DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING AN EXPANDING TOPSHEET AND BEING CAPABLE OF SELF-SHAPING IN USE - Patent 0902675

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EP 0 902 675 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	24.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/12

(21)	Application number: 97921442.0

(22)	Date of filing: 28.04.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61F 13/ 534^{( . )}

A61F 13/ 15^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/007140

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/040796 (06.11.1997 Gazette 1997/47)

(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:

29.04.1996 EP 19960106721

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

(72)	Inventors:
	CARLUCCI, Giovanni I-66100 Chieti (IT) GIORGINI, Gennaro I-64026 Roseto (IT) D'ALESSIO, Nicola I-65126 Pescara (IT) TAMBURRO, Maurizio I-65100 Pescara (IT)

(74)	Representative: Hirsch, Uwe Thomas M.H., et al
	Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH 65823 Schwalbach am Taunus 65823 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)

(54)	DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING AN EXPANDING TOPSHEET AND BEING CAPABLE OF SELF-SHAPING IN USE