US Patent Issued to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide on April 14 for "Absorbent article with leak-proof containment flaps" (Wisconsin, Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,510, issued on April 14, was assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).

"Absorbent article with leak-proof containment flaps" was invented by Matthew X Majestic (Appleton, Wis.), Lynn Lynch (Sherwood, Wis.), Janet E. Collins (Hortonville, Wis.), Austin N. Pickett (Nashville, Tenn.), Amanda L. Plump (Appleton, Wis.), Joseph J. Sina (De Pere, Wis.) and Lori A. Roocks (Menasha, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An absorbent article is disclosed that has various leak-proof features. The absorbent article, for instance, includes containment flaps that hold body exudates within the garment. The containment flaps are attac...