THE USE OF A BREATHABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE CONSTRUCTION TO PROVIDE A CLEAN AND DRY TOPSHEET - Patent 1037581

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EP 1 037 581 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	27.09.2000 Bulletin 2000/39

(21)	Application number: 98962947.2

(22)	Date of filing: 03.12.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61F 13/15, B32B 3/10

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9825/983

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9929/275 (17.06.1999 Gazette 1999/24)

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

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Priority:

11.12.1997 EP 97121995

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

(72)	Inventors:
	BEWICK-SONNTAG, Christopher, Philip I-65125 Pescara (IT) CARLUCCI, Giovanni I-66100 Chieti (IT) CIMINI, Carmine I-65126 Pescara (IT) DI CINTIO, Achille I-65126 Pescara (IT) DIVO, Michael D-61381 Friedrichsdorf (DE)

(74)	Representative: Kohol, Sonia et al
	Procter & GambleEuropean Service GmbHSulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)

(54)	THE USE OF A BREATHABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE CONSTRUCTION TO PROVIDE A CLEAN AND DRY TOPSHEET