ABSORBENT MATERIALS HAVING IMPROVED STRUCTURAL STABILITY IN DRY AND WET STATES AND MAKING METHODS THEREFOR - Patent 1021214

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EP 1 021 214 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	26.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/30

(21)	Application number: 97922366.6

(22)	Date of filing: 24.04.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61L 15/60, A61L 15/58

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9706/603

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9739/780 (30.10.1997 Gazette 1997/46)

(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:

24.04.1996 JP 10273696

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

(72)	Inventors:
	REZAI, Ebrahim Kobe 658 (JP) HSUEH, Kesyin Kobe 658 (JP)

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

(54)	ABSORBENT MATERIALS HAVING IMPROVED STRUCTURAL STABILITY IN DRY AND WET STATES AND MAKING METHODS THEREFOR