ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,515, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).
"Absorbent article with waist guard" was invented by Abhishek Prakash Surushe (Kelkheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an absorbent article with a waist guard disposed in the back waist region such that at least a first pocket is formed. The waist guard comprises a waist guard sheet having at least three fold lines extending substantially parallel to the transverse centerline of the absorbent article. The waist guard sheet further has at least a first, second, third and fourth portion. The first pocket comprises at least a...