Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Jeffrey David Shelley

Kurtis Lee Brown

Jose Enrique Maldonado

Braulio Arturo Polanco

Duane Gerard Krzysik

William A Hendrickson

Frank Paul Abuto

John David Amundson

Richard Daniel Pike

Michael Scott Brunner

Alan Edward Wright

Michael Charles Cook

David Charles Musil

Michael Allen Daley

David J Drath

Wael Rafat Joseph

Brian Patrick Argo

Larry Edgerton Brown

Hal Arthur LaFleur, Iii

Kurtis L Brown

Microencapsulated delivery vehicles comprising an active agent are disclosed. In one embodiment, the microencapsulated delivery vehicles are heat delivery vehicles capable of generating heat upon activation. The microencapsulated heat delivery vehicles may be introduced into wet wipes such that, upon activation, the wet wipe solution is warmed resulting in a warm sensation on a user's skin. Any number of other active ingredients, such as cooling agents and biocides, can also be incorporated into a microencapsulated delivery vehicle.

Wipes including microencapsulated delivery vehicles and phase change materials

A multilayer laminate is produced with in-line fabric deposition. One layer of the multilayer laminate has stable, heat-set, helically crimped fibers which are uncompacted and therefore retain their loft.

Multilayer approach to producing homofilament crimp spunbond

Robust homofilament fibers are meltspun from a differently shaped dual capillary spinneret design to induce differential fiber morphology to produce crimping. Crimping may further be aided by quenching and drawing of the fibers.

Dual capillary spinneret for production of homofilament crimp fibers

Stable, heat-set, helically crimped fibers are economically produced with in-line fabric deposition and heat setting and are uncompacted to retain their loft.

In-line heat treatment of homofilament crimp fibers

Robust round homofilament fibers are meltspun from a spinneret having two conjoined capillaries of different length to diameter ratio to induce differential shear to produce fiber crimping. Crimping may further be aided by quenching of the fibers.

Dual capillary spinneret with single outlet for production of homofilament crimp fibers

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Appleton, WI, United States of America

Jeffrey David Shelley