Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Kimberly-clark Corporation

Christopher Peter Olson

Shirlee Ann Weber

Robert Lee Popp

Joseph Daniel Coenen

David Arthur Kuen

Jack Lee Couillard

Kathleen Irene Ratliff

Shawn Ahmed Quereshi

Andrew Mark Long

Lisa Ann Dimitrijevs

Lawrence Howell Sawyer

Frank Steven Glaug

Michael John Faulks

Suzanne Marie Schmoker

James Marcus Carr

Mark Michael Mleziva

Valerie Victoria Finch

Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins

Debra Hartley Durrance

Julie Ann Paveletzke

Robert J Schleinz

Donald A Sheldon

Richard Louis Underhill

Thomas Michael Ales

Jason C Cohen

Robert Samuel Schlaupitz

Marcille Faye Ruman

David Martin Jackson

Thomas Walter Odorzynski

Jeffrey Eldon Fish

Michael Scott Brunner

Davis Dang H Nhan

Thomas M Ales, Jr

George Ikuya Nukuto

Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt

Michael Donald Sperl

Richard Warren Tanzer

Paul John Serbiak

Jaeho Kim

Robert A Stevens

Andrew Peter Bakken

Lei Huang

Yanbin Huang

Amy Lynn Fletcher

Susan Lee West

Sohyun Sara Park

Richard Harry Thiessen

Faith Eileen Cochrane

Mary P Jordan

Rebecca Suzanne Walter

Ansley Allen

Shawn Jeffrey Sullivan

Joseph Earl Pierce

Kent William Abel

Gabriel Hamman Adam

Robert David Wright

Jessica Annette Ives Dieringer

Richard Thomas Wehrle

Mark Steven Franke

Todd Christopher Larson

Angela Rae Eder

Richard Dickerson Mosbacher

Raymond Gerard St Louis

Raymond Jeffrey May

Cynthia H Hendren

L Warren Collier, Iv

Yee Yang

Cynthia Louise Wyngaard

Andrew Edward Neubauer

Sherry Ann Van Dyke

Jordyn Kaylee Somerville

Gacia Coronado

Larry H Sawyer

Tom M Ales

Shawn J Sullivan

Jens Hauvn

Lisa LeMinh

W Ann Imsangjan

Ryan James McEnenany

Thomas Michael Gage

Iii Thomas Michael Ales

James M Carr

Thomas M Iii Ales

Shirle Ann Weber

Cheryl A Perkins

Ann W Imsangjan

An absorbent article has a top sheet, a back sheet, and an absorbent assembly positioned between the back sheet and the top sheet. The absorbent article includes a fluid intake layer positioned between the absorbent assembly and the top sheet. The fluid intake layer has a rearward-facing arch located in a back portion of the fluid intake layer. The fluid intake layer has an opening. The absorbent article includes a first lateral stiffener and a second lateral stiffener extending along a majority of the longitudinal side edges of the fluid intake layer. The absorbent article includes a first flexure, a second flexure, and a third flexure in a rear portion of the absorbent article.

Absorbent article with body conforming structure

The invention provides a stack comprising a plurality of absorbent sheets stacked in facing arrangement. The stack is bound along its top edge by at least one line of stitches comprising a plurality of spaced apart stitch holes and a thread disposed therein. Individual sheets further comprise a line of perforations comprising a plurality of spaced apart perforation holes. The line of stitches and the line of perforations are such that there is generally a one-to-one numerical correspondence amongst at least a majority of the plurality of stitch holes and perforation holes.

Sewn stack of absorbent sheets

The invention relates to a stack of absorbent sheets, such as paper towels, toilet tissue, napkins, facial tissue and the like. The stack is sewn with a first line of stitching disposed adjacent to a first edge of the bound stack, such as the top edge. The stack further comprises a second line of stitches, which may be disposed adjacent to the first line of stitches. The second line of stitches comprises an unbalanced stitch to facilitate separation and removal of individual sheets.

An absorbent article can have an improved attachment to a wearer's undergarment and can maintain proper placement in the undergarment of the wearer. The absorbent article can produce less waste for the wearer of the absorbent article. The absorbent article can have a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer, an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet layer and the backsheet layer, and a pair of opposing wings. The absorbent article can have a mechanical garment attachment which can maintain the placement of the absorbent article within the wearer's undergarment.

Absorbent article with mechanical garment attachment

An absorbent article which can have longitudinal direction folded side regions. The longitudinal direction folded side regions of the absorbent article can provide the absorbent article with a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the lateral direction width of each of the front waist edge and the back waist edge can be the same. In the second configuration, the lateral direction width of the front waist edge can be smaller than the lateral direction width of the back waist edge.

Absorbent article having longitudinal direction folded side regions

The invention provides a sheet material dispenser and more particularly a dispenser for storing and dispensing a compact stack of folded tissue products. The compact stack of folded tissues may be secured by the tension of a pair of opposed side panels having a generally elliptical shape. The elliptically shaped side panels result in a rigid, resilient frame-work such that the dispenser has sufficient resiliency to maintain its shape even after a portion of the folded tissue products have been dispensed.

Flexible dispenser for compact stack of folded tissues

A disposable absorbent article includes an absorbent chassis and a fastening system that together define a refastenable pant. The refastenable pant includes a pair of elastomeric front side panels extending from the waist opening to each leg opening, a pair of elastomeric back side panels extending from the waist opening to each leg opening, and a pair of refastenable seams extending from the waist opening to each leg opening and positioned between the elastomeric front and back side panels.

Absorbent articles with refastenable side seams

Presented is a method for effectively toilet training a subject, the method including providing a disposable absorbent article to a caregiver, wherein the absorbent article includes a wetness sensor having a signaling device, and wherein the signaling device provides to the caregiver a feedback mode of an insult contemporaneous with the insult; and teaching the caregiver an appropriate response to the feedback mode as a training opportunity. Also presented is a method for toilet training a subject, the method including providing a wetness sensing system to a caregiver, the wetness sensing system including an insult indicator; indicating to the caregiver the occurrence of the insult contemporaneous with the insult; and instructing the caregiver to immediately intervene to teach the subject about the physical sensations experienced by the subject prior to and during the insult.

Toilet training using sensor and associated articles

Presented is a toilet training system including a disposable absorbent article including a first wetness sensor; a first signaling device adapted to communicate with the first wetness sensor and providing a first feedback mode of a wetness state of the disposable absorbent article; and a second signaling device adapted to communicate with the first wetness sensor and providing a second feedback mode of the wetness state of the disposable absorbent article, wherein the second feedback mode is different from the first feedback mode. Also presented is a toilet training system including a disposable absorbent article including a wetness sensor; and a signaling device adapted to communicate with the wetness sensor, wherein the signaling device includes a dynamic feedback mode system.

Sensor and associated articles for toilet training

Absorbent articles with stretch direction properties are disclosed, having at least three stretch zones. A first edge zone and a second edge zone are separated by a middle zone. The middle zone, which may the same length as each edge zone, has different stretch-direction characteristics than the edge zones. The middle zone may stretch in a single direction, whereas the edge zones may stretch in a different single direction or in bi- or multi-axial directions. The flaps may be created from the edge zones. Through this construction, the absorbent article exhibits improved fit and appearance.

Absorbent garments with multipart liner having varied stretch properties

A disposable absorbent article including a pair of first fasteners, at least a portion of each first fastener being situated inboard from each longitudinal side edge in the first waist region, each first fastener being adapted to engage at least a portion of the inner surface of the second waist region, each first fastener comprising a resilient material. The disposable absorbent article also includes a disposal fastener, at least a portion of the disposal fastener being situated inboard from the longitudinal side edge in the second waist region, the disposal fastener adapted to engage at least a portion of the outer surface, the disposal fastener comprising a resilient material.

Absorbent articles with refastenable side seams and intuitive disposal feature

Absorbent articles with carefully controlled stretch properties are disclosed. In particular, the absorbent articles have a percentage of stretch in the lateral direction at the widest portion in the front region of the article and/or in the back region in the range of from about 25% to about 150%. Additionally, at least about 70% of the above stretch resides in a first edge zone and in a second edge zone of the chassis. The first edge zone and the second edge zone are separated by a middle zone. The middle zone, which has the same length as each edge zone, is stretchable, but to a lesser extent than the edge zones. Through this construction, the absorbent article exhibits improved fit and appearance. Of particular advantage, the carefully controlled stretch properties prevent sagging or drooping of the crotch region, even after the crotch region has been wetted.

Absorbent garments with tailored stretch properties in the lateral direction

A prefastened absorbent garment is manufactured with its longitudinal axis in the machine direction. A web of garment chassis material extending in the machine direction is overlaid with a side panel web. The side panel web is attached at opposite width borders of the chassis web and has one or more complementary fasteners opposing each other in the longitudinal axis direction of the garment chassis web. The garment can be folded to place the complementary fasteners in releasable engagement and individuated from the combined chassis and side panel webs.

Refastenable absorbent product with overlaid side panels and method of making same in the machine direction

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Neenah, WI, United States of America

Christopher Peter Olson