DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVING INTERNAL MECHANICAL FASTENERS - Patent 1073391

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EP 1 073 391 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/06

(21)	Application number: 98920873.1

(22)	Date of filing: 23.04.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61F 13/62

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9808/201

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9953/881 (28.10.1999 Gazette 1999/43)

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

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

(72)	Inventors:
	MIYAMOTO, Kouichi Higashinada-ku,Kobe 658-0000 (JP) HEKI, Yukio Higashinada-ku,Kobe 658-0032 (JP) SUGITA, Masataka Suita-shi,Osaka 565-0832 (JP)

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

(54)	DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVING INTERNAL MECHANICAL FASTENERS