ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVING FLUID CONTACT ANGLE GRADIENTS - Patent 0874613

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EP 0 874 613 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	04.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/45

(21)	Application number: 96945420.0

(22)	Date of filing: 19.12.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61F 13/ 534^{( . )}
A61F 13/ 20^{( . )}
A61F 13/ 539^{( . )}

A61F 13/ 15^{( . )}
A61F 13/ 514^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/020685

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/024096 (10.07.1997 Gazette 1997/30)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

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Priority:

28.12.1995 EP 19950120652

(71)	Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
	Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BEWICK-SONNTAG, Christopher, Philip I-65125 Pescara (IT) DIVO, Michael D-61381 Friedrichsdorf (DE) VEGLIO, Paolo I-65100 Pescara (IT)

(74)	Representative: Kohol, Sonia, et al
	Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)

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