P&G issued US patent for 'absorbent article comprising a malodor control composition having an acid catalyst'

Nevin Barich

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia , March 19, 2014 (U.S. Fed News) – United States Patent no. 8,674,167, issued on March 18, was assigned to The Procter and Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Absorbent article comprising a malodor control composition having an acid catalyst" was invented by Ricky Ah-Man Woo (Hamilton, Ohio), Steven Anthony Horenziak (Cincinnati), Rhonda Jean Jackson (Cincinnati), Zaiyou Liu (West Chester, Ohio), Michael-Vincent Nario Malanyaon (Indian Springs, Ohio), Jason John Olchovy (West Chester, Ohio) and Christine Marie Readnour (Fort Mitchell, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An absorbent article comprising a malodor control composition having at least one volatile aldehyde and an acid catalyst, and methods of use thereof, are provided. The malodor control composition is suitable for a variety of absorbent articles, including use in diapers, toddler training pants, adult incontinence garments, sanitary napkins, pantiliners, interlabial devices, hemorrhoid pads, and the like."

The patent was filed on Dec. 16, 2010, under Application No. 12/970,098.

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