Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

HyungByum Kim

HyungWoo Park

EunJung B Kang

Jeremy S LeMere

Gerald P Van Oursouw

DooHong Kim

Garry Roland Woltman

Kristi Jo Bryant

SeongDae Roh

JuHyung Lee

MoonYoung Cho

KueYoung You

Lloyd Carl Hietpas

Glory Framary Ceman

Clarice Marie Theisen

Minjae Lee

KyungShin Kim

Sue Oates

Julie Prescher

Glory F Ceman

Shelley Rasmussen, Sr

Kenneth S Simington

Ward Elwood

Dave Krysiak

HoSun Lee

Karyn C Schroeder

An absorbent article includes two planar liquid permeable topsheet layers with a first topsheet layer suspended from the longitudinal ends of the second topsheet layer. The first topsheet layer is of shorter length than the second topsheet layer such that the relaxed absorbent article includes a curvature along its length. The first topsheet layer defines a central opening and two end openings which allow for air circulation through the article and also for the second topsheet layer to be seen through the openings in the first topsheet layer. While the first topsheet layer is at least extensible, it is desirably elastic.

Absorbent article with elevated skin-contacting topsheet layer

Improving the recovery from recycling a disposable absorbent article including superabsorbent polymer includes separating the article into a mixed polymeric material/cellulosic fiber stream and a superabsorbent polymer/fibers stream; and processing the mixed polymeric material/cellulosic fiber stream using an enzyme to release the cellulosic fibers from the polymeric materials. The method can also include shredding the disposable absorbent article; re-pulping the shredded disposable absorbent article; and dehydrating the superabsorbent polymer, wherein dehydrating includes belching fluid from swollen superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) by immersing swollen SAP in a gel state into a composition for removing moisture, wherein seawater and 0.5 to 3% by weight of calcium chloride based on the weight of seawater are mixed for 10 minutes to 4 hours.

Improving the purity of materials recycled from disposable absorbent articles

A feminine care absorbent article that contains multiple printed patterns of graphical objects visible from a body facing surface is provided. The layout and design of the patterns are carefully selected in the present invention to achieve a synergistic masking effect that helps visually disguise the presence of bodily fluids or stains around the periphery of the article. Such 'passive' stain masking is achieved, in part, through the use of printed patterns that are distributed in an asymmetric manner about both the longitudinal and transverse centerlines of the article. The printed patterns are also located at or near the periphery of the article and at least partially extend into portions of the body facing surface that overlie the absorbent core. The pattern design is also such that a majority of an interior zone of the absorbent article is generally free of printed graphical objects.

Absorbent article having asymmetric printed patterns for providing a functional cue

The present application discloses and claims an absorbent article which utilizes a stabilizing member within the article having a design which is intended to reduce the amount of vertical bunching of the product when the product is subjected to lateral compressive forces as are commonly exerted by a wearer during use of the article.

Absorbent article with stabilization member

Cloud embossed surface pattern for an absorbent article

Flower and dot with cloud embossed surface pattern for an absorbent article

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

HyungByum Kim