Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Kimberly-clark Corporation

Mark Charles Jacobs

Michael Barth Venturino

David W Heyn

Leon Robert Flesburg

Ann Louise McCormack

William S Pomplun

Richard Daniel Pike

Pamela Jean Mayberry

Gordon Allen Shaw

Stanley Michael Gryskiewicz

Douglas Bryan Cole

Wanda Walton Jackson

Donald Joseph Sanders

Lee Patrick Garvey

Rob David Everett

Andrew Edsel Huntoon

David Andrae Justmann

James Arthur Davis

Frank Andrew Rosch, Iii

Mark George Everson

Scott Richard Lange

Leslie Warren Collier, Iv

Gerald Lewis Clark

Mary Garvie Weber

Attila Matray

Rodney C Christianson

Jennifer Lynn Dopke

Keith Gervaise Bellin

Stuart James Burgan

Marshall Kenneth Bryant

Susan Marie Vanage

Lisette Marie Curtin

Lawrence Paul Plaia

David Kurth Foth

Leon R Flesburg

Jennifer L Dopke

A method is provided for making absorbent pads that may have a longitudinally asymmetric shape. The pads may be used in various consumer absorbent articles. The method includes delivering a supply of an absorbent web material in a machine-direction and cutting the absorbent web material in a cross-direction to form a repeating nested pattern of generally identically shaped and oppositely oriented absorbent pads, the pads being disposed longitudinally in the cross-direction of the absorbent web. The pads are longitudinally asymmetric and nested such that the crotch portion of one pad is oriented towards the back portions of immediately adjacent pads, and adjacent nested pads share defining cut lines such that there is no wastage of absorbent web material between the nested pads.

Cross-machine-direction nested absorbent pads with minimal waste geometries

A method and apparatus ( ) for making an absorbent article can include a delivering of a first contoured web-strip ( ) from a first production supply ( ) of contoured web-strip material, with the first contoured web-strip ( ) presenting a primary production sequence of side edge contours during its delivery. At least a second contoured web-strip ( ) can be delivered from a second production supply ( ) of the contoured web-strip material, with the second contoured web-strip ( ) also presenting the primary production sequence of side edge contours during its delivery. In a particular aspect, the first and second contoured web-strips ( and ) have been produced from a web ( ) of absorbent material which has been divided to provided at least two web-strips ( ) having a substantially nested configuration. In another aspect, the first web-strip ( ) provides a first orientation which presents a first sequence of side edge contours; and the second web-strip ( ) provides a longitudinally-reversed orientation which presents a different, substantially reversed sequence of side edge contours. In an additional aspect, the web-strips ( ) have been separately stored to provide the first and second production supplies ( ) of contoured web-strip material.

Apparatus and process for converting asymmetrically nested absorbent webs

A 3-dimension thermoformed bicomponent fiber nonwoven material comprising a lofty bicomponent material layer forming a plurality of peaks separated from one another by channels and having a basis weight in the range of about 0.5 to 7.0 ounces per square yard. The bicomponent material layer comprises a structural component and a heat activatable adhesive component suitable for thermoforming. Also disclosed are various configurations of this material suitable for use in absorbent personal care articles such as sanitary napkins, disposable diapers, incontinent-care pads and the like.

Ultra resilient three-dimensional nonwoven fiber material and process

A method and apparatus for enveloping a series of absorbent cores with a fluid-permeable layer includes a first web supplying mechanism for providing a first layer of fluid-permeable material, and a depositing mechanism for positioning a series of absorbent cores on the first layer. Each of the absorbent cores defines a periphery thereof and includes superabsorbent material therein. A second web supplying means provides a second layer of fluid-permeable material to sandwich the absorbent cores between the first and second layers. A sealing mechanism secures the first layer to the second layer along an attachment region thereof which is located adjacent to at least a pair of side edge regions of the absorbent cores. The attachment region is constructed to substantially prevent movement of superabsorbent material from the absorbent cores through the attachment region. A separating mechanism removes selected regions of the first and second layers which are located adjacent to the attachment region and are spaced from the absorbent cores.

Method and apparatus for sealing absorbent materials in an absorbent

A method for forming a plurality of fastener components comprises providing a composite web which includes a web of hook material. The hook material includes a hook base layer which has a longitudinally extending medial section located between first and second, laterally opposed, longitudinally extending side sections of the web of hook material. Each of the side sections has a plurality of hook elements which are integrally formed with the base layer and extend away from a base plane of the hook base layer, and the hook elements are configured to operably engage a selected, cooperating loop material to provide an operative fastening. The medial section has a relatively lower density of the hook elements per unit area, as compared to the side sections. The web of hook material has an extending section of carrier web material attached to extend laterally outboard from each of the side sections of the web of hook material. Each section of carrier web material may have an extending web of panel material attached to extend laterally outboard from each section of carrier web material. At least the web of hook material is divided along a serpentine division line which extends generally longitudinally along the web of hook material, and the composite web is selectively segmented to provide for the plurality of fastener components.

Process for making a mechanical fastener having a grip tab

A heat-shrinkable elastomer having a first length is produced by uniaxially orienting a copolymer having hard block and elastomeric soft block polymer segments to a second length which is substantially greater than a third length at which partial permanent deformation occurs. Upon removal of the tensioning force, the stretched elastomer naturally relaxes to the third length which is substantially greater than the first length but less than the second length. Upon application of heat, the elastomer shrinks and recovers its elastic properties. The heat-shrinkable elastomer can be coextruded by conventional techniques as a core layer disposed between nonelastic outer layers or skins, and the resulting coextruded elastomer can be uniaxially tensioned as above. Articles or garments such as disposable diapers advantageously use the heat-shrinkable elastomer of the present invention as a means to shirr portions thereof, such as waistbands.

Method of producing a heat shrinkable elastomer and articles utilizing

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Appleton, WI, United States of America

Mark Charles Jacobs