Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Jennifer L Misek

Candace Dyan Krautkramer

Shannon Kathleen Melius

Jennifer Elizabeth Pozniak

Brian Keith Rhodes

Terri Lynn Meisel

Wendy L Hamilton

Alice Y Romans-Hess

Patsy Ann Krautkramer

Mary Alice Berceau

Cole William Poole

Jason Matthew English

Stuart James Burgan

Peter S Gebhardt

Amanda J Carlson

Jamie L Gloede

Danielle G Finger

Jason M English

A disposable absorbent article is presenting having multiple components and including an inspection region subject to inspection using infrared radiation, wherein the inspection region includes a junction of two components; and a printed graphic in the inspection region, wherein the ink used to print the graphic includes no carbon black colorant such that the printed graphic is substantially transparent to infrared radiation. In addition, a disposable absorbent article having multiple components includes a printed graphic in an inspection region subject to inspection using infrared radiation, the printed graphic including black ink having no carbon black colorant such that the printed graphic is substantially transparent to infrared radiation.

Disposable absorbent articles incorporating black-free colorants

An absorbent feminine care article () having a longitudinal direction (), a lateral direction (), first and second longitudinally opposed end portions (), and an intermediate portion () located between the end portions. The article () comprises an absorbent body structure () sandwiched between a cover () and a baffle (). In a particular aspect, the absorbent structure () can include an intake layer () and a shaping layer (). In other aspects, the intake layer () and shaping layer () can have differently configured absorbent capacities, differently configured densities, differently configured basis weights and/or differently configured sizes which are selectively arranged to provide desired combinations of liquid intake rate, absorbent retention capacity, shape maintenance, and aesthetics.

Multilayer absorbent article

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Cumming, GA, United States of America

Jennifer L Misek