ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,048, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG (Gothenburg, Sweden).
"Disposable hygiene article with improved fit" was invented by Oscar Lipschutz (Gothenburg, Sweden), Louise Eliasson (Gothenburg, Sweden), Sofia Ekstedt (Gothenburg, Sweden) and Josefin Sohl (Gothenburg, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a disposable hygiene article having a transverse direction, a longitudinal direction and a longitudinal centerline, the article having front, crotch and a rear portions, and including a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core arrange...