Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Marshall Kenneth Bryant

Ann Louise McCormack

Richard Daniel Pike

Pamela Jean Mayberry

Gordon Allen Shaw

Stanley Michael Gryskiewicz

Douglas Bryan Cole

Wanda Walton Jackson

Andrew Edsel Huntoon

James Arthur Davis

Frank Andrew Rosch, Iii

Gerald Lewis Clark

Leslie Warren Collier, Iv

Mark George Everson

Scott Richard Lange

Mark Charles Jacobs

Mary Garvie Weber

Susan Marie Vanage

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

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Lithonia, GA, United States of America

Marshall Kenneth Bryant