AU3129595A - Water-dispersible thermoplastic composition and articles thereof - Google Patents

Water-dispersible thermoplastic composition and articles thereof

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Publication number
AU3129595A
AU3129595A AU31295/95A AU3129595A AU3129595A AU 3129595 A AU3129595 A AU 3129595A AU 31295/95 A AU31295/95 A AU 31295/95A AU 3129595 A AU3129595 A AU 3129595A AU 3129595 A AU3129595 A AU 3129595A
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AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
articles
water
thermoplastic composition
dispersible thermoplastic
dispersible
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
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AU31295/95A
Inventor
Debra Hartley Durrance
Laura Elizabeth Keck
Robert John Petcavich
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Kimberly Clark Corp
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Kimberly Clark Corp
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Application filed by Kimberly Clark Corp filed Critical Kimberly Clark Corp
Publication of AU3129595A publication Critical patent/AU3129595A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L15/00—Chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages, dressings or absorbent pads
    • A61L15/16—Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or blood, e.g. sanitary towels, tampons
    • A61L15/42—Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties
    • A61L15/62—Compostable, hydrosoluble or hydrodegradable materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • 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
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/20—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor
    • A61F13/26—Means for inserting tampons, i.e. applicators
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08L—COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
    • C08L71/00—Compositions of polyethers obtained by reactions forming an ether link in the main chain; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
    • C08L71/02—Polyalkylene oxides

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
  • Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Absorbent Articles And Supports Therefor (AREA)
AU31295/95A 1994-08-03 1995-07-14 Water-dispersible thermoplastic composition and articles thereof Abandoned AU3129595A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US286087 1988-12-19
US28608794A 1994-08-03 1994-08-03
PCT/US1995/008897 WO1996004338A1 (en) 1994-08-03 1995-07-14 Water-dispersible thermoplastic composition and articles thereof

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU3129595A true AU3129595A (en) 1996-03-04

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Family Applications (1)

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AU31295/95A Abandoned AU3129595A (en) 1994-08-03 1995-07-14 Water-dispersible thermoplastic composition and articles thereof

Country Status (4)

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AU (1) AU3129595A (en)
CA (1) CA2153818A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2723744A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1996004338A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU2208299A (en) * 1997-12-31 1999-07-19 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Flushable poly(ethylene oxide) films with balanced mechanical properties
US6730057B2 (en) 2001-03-16 2004-05-04 The Procter & Gamble Company Flushable tampon applicators
WO2002074352A1 (en) * 2001-03-16 2002-09-26 The Procter & Gamble Company Flushable tampon applicators
US6515075B1 (en) * 2001-07-12 2003-02-04 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Films, fibers and articles of chemically modified polyethylene oxide compositions with improved environmental stability and method of making same
US6509419B1 (en) * 2001-07-12 2003-01-21 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Chemically modified polyethylene oxide compositions with improved environmental stability
US7727208B2 (en) 2002-09-12 2010-06-01 Playtex Products, Inc. Ergonomic tampon applicator
US9192522B2 (en) 2003-05-02 2015-11-24 Eveready Battery Company, Inc. Tampon assembly having shaped pledget
MX2008015929A (en) 2006-06-12 2009-03-05 Playtex Products Inc Tampon assembly providing proper bodily placement of a pledget.
US9456931B2 (en) 2013-11-27 2016-10-04 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Thermoplastic and water-dispersible injection moldable materials and articles
US9339580B2 (en) 2013-11-27 2016-05-17 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Flushable tampon applicator
US9320656B2 (en) 2013-11-27 2016-04-26 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Water-dispersible thermoplastic injection molded composition
US11124641B2 (en) 2016-11-30 2021-09-21 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Thermoplastic injection molded and flushable material
GB2571489B (en) 2016-11-30 2021-08-18 Kimberly Clark Co Thermoplastic injection molded and flushable tampon applicator

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CA944689A (en) * 1970-07-28 1974-04-02 Claude Rene Capsules en matieres plastiques et leurs procedes de fabrication
US4372311A (en) * 1980-09-12 1983-02-08 Union Carbide Corporation Disposable articles coated with degradable water insoluble polymers
US5002526A (en) * 1989-12-22 1991-03-26 Kimberly-Clark Corporation Tampon applicator
AU666592B2 (en) * 1991-04-23 1996-02-15 Robert J. Petcavich Disposable degradable recyclable plastic articles and synthetic resin blends for making the same
CA2065966A1 (en) * 1991-04-23 1992-10-24 Robert J. Petcavich Disposable recyclable plastic articles and moldable synthetic resin blends for making the same
US5389068A (en) * 1992-09-01 1995-02-14 Kimberly-Clark Corporation Tampon applicator

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FR2723744A1 (en) 1996-02-23
WO1996004338A1 (en) 1996-02-15
CA2153818A1 (en) 1996-02-04

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