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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION
(19) INDIA (21) Application No.: 00529/KOLNP/2005 A
(22) Date of filing of Application: 30/03/2005 (43) Publication Date: 09/06/2006
(54) Title of the invention: DISPOSABLE ARTICLES HAVING A FAILURE DETECTION SYSTEM
(51) International classification : A61F 13/42
(31) Priority Document No : 10/261,257
(32) Priority Date : 30/09/2002
(33) Name of priority country : US
(86) International Application No and : PCT/US03/028900
Filing Date
: 15/09/2003
(87) International Publication No : WO 04/030592 A1
(61) Patent of addition to Application No : NIL
Filed on : N.A.
(62) Divisional to Application No : NIL
Filed on : N.A.
(57) Abstract:
(71) Name of Applicant:
MCNEIL-PPC INC
Address of the Applicant:
GRANDVIEW ROAD, SKILLMAN NJ
08558 USA
(72) Name of the Inventor:
1.ARORA TARUN K
2.HAGERTY KAREN N
3. MOSCHEROSCH H MICHAEL
Filed U/S 5(2) before The Patents (Amendment)
Act, 2005:NO
A disposable article, e.g., useful as a sanitary protection device. The disposable article has a primary structure and a liquid-sensitive
signaling element in liquid communication with the primary structure. Upon exposure to fluid, the liquid-sensitive signaling element
expands to signal the user that the article is approaching capacity.
(FIG. - 1)
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