US 20160038628Al  c19)  United States  c12)  Patent Application Publication  KLOFTA et al.  c10)  Pub. No.: US 2016/0038628 Al  (43)  Pub. Date:  Feb. 11, 2016  (54)  WETNESS INDICATOR WITH PERMANENT  COLORANT  (71)  Applicant:  The Procter  &  Gamble Company,  Cincinnati, OH (US)  (72)  Inventors:  Thomas James KLOFTA,  Cincinnati,  OH (US);  Johannson Jimmy TEE, JR.,  Mason, OH (US)  (21)  Appl. No.:  14/819,501  (22)  Filed:  Aug. 6, 2015  (51)  Int. Cl.  (52)  U.S. Cl.  CPC .................  A61L 15156  (2013.01);  A61F 13/42  (2013.01);  A61L 15120  (2013.01);  A61L 15134  (2013.01);  A61L 15126  (2013.01);  GOIN 21180  (2013.01);  A61F 2013/422  (2013.01);  A61F  2013/427  (2013.01);  A61F 2013/429  (2013.01)  (60)  Provisional application No. 62/034,355, filed on Aug.  7, 2014.  ABSTRACT  (57)  Related U.S. Application Data  Publication Classification  A61L 15156  GOJN21/80  A61L 15134  A61L 15126  A61F 13/42  A61L 15120  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  A wetness indicating composition is provided, comprising a  liquid-activated colorant, a permanent colorant, and a binding  matrix.  20  52-,  \  \  110"\  26  \  ’---..- 34  100  )  ~-.........  ’  ,’---- ----....!~  I\,.  1  /  I  ~  ----J- -_; - ~  r---- 1 ..........  /.l.mm~  i  +  ;  I  r  ..,  60  i  I  ’I  I  ..,  I  I  1’  I  I  n  II  !I  I  I  I  I  II  I  I  ’11  I  ii  I  __  ..J_  ii  I  I  I  I  ii  I  I  1 ,  I  I  L-1-1------,--...._  I  I  I  I  I  I.. I  ~  __ __,,.24  __  ___L _____  _  - I ---I.I --------- 40- I  I  I  I  I  I  I  I  I  34- ,,  1  ii  I  ii  I  ii  I  ii  I  ii  I  11  - - -32  I  II  I  Ii  \  Ii  I  Ii  I  Ii  I  Ii  ..,  I  -----1  )  52  40  50  50  i  ; r  36  37  38 