USPatentGranted

Disposable absorbent article

Granted 15 Jul 2003 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Kimberly Clark Worldwide

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Inventors: James Marcus Carr, Sherry Ann VanDyke, Katherine Carol Wheeler · Examiner: Stella Reid · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application

29/138,371

filed 12 Mar 2001

Publication

Not published

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US D477404

granted 15 Jul 2003

term adjustment not held

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Classifications

/DRW

Citations

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2 dated events

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a left side perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a left side perspective view of a disposable absorbent article according to our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a left side perspective view of an alternative disposable absorbent article according to our new design.

FIG. 9 is a front elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a left side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 8.

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 8.

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 8.

FIG. 15 is a left side perspective view of an alternative disposable aborbent article according to our new design.

FIG. 16 is a front elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 15.

FIG. 17 is a rear elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 15.

FIG. 18 is a left side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 15.

FIG. 19 is a right side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 15.

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 15.

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 15.

FIG. 22 is a left side perspective view of an alternative disposable absorbent article according to our new design.

FIG. 23 is a front elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is a rear elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 22.

FIG. 25 is a left side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 22.

FIG. 26 is a right side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 22.

FIG. 27 is a top plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 22.

FIG. 28 is a bottom plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 22.

FIG. 29 is a left side perspective view of an alternative disposable absorbent article according to our new design.

FIG. 30 is a front elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 29.

FIG. 31 is a rear elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 29.

FIG. 32 is a left side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 29.

FIG. 33 is a right side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 29.

FIG. 34 is a top plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 29.

FIG. 35 is a bottom plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 29.

FIG. 36 is a left side perspective view of an alternative disposable absorbent article according to our new design.

FIG. 37 is a front elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 36.

FIG. 38 is a rear elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 36.

FIG. 39 is a left side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 36.

FIG. 40 is a right side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 36.

FIG. 41 is a top plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 36.

FIG. 42 is a bottom plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 36.

FIG. 43 is a left side perspective view of an alternative disposable absorbent article according to our new design.

FIG. 44 is a front elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 43.

FIG. 45 is a rear elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 43.

FIG. 46 is a left side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 43.

FIG. 47 is a right side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 43.

FIG. 48 is a top plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 43.

FIG. 49 is a bottom plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 43.

FIG. 50 is a left side perspective view of an alternative disposable absorbent article according to our new design.

FIG. 51 is a front elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 50.

FIG. 52 is a rear elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 50.

FIG. 53 is a left side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 50.

FIG. 54 is a right side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 50.

FIG. 55 is a top plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 50.

FIG. 56 is a bottom plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 50.

FIG. 57 is a left side perspective view of an alternative disposable absorbent article according to our new design.

FIG. 58 is a front elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 57.

FIG. 59 is a rear elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 57.

FIG. 60 is a left side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 57.

FIG. 61 is a right side elevation of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 57.

FIG. 62 is a top plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 57; and,

FIG. 63 is a bottom plan view of the disposable absorbent article of FIG. 57.

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Claims

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1 granted claims

›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for a disposable absorbent article, as shown and described.

Classifications

2 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

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/DRW

USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/126

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Examiner

Stella Reid

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