TRANSPORTING OF LIQUID BY A CAPILLARY FIBER STRUCTURE - Patent 0776189

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EP 0 776 189 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	04.06.1997 Bulletin 1997/23

(21)	Application number: 95927190.0

(22)	Date of filing: 14.07.1995

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61F 13/ 472^{( . )}
A61F 13/ 15^{( . )}
B01J 20/ 28^{( . )}

A61F 5/ 44^{( . )}
A61L 15/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1995/008896

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1996/004876 (22.02.1996 Gazette 1996/09)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	BE DE ES FR GB IT NL SE

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Priority:

10.08.1994 US 19940288530

(71)	Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
	Neenah, WI 54957-0349 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MEIROWITZ, Randy, Emil Roswell, GA 30076 (US) ANJUR, Sriram, Padmanabham Appleton, WI 54911 (US) TANG, Kim, Te Neenah, WI 54956 (US)

(74)	Representative: Diehl, Hermann, Dr. Dipl.-Phys.
	DIEHL, GLÄSER, HILTL & PARTNER Patentanwälte Flüggenstrasse 13 80639 München 80639 München (DE)

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