Owner Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

Inventors Gehling, Steven Craig; Geiser, Kimberly Marie; Dvoracek, Barbara Jo; Koenig, David William; Minerath, Bernard Joseph; Krzysik, Duane Gerard; Keely, Charles Christopher; Tyrrell, David John; Lindsay, Jeffrey Dean

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2002259337

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/020240

Priority 60/315,882 29.08.01 US; 10/027,269 21.12.01 US

Filing date 4 June 2002

Wipo publication date 18 March 2003

Acceptance publication date 1 March 2007

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