HK1010326A1 - Apertured plastic film - Google Patents

Apertured plastic film

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Publication number
HK1010326A1
HK1010326A1 HK98111018A HK98111018A HK1010326A1 HK 1010326 A1 HK1010326 A1 HK 1010326A1 HK 98111018 A HK98111018 A HK 98111018A HK 98111018 A HK98111018 A HK 98111018A HK 1010326 A1 HK1010326 A1 HK 1010326A1
Authority
HK
Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
wales
ribs
plastic film
apertured plastic
holes
Prior art date
Application number
HK98111018A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Chung-Yun Morris Yang
Charles Shimalla
Mordechai Turi
Original Assignee
Mcneil Ppc Inc
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Publication date
Application filed by Mcneil Ppc Inc filed Critical Mcneil Ppc Inc
Publication of HK1010326A1 publication Critical patent/HK1010326A1/xx

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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS 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
    • A61F13/00Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/51Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the outer layers
    • A61F13/511Topsheet, i.e. the permeable cover or layer facing the skin
    • A61F13/512Topsheet, i.e. the permeable cover or layer facing the skin characterised by its apertures, e.g. perforations
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS 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
    • A61F13/00Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/15577Apparatus or processes for manufacturing
    • A61F13/15707Mechanical treatment, e.g. notching, twisting, compressing, shaping
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS 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
    • A61F13/00Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/15577Apparatus or processes for manufacturing
    • A61F13/15707Mechanical treatment, e.g. notching, twisting, compressing, shaping
    • A61F13/15731Treating webs, e.g. for giving them a fibrelike appearance, e.g. by embossing
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24CABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL
    • B24C1/00Methods for use of abrasive blasting for producing particular effects; Use of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods
    • B24C1/006Methods for use of abrasive blasting for producing particular effects; Use of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods using material without particles or pellets for deburring, removal of extended surface areas or jet milling of local recessions, e.g. grooves
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24CABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL
    • B24C1/00Methods for use of abrasive blasting for producing particular effects; Use of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods
    • B24C1/04Methods for use of abrasive blasting for producing particular effects; Use of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods for treating only selected parts of a surface, e.g. for carving stone or glass
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26FPERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING
    • B26F1/00Perforating; Punching; Cutting-out; Stamping-out; Apparatus therefor
    • B26F1/26Perforating by non-mechanical means, e.g. by fluid jet
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29DPRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D7/00Producing flat articles, e.g. films or sheets
    • B29D7/01Films or sheets
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S425/00Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus
    • Y10S425/037Perforate
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S425/00Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus
    • Y10S425/119Perforated or porous

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Forests & Forestry (AREA)
  • Absorbent Articles And Supports Therefor (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
  • Wrappers (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Porous Articles, And Recovery And Treatment Of Waste Products (AREA)
  • Perforating, Stamping-Out Or Severing By Means Other Than Cutting (AREA)
  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
  • Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Extrusion Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
HK98111018A 1994-09-16 1998-09-28 Apertured plastic film HK1010326A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US30797394A 1994-09-16 1994-09-16

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US (1) US5824352A (xx)
EP (1) EP0701805B1 (xx)
JP (1) JP3763870B2 (xx)
KR (1) KR960010027A (xx)
CN (1) CN1262258C (xx)
AT (1) ATE182777T1 (xx)
AU (1) AU711000B2 (xx)
BR (1) BR9504038A (xx)
CA (1) CA2157729C (xx)
CZ (1) CZ291665B6 (xx)
DE (1) DE69511192T2 (xx)
ES (1) ES2134981T3 (xx)
FI (1) FI954358A (xx)
GR (1) GR3031431T3 (xx)
HK (1) HK1010326A1 (xx)
HU (1) HU215765B (xx)
IL (1) IL115285A0 (xx)
NO (1) NO302834B1 (xx)
NZ (1) NZ272887A (xx)
RU (1) RU2150387C1 (xx)
SG (1) SG54974A1 (xx)
TR (1) TR199501110A2 (xx)
TW (1) TW355678B (xx)
ZA (1) ZA957814B (xx)

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DE69511192D1 (de) 1999-09-09
NO953655L (no) 1996-03-18
TR199501110A2 (tr) 1996-06-21
AU3057995A (en) 1996-03-28
CN1130053A (zh) 1996-09-04
NZ272887A (en) 1998-06-26
HU215765B (hu) 1999-02-01
KR960010027A (ko) 1996-04-20
SG54974A1 (en) 1998-12-21
FI954358A (fi) 1996-03-17
NO302834B1 (no) 1998-04-27
TW355678B (en) 1999-04-11
CZ291665B6 (cs) 2003-04-16
CZ238095A3 (en) 1996-04-17
HUT76306A (en) 1997-08-28
AU711000B2 (en) 1999-10-07
CA2157729A1 (en) 1996-03-17
BR9504038A (pt) 1996-09-24
ZA957814B (en) 1997-03-17
FI954358A0 (fi) 1995-09-15
CN1262258C (zh) 2006-07-05
ES2134981T3 (es) 1999-10-16
DE69511192T2 (de) 2000-02-24
US5824352A (en) 1998-10-20
GR3031431T3 (en) 2000-01-31
ATE182777T1 (de) 1999-08-15
RU2150387C1 (ru) 2000-06-10
EP0701805A1 (en) 1996-03-20
JPH08187813A (ja) 1996-07-23
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