IMPROVED COMPOSITE ELASTIC MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Patent 0954442

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EP 0 954 442 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	10.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/45

(21)	Application number: 97953427.0

(22)	Date of filing: 22.12.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61F 13/ 15^{( . )}
B32B 37/ 14^{( . )}

B32B 27/ 12^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/023825

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/029251 (09.07.1998 Gazette 1998/27)

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

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Priority:

30.12.1996 US 19960777505
13.05.1997 US 19970854934

(71)	Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
	Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	THOMAS, Oomman, P. Alpharetta, GA 30201 (US) FITTS, James, R. Gainesville, GA 30506 (US) WILLITTS, Donald, V. Powder Springs, GA 30073 (US) SHANE, Richard, M. Lilburn, GA 30247 (US) TAYLOR, Jack, D. Roswell, GA 30076 (US)

(74)	Representative: Diehl, Hermann, Dr. Dipl.-Phys., et al
	DIEHL, GLÄSER, HILTL & PARTNER Patentanwälte Augustenstrasse 46 80333 München 80333 München (DE)

(54)	IMPROVED COMPOSITE ELASTIC MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME