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EP 0746295 A4 20000531 - SANITARY NAPKIN HAVING A CENTRAL ACQUISITION ZONE

Title (en)

SANITARY NAPKIN HAVING A CENTRAL ACQUISITION ZONE

Title (de)

HYGIENEBINDE MIT ZENTRALER SAMMELZONE

Title (fr)

SERVIETTE HYGIENIQUE POURVUE D'UNE ZONE COLLECTRICE CENTRALE

Publication

EP 0746295 A4 20000531 (EN)

Application

EP 93916843 A 19930630

Priority

EP 93916843 A 19930630
EP 92306824 A 19920727
IT TO920762 A 19920916
US 9306179 W 19930630

IPC 1-7

A61F 13/15

IPC 8 full level

A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/20 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] EP 0388372 A1 19900919 - FARICERCA SPA [IT]
[A] EP 0325416 A2 19890726 - PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]
[A] EP 0210969 A2 19870204 - MOELNLYCKE AB [SE]
See references of WO 9402092A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0746295 A1 19961211; EP 0746295 A4 20000531

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93916843 A 19930630