ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH BREATHABLE BACKSHEET COMPRISING ONE LAYER WITH IMPROVED CAPILLARY APERTURES - Patent 1173130

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EP 1 173 130 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	29.03.2001

(43)	Date of publication:
	23.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/04

(21)	Application number: 00921618.5

(22)	Date of filing: 31.03.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61F 13/15

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0008/809

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0059/433 (12.10.2000 Gazette 2000/41)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

01.04.1999 EP 99105192

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

(72)	Inventors:
	CARLUCCI, Giovanni I-66100 Chieti (IT) VEGLIO, Paolo I-65129 Pescara (IT) D'INCECCO, Amedeo, Franco I-65125 Pescara (IT) MARINELLI, Luigi I-65129 Pescara (IT)

(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)	ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH BREATHABLE BACKSHEET COMPRISING ONE LAYER WITH IMPROVED CAPILLARY APERTURES