US Patent Issued to Medline Industries on Dec. 2 for "Reusable underwear with a refillable liner" (Illinois, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,047, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Medline Industries LP (Northfield, Ill.).

"Reusable underwear with a refillable liner" was invented by Alyssa Kurt (Trevor, Wis.), Kristy Matus (Grayslake, Ill.), Joseph Stehlik (Chicago) and Allee Peterson (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A launderable absorbent article, including a chassis having a front portion, a rear portion, a crotch portion extending longitudinally between the front portion and the rear portion wherein at least a portion of the chassis may receive removably attachable disposable liners to absorb body discharges. The launderable absorbent article is presented in an u...