Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Kendell Jean Williams

Robert Lee Popp

Eric Donald Johnson

Daniel Robert Schlinz

David Glen Biggs

Andrew Thomas Hammond

Niall Finn

Andy R Butler

David Arthur Fell

Candace Dyan Krautkramer

David John Paulson

James George Van Himbergen

Nicholas Alan Kraft

Steven Michael Hurley

Donald LeRoy Smith

Scott S C Kirby

Leila Joy Roberson

Thomas Gerard Vercauteren

Sara Lynn Rosack

Johanna Marie Buss

Scott Sc Kirby

Lawrence Howell Sawyer

Richard Norris Dodge, Ii

Debra Jean McDowall

Michael William Veith

EoYeon Hwang

JinHee Lee

JinYoung Jung

WonYoung Lee

Allyson Marie Sagel

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.

A liquid absorbent structure is made by dry laying a fibrous web having incorporated therein a superabsorbent material, and applying an aqueous composite stabilizer to at least one surface of the web. The aqueous composite stabilizer imparts integrity to the resulting structure without substantially impairing the effectiveness of the superabsorbent material to absorb liquid while forming the absorbent structure without removing the water from aqueous composite stabilizer or drying out the absorbent structure. The absorbent composite absorbs the water from the aqueous composite stabilizer. The absorbent composite comprises about 70% by weight of a superabsorbent material.

Method of forming an absorbent structure

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

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.

An absorbent article having improved handling of liquid and improved intake and retention of liquid loadings during use. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of moisture in contact with a wearer's skin and can provide a feeling of softness on the skin of the wearer.

Absorbent article with point fusion bonding

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Greenville, WI, United States of America

Kendell Jean Williams