Disposable absorbent article

Description

The FIGURE is a top plan view of a disposable absorbent article, showing my new design.

The surfaces not shown of the disposable absorbent article form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a disposable absorbent article, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Sugahara; Kazuko (Osaka, JP)
Assignee:	The Procter & Gamble Company (Cincinnati, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/089,031
Filed:	June 5, 1998

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	744892	Nov 8, 1996
	PCTUS9209718	Nov 6, 1992

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Nov 11, 1991 [JP]			3-110211
Sep 21, 1992 [JP]			4-251718

Current U.S. Class:	D24/125
Current International Class:	2404
Field of Search:	;D24/125,124 ;604/358,384,385.1,386,387,389,390,391

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Primary Examiner: Reid; Stella
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Bamber; Jeffrey V.