US Patent Issued to Ontex, Ontex Group on June 30 for "Absorbent article with improved channeled core and method of making" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,499, issued on June 30, was assigned to Ontex BV (Buggenhout, Belgium) and Ontex Group NV (Erembodegem, Belgium).

"Absorbent article with improved channeled core and method of making" was invented by Ainas Weber (Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany) and Alissa Idelson (Rheinbach, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An absorbent article comprising: a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and backsheet, wherein the absorbent core comprises an absorbent material, said absorbent material comprising cellulose fibers and/or superabsorbent polymers, and wherein said ...