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An absorbent article having a front edge intended to be positioned at a front side of a person and a rear edge intended to be positioned at a rear side of a person, said absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent material between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein at least a first spacer element is included between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein the first spacer element has a top side facing the topsheet, a bottom side facing the backsheet, and a number of lateral sides between the top and the bottom side, and wherein the absorbent material extends along at least two opposite lateral sides of the first spacer element; said first spacer element being configured to guide liquid to the absorbent material upon wetting of the absorbent article.

A syringe assembly includes (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material is removably attached to the plunger. A strip package includes at least two cap assemblies. Each of the cap assemblies includes a cap holder and an antiseptic cap positioned in the cap holder. The antiseptic cap includes a sidewall defining a chamber and an antiseptic substance within the chamber. A strip extends over at least two cap assemblies. The strip includes a first seal engaged to the cap holder and a second seal engaged to the antiseptic cap.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of a wound treatment apparatus with electronic components integrated within a wound dressing. In some embodiments, a wound dressing apparatus can comprise a wound dressing. The wound dressing can comprise an absorbent material, an electronics unit comprising a negative pressure source, the electronics unit integrated within the wound dressing and at least partially encapsulated by a flexible film. The flexible film can comprise a window or aperture configured to permit fluid communication between the absorbent material and the negative pressure source. In some embodiments, a wound dressing apparatus can comprise a wound contact layer, an absorbent layer over the wound contact layer, the absorbent layer comprising one or more apertures, a cover layer configured to cover and form a seal over the wound contact layer and the absorbent layer, and an electronics assembly comprising a negative pressure source. A portion of the cover layer overlying the one or more apertures in the absorbent layer can be configured to be compressed within the aperture in the absorbent layer when negative pressure is applied to the wound dressing apparatus. The compressed cover layer can indicate a level of negative pressure below the cover layer. In some embodiments, the wound dressing apparatus can comprise an indicator material layer and a cover layer configured to cover and form a seal over the wound contact layer and the indicator material layer. The indicator material layer can be configured to protrude relative to a surrounding surface of an upper surface of the wound dressing apparatus when negative pressure is applied to the wound dressing apparatus and the protruding indicator material layer indicates a level of negative pressure below the cover layer.

An absorbent core for absorbent articles such as diapers comprising a core wrap comprising a top side and a bottom side, an absorbent material between the top side and the bottom side of the core wrap, a first and second longitudinally-extending channel-forming areas disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis and substantially free of absorbent material preferably through which the top side of the core wrap is preferably attached to the bottom side of the core wrap. The core has a central absorbent zone between the first and the second channel-forming areas and a first and second lateral absorbent zones disposed laterally outwardly. The basis weight of the absorbent material in the central absorbent zone is higher than the basis weight of the absorbent material in each of the lateral absorbent zones for at least a first transversal section (S1). This relation is inverted along a second transversal section (S2) of the core. The first and second sections have each a length in the longitudinal direction of at least 10 mm.

A fluid wicking and absorbing device is disclosed. The device may include a first layer made of a flexible hydrophobic material, and a second layer made of a flexible hydrophilic material. The device may further include a third layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer. The third layer may be made of a flexible fluid absorbent material. The device may additionally include a palm or finger insertion unit disposed on the first layer. The palm or finger insertion unit may include four edges. A first pair of opposing edges may be attached to the first layer, and a second pair of opposing edges may not be attached to the first layer and forms an opening configured to receive a user palm or finger.

A liner for an endoscope storage tray is provided. The liner has an interior comprising a flexibly deformable material substantially impermeable to fluids and an absorbent material disposed within or attached to at least a portion of the flexibly deformable material. The liner is configured to temporarily line at least an interior of the endoscope storage tray. Systems and methods are also provided.

An absorbent core having a length in a longitudinal direction and a width in a transverse direction, including upper and lower core cover layers and absorbent material sandwiched therebetween, and a pair of channels extending in the longitudinal direction in the absorbent material, each of the channels being free or substantially free from absorbent material and having a channel seal extending therein and joining the core cover layers. For at least one transversal segment of the absorbent core including the channel seals, one core cover layer has a first width between the channel seals, and the other core cover layer has a second width between the channel seals, wherein the first and second widths of the core cover layers are the widths of the core cover layers between the channel seals in an unfolded, flat-out state and wherein the first width is no less than 120% of the second width.

An absorbent article for personal hygiene such as a diaper, or training pant, or incontinence insert, the absorbent article comprising: a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet; an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and backsheet, an indicator for indicating the presence of exudates and being positioned on a body-facing side of said backsheet, the indicator comprising an electrically conductive material, the article further comprising a detection device that can be removably attached to the absorbent article such to become in electrical communication with said indicator when attached to said article to measure a change in resistance or capacitance in response to a voiding event, wherein the absorbent core comprises a core wrap enclosing absorbent material therein and wherein a top layer of the core wrap is joined to a bottom layer of the core wrap to form one or more channels substantially free of absorbent material, and wherein the indicator comprises a pattern that extends inboard and / or outboard of said channel(s) such that it does not substantially overlap with said channel(s).

A device for connection to a medical connector includes an outer cap, an inner cap, and a peelable seal. The outer cap is configured to define a chamber for receiving absorbent material and a disinfectant or antimicrobial agent. The outer cap includes one or more threads adapted for engagement with a female Luer connector. The inner cap includes one or more threaded tabs adapted for engagement with a male Luer connector. The peelable seal prevents the disinfectant or antimicrobial agent from leaving the chamber.

The present invention relates to an electrostatic spray device comprising: a water tank unit having one open side and accommodating a liquid base solution; an electrode unit, which applies power to the base solution so as to generate a potential difference for droplet formation of the base solution; and a nozzle unit which is provided inside the water tank unit and which discharges the base solution in the droplet form by means of the potential difference, wherein the nozzle unit has a lower portion immersed in the base solution, and thus can autonomously absorb the base solution. Therefore, the present invention can spray micro-droplets by means of electrostatic spraying.

A leak mitigation system for a fluid-cooled computing device includes an absorbent pad having a fluid sensor connected to an absorbent material. The absorbent pad is placed in a position relative to the fluid-cooled computing device to collect fluid from the cooling system. The sensor detects the presence of a fluid absorbed by the absorbent material and the leak mitigation system implements a leak mitigation protocol.

Drying towels comprise an upper outer material layer formed from a fiber-containing material that is adhered to an upper surface of an inner absorbent material layer. The inner absorbent material layer may comprise one or more surface features that may be openings or grooves. The drying towel includes a lower outer material layer formed from a fiber-containing material that is adhered to a lower surface of the inner absorbent material layer. The inner absorbent material layer upper and lower surface may be covered by the respective upper and lower material layers sandwiching or encapsulating the inner absorbent material layer therebetween. An adhesive material may adhere the upper and lower material layers to the inner adhesive material layer and form a laminate construction. An edging material may be attached along a peripheral edge of the drying towel and cover peripheral ends of the upper and lower outer material layers.

A bath towel, a bath towel system, an absorbent drying system, a process, and methods of use are presented. More specifically, and without limitation, the present disclosure relates to a drying system which enables a first user to conveniently hold and dry a second user such as a child, infant, toddler, animal, pet, or the like. More specifically, and without limitation, the present disclosure relates to an absorbent material which prevents the first user from becoming wet or damp, while enabling the first user to handle objects, and the like, which are wet; and dry wet objects or second users. Thus, an easy to use, comfortable, drying apparatus which prevents the adult user or first user from becoming wet during use.

A reusable female underwear garment having an integrated sanitary pad holder or any other absorbent material holder is disclosed. The underwear garment includes the holder positioned to cover the crotch area of a wearer such that a sanitary pad accommodated in the holder absorbs menstrual flow of the wearer. The holder is sewn and integrated to the underwear and includes tapered longitudinal elastic edges for accommodating the pad. The holder can have cuffs functioning as walls for providing security and stability to the pad. The holder keeps the pad in place and prohibits leakage and stains. The underwear garment can be a brief-style undergarment or any other style undergarment as per preferences of the manufacturers and users. The underwear garment is available in a variety of colors, styles, sizes, and designs.

A modular refrigeration system comprising one or more structural components configured to store food, wherein the one or more structural components comprise: an internal compartment configured to store the food; an outer vessel configured to hold the inner compartment; and a cavity formed by the internal compartment and the outer vessel and configured to hold an absorbent material, wherein the outer vessel, the internal compartment, and the absorbent material maintain the food in the internal compartment within a first predetermined temperature range.

A headband facilitating free airflow to the scalp is disclosed, comprising a support structure and a plurality of spacers. The spacers extend between the support structure and the wearer's scalp, creating a hair space for ventilation and defining scalp touch zones for comfortable support. The support structure can be a belt, a ring, or integrated directly into the hat body. Spacers may be helical (spiral), posts, or other shapes. In a preferred embodiment, spacers in the forehead region are modified for enhanced sweat absorption, such as by wrapping a portion of a helical spacer with an absorbent material. A jig is also disclosed for facilitating assembly of the headband. The headband provides improved ventilation and comfort compared to traditional headbands.

A method for formulating an agricultural fertilizer composition contains the step of coating a granular absorbent material with a coating agent to produce a coated absorbent material and mixing the coated absorbent material with an absorbable agent, wherein the coated absorbent material absorbs the absorbable agent to form the agricultural fertilizer composition. In one aspect, agricultural fertilizer compositions that can absorb liquids in many applications, including agricultural, horticultural and fertilizer purposes, are also disclosed.

An absorbent penile enclosure that includes a unitary body with an absorbent layup including an inner layer of a permeable material fabric material, including an intermediate superimposed over the inner layer and of a fabric absorbent material, including an exterior layer superimposed over and enclosing the intermediate layer and of an impervious material and that is configured with a base portion defined by two opposing outer side edges of the unitary body, an outer lower edge, and an outer upper edge, having the absorbent layup thereon spanning along the base portion, and having a base fastener disposed proximal to one of the two opposing outer side edges and with two auxiliary coupling members each extending outwardly from the outer upper edge of the base portion, disposed in a cantilevered configuration with a distal edge, having the absorbent layup thereon, and having an auxiliary fastener disposed proximal to the distal edge.

The detection device comprises a first water-absorbing material which is used for contacting a liquid sample and is provided with a first test area, a second water-absorbing material which is used for contacting the liquid sample and is provided with a second test area, and a third water-absorbing material which is used for contacting the liquid sample and is provided with a second test area, in a preferred manner, the flow rate of the first water absorbent material is slower than the flow rate of the second material.

Syringe tip caps are described herein. Such syringe tip caps may include a cup, a cap, a locking feature, a peelable seal and an absorbent material. The cap having locking features and a chamber appropriately sized to adapt to and interlock with an annular wall of the cup.

The invention relates to an aroma diffuser for a disposable water bottle, particularly a plastic one, comprising a neck surrounded by a thread for a screw cap and a collar located below the thread of the neck, comprising: an aroma reservoir, comprising: a hollow body: annular / partially annular in shape so as to be able to be placed around the neck of the bottle, below the collar, and comprising one or more aroma diffusion orifices; an absorbent material suitable for: containing at least one aroma in liquid form; at least one aroma capsule, comprising a closed outer casing, containing a liquid aroma, being capable of opening so that the aroma is released into the absorbent material by simple pressure exerted on a portion of the aroma reservoir, the aroma capsule being located inside the absorbent material which is surrounded by the hollow body. Figure for the abstract: Figure 7

An absorbent material comprising an intake layer and an absorbent layer wherein the material has a saturation capacity greater than 125 grams, and a second intake time of less than 50 seconds and a we

A method of capturing and disposing of fats, oil and / or grease (“FOG”) is disclosed. The method includes: providing a porous container formed of a porous fabric, wherein the porous container is filled with an absorbent material capable of absorbing a quantity of the fats, oil, and / or grease through the porous fabric of the porous container; placing the porous container and the absorbent material contained therein in a grease trap; allowing the grease trap to fill up with water and a mixture of fats, oil, and / or grease; removing the fats, oil, and / or grease from the grease trap after a period of time, while the water remains in the grease trap; and transporting the fats, oil, and / or grease.

The invention discloses a water-absorbing material for soil water retention and fertilizer self-supply as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of soil water retention functional materials and preparation thereof. The water absorbing material is particulate matters with a graded micro-nano structure prepared by reacting natural agricultural and forestry wastes, animal wastes, acrylic acid or derivatives thereof, an initiator, a cross-linking agent and inorganic minerals; the mass ratio of the natural agricultural and forestry waste to the animal waste to the acrylic acid or the derivative thereof to the initiator to the cross-linking agent to the inorganic mineral is 100: (10-300): (500-6000): (5-100): (2-50): (10-200). The water absorbing material not only can be degraded under ultraviolet light, but also has high water absorption rate, can maintain water absorption performance after circulating freezing and thawing treatment, and spontaneously provides nutrients for soil.

This disclosure includes ice packs that comprise paper and absorbent material, and also includes various methods of making, adding liquid to, freezing, shipping, and / or using such ice packs. This disclosure also includes assemblies that include one or more such ice packs, such as, for example, a container of a plurality of such ice packs in dry, wet, and / or frozen states, or a container that includes an ice pack in a hydrated, frozen state and one or more perishable items.

A personal hygiene absorbent article (20) having a topsheet (24), a backsheet (25) and an absorbent core (28) between the topsheet and the backsheet, the absorbent core having a core wrap top layer (45), a core wrap bottom layer (46), an absorbent material layer (60) therebetween, wherein the absorbent layer includes one elongated absorbent material-free channel (26), and an auxiliary glue (70) disposed between the absorbent material and at least one of the core wrap top layer or bottom layer is presented. The channel has a channel bond (27) between the core wrap top layer (45) and the core wrap bottom layer (46), the channel bond is partially formed by the auxiliary glue (70), wherein the auxiliary glue includes a plurality of parallel auxiliary glue stripes, wherein two adjacent stripes are separated by a gap (86, 88). The auxiliary glue stripes have an irregular pattern.

The utility model relates to the technical field of disposable absorption articles, and provides a pair of pull-ups with light and thin waistlines, which is used for solving the problem of poor breathability of the waistlines of the pull-ups and comprises an outer surface layer, an inner surface layer, an absorption core and an elastic leg circumference, the elastic waistline comprises an outer waist layer, an elastic layer and an inner waist layer, and elastic threads are glued between the outer waist layer and the inner waist layer; the inner waist layer is made of low-gram-weight water-repellent non-woven fabric, and the outer waist layer is made of high-gram-weight water-repellent non-woven fabric. The outer end edge of the inner waist layer extends towards the inner surface of the inner waist layer and is folded to cover the end of the absorption core to form a light and thin breathable layer, the outer end edge of the outer waist layer extends towards the light and thin breathable layer and is folded to form a waist ring layer, and the width of the waist ring layer is 10-30 mm. A gluing part enabling the waist ring layer to be fixedly bonded to the light and thin breathable layer is arranged between the inner end edge of the waist ring layer and the light and thin breathable layer, and a gap is formed between the upper end of the waist ring layer and the light and thin breathable layer.

An absorbent article is provided that can further improve the fit relative to the excretion opening by utilizing a central pleat. The absorbent article (1) comprises: an absorbent body (30) having absorbent material; a top sheet (21) disposed in a central region (R10) of the width center (1CW) of the absorbent article, which abuts against the wearer's skin; and a central pleat (40) disposed between the top sheet and the absorbent body, which raises the top sheet toward the skin side (T1) in the central region. The central pleat has a central telescopic member (42) that extends at least in the front-back direction. The central pleat is engaged with the top sheet at a pair of first joints (45) on both sides relative to the width center of the article, and engaged with the absorbent body at a pair of second joints (46) on both sides relative to the width center of the article.

The invention relates to a glazing unit (10) comprising glazed walls (7) forming a cavity, which cavity includes a device comprising at least one plate (3) having a plurality of perforations (6) arranged periodically and defining a chamber (2) located within the cavity, the chamber (2) containing a compressible porous absorbent material (8) arranged to be, in a first state of insertion, compressed for its introduction into said chamber (2), and, in a second state of operation, expanded to conform to the walls of said chamber (2), said compressible porous absorbent material retaining the same acoustic performance in said first state of insertion and in said second state of operation. The invention also relates to such a device, and a method for manufacturing the glazing unit. Abstract figure: [Fig. 1]