one of fibers or a superabsorbent polymer. At least one of the non-woven substrate or the absorbent may be treated with an alcohol repellency ("AR") treatment."

The patent was filed on Sept. 21, 2020, under Application No....