Patents
US 12721761 B2: Easy change protective underwear
- Granted
- 2026-09-01
- Filed
- 2020-01-27 application 16773775
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article, including cohesive material side panels is presented in a protective underwear style to the user. The user may don the article in the same manner as a brief style undergarment or may tear the side panels and don the article in the same manner as a diaper by cohesively attaching the torn side panels. Optionally, the users may don the article in the same manner as a brief or protective underwear style article, tear at least one side panel and adjust the sizing of the side panel by cohesively reattaching the torn side panel.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 (ipgb20260901.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medline Industries, LP 937 patents | US company or organization | Northfield, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Tallman | Kenosha, WI | 3 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 | |
| William Rovero | Douglasville, GA | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 | |
| Kristy Matus | Grayslake, IL | 16 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 | |
| Stuart Schneider | Pleasant Prairie, WI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 | ||
| Sharbel Maalouf | Pleasant Prairie, WI | 8 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 | |
| Amanda Roszkowiak | Chicago, IL | 18 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F13/49061 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-01 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP signed 2026-05-28 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 75643/462 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-23 |
| 2025-06-20 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP signed 2024-03-27 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 71672/100 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-23 |
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