Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Laura Jane Walker

Tamara Lee Mace

David Michael Matela

Yvette Lynn Hammonds

Rebecca Lyn Dilnik

Michael Allen Daley

Andrew Michael Lake

Shelley Rae Rasmussen

Ann Marie Giencke

Jeffrey Dean Lindsay

Eugenio Go Varona

Lawrence Howell Sawyer

Heather Anne Sorebo

Susan Jean Moder

Arthur Edward Garavaglia

MeeWha Lee

Jaime Braverman

Teresa Marie Zander

Ronald Lee Edens

Valerie Victoria Finch

Connie Lynn Hetzler

Allan James Krueger

Marcus David Weiher

Rodney Lawrence Abba

Richard William Kubalek

Jayne B Nelson

Andrew Scott Burnes

Christine Marie Cowell

Thomas Patrick Jorgenson

Janice G Nielsen

Alexander M Schmidt-Foerst

Alexander Schmidt-Foerst

Michael Brent Kottek

Charles John Chappell

James Allyn Spiers

Ann Margaret Vanevenhoven

Sarah Elizabeth Long-Radloff

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 one or more distinctively configured embossment regions (), and the embossment regions can be distributed along the intermediate portion () of the article.

Nonlinear, undulating perimeter embossing in an absorbent article

Improved aperturing of a web can be obtained by providing pins with an extended tapered section that is substantially convex in shape. When the tapered section is longer than the penetration depth of the pins into the receiving recesses of a female roll, frictional forces in the nip between layers are reduced. Pins with extended tapered sections can be used in devices for producing apertured composite web assemblies comprising sections of absorbent matter attached to a nonwoven web or other carrier layer.

System for aperturing and coaperturing webs and web assemblies

A personal care absorbent article having a fluid intake/distribution layer, a fluid transfer delay layer disposed beneath said fluid intake/distribution layer, said fluid transfer delay layer enabling the transfer of fluid from the fluid intake/distribution layer(s) to a pad layer disposed beneath the fluid transfer delay layer while still allowing fluid distribution by the fluid intake/distribution layer along the machine direction of the article resulting in saturation levels of less than or equal to about 0.86 g/g/in of fluid in the intake/distribution layer(s) and/or essentially equal to or greater than 0.06 g/g/in. of fluid in the pad layer.

Transfer delay for increased access fluff capacity

Stabilized absorbent material and systems for personal care products having controlled placement of visco-elastic fluids

Sanitary pad for variable flow management

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Appleton, WI, United States of America

Laura Jane Walker