Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

KyoungRock Kim

Patricia Hwang Calhoun

Shawn Eric Jenkins

JinHo Ryu

SooYong Cho

Dami Han

SeungKeun Park

J David Tucker

YoonJae Park

HoMyung Yang

Fang Wang

JeongSook Kim

A wettable barrier fabric is provided that exhibits barrier function to dry particles and splashed liquids while also exhibiting wettability and wicking properties. A garment formed from a wettable barrier fabric that has good absorption properties and that retains good barrier properties is also provided.

Protective fabric and garments made therefrom

An off-the-face mask including a mask body comprising one or more layers and having a surface area defined by a plurality of zones, wherein at least two of the plurality of zones have different stiffness levels; and one or more straps coupled to the mask body and configured to hold the mask on a wearer of the mask.

Face mask

A personal care absorbent article is disclosed which employs a combination of void spaces, also referred to as channels, in the crotch region of the article in conjunction with shaping elastic members located outside the lateral side edges of the absorbent core, that, when coupled with strategic alignment of certain components and specifically-located folding lines, will create an article with improved convex or outward curvature of the chassis upon unfolding which provides increased spatial separation of the topsheet or body side liner of the article from the genital area of the wearer. In addition, due to the manipulation of the specific location of such elements in the article, gender specific product designs can be created which are specifically tailored to more appropriately deal with the differences in location of the male and female genitalia.

Absorbent article with channels

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Sungnam-si, South Korea

KyoungRock Kim