Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Kimberly-clark Corporation

Mark George Everson

Paul Joseph Datta

Michael Tod Morman

Thomas Harold Roessler

Yung Hsiang Huang

Duane Girard Uitenbroek

Paul Theodore VanGompel

Gary Lee Travis

David Martin Jackson

Ann Louise McCormack

Timothy James Blenke

John David Amundson

Richard Daniel Pike

Pamela Jean Mayberry

Catherine Marguerite Hancock-Cooke

Gordon Allen Shaw

Yvette Lynn Hammonds

David Craige Strack

Stanley Michael Gryskiewicz

Teresa Marie Zander

Walter Theodore Schultz

Douglas Bryan Cole

Alan Francis Schleinz

John Edward Kerins

Wanda Walton Jackson

Thomas J Kopacz

Ronald Alex Hilt

Andrew Edsel Huntoon

Kristi Jo Bryant

Barbara Ann Gossen

Charles Allen Smith

Richard Thomas Wehrle

James Arthur Davis

Frank Andrew Rosch, Iii

Gerald Lewis Clark

Scott Richard Lange

Leslie Warren Collier, Iv

Stephen Carl Baumgartner

Peter Shawn Lortscher

Patrick Dean Abney

Mark Charles Jacobs

Annamaria Cesco-Cancian

Julie Ann Moser

Mary Garvie Weber

John Charles Eckert

Marshall Kenneth Bryant

Susan Marie Vanage

Catherine Marguerite Hancock-Cook

An absorbent article, such as a disposable diaper, includes a chassis having a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region extending between the front and back waist regions. An outer cover member and a bodyside liner extend longitudinally between the front and back waist regions. An absorbent body structure is sandwiched between the outer cover member and the bodyside liner. A waistband portion includes at least one elastomeric portion. The waistband portion has a relaxed circumference wherein between about 45% to about 70% of the circumference is defined by the elastomeric portion. The waistband portion has an extended circumference for a target wearer wherein, at the extended circumference, the elastomeric portion is extended between about 10% to about 40% of its relaxed circumferential length.

Absorbent article with an elastic waistband having a preferred ratio of elastic to non-elastic materials

A pant-like, prefastened, disposable absorbent article having side seams which include a front ear passively bonded to a back ear, wherein the front ear is releasable from the back ear desirably without tearing or damaging the back ear. The tearable front ear has a basis weight less than a basis weight of the back ear.

Product seal of dissimilar materials

A disposable absorbent article is provided which includes a substantially liquid-impermeable, extensible outer cover, a liquid permeable, extensible bodyside liner, and an absorbent body located between the outer cover and the bodyside liner. The extensible outer cover and extensible bodyside liner can be configured to provide a substantially permanent deformation of at least about 10 percent when subjected to a tensile force of 100 gmf per inch (per 2.54 cm) of width according to the Material Elongation and Deformation Tensile Test set forth herein.

Absorbent article having an extensible outer cover and an extensible bodyside liner

A disposable absorbent article is provided which includes a substantially liquid-impermeable outer cover, a liquid permeable bodyside liner, an absorbent body located between the outer cover and the bodyside liner, and a pair of leg elastics located on the laterally opposed side edges of the article in at least the intermediate section of the article. The outer cover can be configured to provide a substantially permanent deformation of at least about 10 percent when subjected to a tensile force of 100 gmf per inch (per 2.54 cm) of width according to the Material Elongation and Deformation Tensile Test set forth herein. The permanent deformation of the outer cover in use can result in the article having a substantially permanent leg elastic deformation value of at least about 3 percent when subjected to the Product Deformation Test set forth herein.

Absorbent article having enhanced leg curvature in use

Absorbent article

An improved wet wipe includes a multiple layer basesheet to provide a unique combination of properties to the wipe which are not capable in a single layer basesheet. The layered basesheet includes at least two layers which include different fibers and have different physical properties. One of the layers may include polyethylene fibers to provide a soft, gentle feel for contacting the skin of the user during use while the other layer may include polypropylene fibers to provide strength and resiliency to the wipe to withstand the forces exerted by the user, and maintain its shape and integrity in use.

Wet wipes with improved softness

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 wet wipe having an improved dispensability and a method of producing the same are described. The wet wipe defines a pair of opposite end edges. At least a portion of one of the end edges is configured in a non-linear pattern which is adapted to facilitate a dispensing of the wet wipe. The end edge of the wet wipe which is configured in the non-linear pattern is further configured to provide a peel force of no more than 50 grams and a peel force ratio of at least 1.1. The wet wipe is also configured to provide an average dispensing force of no more than 10 grams and a dispensing force ratio of at least 1.1.

Wet wipes having improved dispensability

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Neenah, WI, United States of America

Mark George Everson