Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Candace Dyan Krautkramer

Robert Lee Popp

Eric Donald Johnson

Daniel Robert Schlinz

David Glen Biggs

Andrew Thomas Hammond

Adrienne Rae Loyd

Carmen Lira

Thomas Gerard Shannon

David Martin Jackson

Bo Shi

Clifford Jackson Ellis

Michael William Veith

Jack Nelson Lindon

John Gavin MacDonald

James Hongxue Wang

Russell Frederick Ross

Ali Yahiaoui

Mary Lou McDaniel

Garry Roland Woltman

David Louis Zenker

Hoa La Wilhelm

Margaret Gwyn Latimer

Theodore T Tower

Rob David Everett

Dave Allen Soerens

David William Koenig

Jian Qin

Lawrence Howell Sawyer

Susan Elaine Shawver

Franz Aschenbrenner

Donald Eugene Waldroup

Debra Jean McDowall

Davis Dang Hoang Nhan

David John Enz

Cathleen Mae Uttecht

Sylvia Bandy Little

Richard Norris Dodge, Ii

Shannon Kathleen Melius

Yvette Lynn Hammonds

Kathy Geralyn Richardson

David Charles Potts

Brenda Marie Nelson

Jennifer Elizabeth Pozniak

Connie Lynn Hetzler

Deborah Joy Calewarts

Niall Finn

Andy R Butler

Leila Joy Roberson

Kendell Jean Williams

Melissa Jean Dennis

Scott S C Kirby

Jose Kollakompil Abraham

Deborah Snell Hannah

Thomas William Van Den Bogart

Russell Paul George

Toan Thanh LeMinh

Roxanne Belinda Hallock

Kenneth Russell Casson

Suzanne K Sullivan Conrad

Carmen Lira-Núñez

Scott Sc Kirby

Michael Allen Daley

Henry L Griesbach

Douglas Robert Hoffman

Lisha Yu

Robert Cosmo Di Luccio

Katie Ann Boland

Jason Matthew Laumer

Priscilla Eng Choo Goh

DooHong Kim

Cheryl Ann Mocadlo

Eric Scott Kepner

Meijia Ng

Alice Y Romans-Hess

Wendy L Hamilton

Katherine Denise Stahl

Francis P Abuto

Kambiz Bayat Makoui

Kristin Ann Goerg-Wood

Matthew David Young

YeinSze Ong

Patsy Ann Krautkramer

Karyn Clare Schroeder

Gregory Marc Lefkowitz

Mary Alice Berceau

Jeffrey Frank Jurena

Jason Matthew English

Keyur M Desai

Jennifer L Misek

Stuart James Burgan

Kwee Ling Cheng

Suzanne K Vanderloop

Danielle G Finger

Jamie L Gloede

Peter S Gebhardt

Amanda J Carlson

Julie Anne Draves

Kendell Jean Wendrick

Katie McMillen

An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article. In one aspect, the absorbent article comprises a body facing material having a first layer and a second layer with fibers of the layers entangled with each other. The body facing material can further comprise projections and land areas adjacent to the projections along with apertures in the land area.

Absorbent article with a fluid entangled body facing material including a plurality of projections

An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article. In one example, the article can include an outer cover, a body facing material, and an absorbent body. The body facing material can include a plurality of projections with a land area disposed between the plurality of projections, wherein the land area has an open area greater than about 10% open area in a chosen area.

Improved skin-adhesive compositions for bonding a substrate, such as an absorbent article, to skin are disclosed. More particularly, the skin-adhesive composition has an improved, yet gentle, adhesion to the skin of a user, while maintaining strong, effective bonding to various inanimate, non-skin substrates. In one embodiment, the skin-adhesive composition can provide one or more skin benefit agents to the user. The skin-adhesive composition may be applied to an absorbent article, such as a panty-liner, sanitary napkin, or an incontinence article, for directly adhering the article to the skin of a user.

Absorbent articles containing a multifunctional gel

An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article.

Absorbent article with a fluid-entangled body facing material including a plurality of hollow projections

A feminine care absorbent article includes an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. A shell is provided for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer's body. The adhesive has a non-uniform adhesive pattern.

Body adhering absorbent article

Novel pulps comprising conventional papermaking and macroalgae fibers are provided. By combining conventional papermaking fibers with never-dried macroalgae fibers, rather than dried macroalgae fibers, the disclosure provides pulp sheets having improved characteristics such as tensile and burst strength, with minimal deterioration in freeness.

High strength macroalgae pulps

An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates can include a fluid-entangled body facing material including a support layer and a projection layer. The fluid-entangled body facing material can include a plurality of hollow projections formed from a first plurality of fibers in the projection layer. The hollow projections can extend from the outer surface of the projection layer in a direction away from the support layer. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article.

A method of making a resilient tampon includes the steps of providing binder fibers having an average fiber length of at least 35 mm; combining the binder fibers to form a loose fleece; activating the binder fibers; and compressing a portion of the loose fleece into a pledget after activating the binder fibers. A resilient tampon includes 70 wt % to 95 wt % absorbent fibers and 5 wt % to 30 wt % bicomponent binder fibers. The binder fibers have an average fiber length greater than 35 mm.

Resilient tampon and method for making

An electronic discriminating device incorporating a non-contact electronic sensor array, a controller, and a signaling device that may indicate the presence of urine and/or bowel movement is disclosed. In particular, the electronic discriminating device can discriminate between an insult of urine only and an insult containing bowel movement. The device can then generate different alerts based on the type of insult. The electronic discriminating device may also emit a signal at or near the opening of an absorbent article or transmit the alert wirelessly to a radio, computer device, or smartphone.

Electronic discriminating device for body exudate detection

An absorbent article incorporating a non-contact electronic sensor array that may indicate the presence of a body exudate is disclosed. In particular, the absorbent article includes at least a non-contact electronic sensor array that may include one or more gas sensors, a controller and a signaling device. The signaling device is capable of alerting a user (wearer or caregiver) that an insult of urine or bowel movement has occurred. In accordance with the present disclosure, various attachment mechanisms are disclosed for attaching the non-contact electronic sensor array, controller and signaling device to an absorbent article.

Absorbent article with sensor array for body exudate detection

The present invention provides a body adhering absorbent articles which is capable of absorbing bodily fluids. In particular embodiment of the present invention, provided is an absorbent article which is specifically designed for attachment to a wearer's skin in the vulva region of the wearer's torso.

The disclosure provides tissue webs, and products incorporating the same, where the webs comprise macroalgae fibers. More specifically the disclosure provides soft and durable tissue webs comprising at least about 1 percent macroalgae fiber by weight of the web. In the tissue webs of the present disclosure, macroalgae fibers may preferably replace high average fiber length wood fibers, which increases the strength and durability of the web without negatively stiffness.

Tissue comprising macroalgae

In a body adhering absorbent article, an absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. A shell supports the absorbent structure at the vaginal region and has an adhesive on a body-facing surface thereof for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. A placement aid is disposed on at least one of the absorbent structure and the shell to facilitate placement on the wearer. Securement components may be provided for securing the article in a folded configuration during wear and/or to the wearer's undergarment. Detachment components may also be provided to facilitate detachment of the article from the wearer.

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Neenah, WI, United States of America

Candace Dyan Krautkramer