Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Patsy Ann Krautkramer

Garry Roland Woltman

William Grover Reeves

David Fleger Bishop

Robert J Makolin

Wendy L Hamilton

Glory Framary Ceman

Maureen Myrl Falls

Marcille Faye Ruman

Daniel Robert Schlinz

Heather Anne Sorebo

Russell Evan Thorson

Bernhardt Edward Kressner

Candace Dyan Krautkramer

Catherine Marguerite Hancock-Cooke

Jennifer Elizabeth Pozniak

Katherine Carol Wheeler

John Timothy Hahn

Alice Y Romans-Hess

Russell Joseph Brumm

Kimberly Marie Downs

Mary Alice Berceau

Emmanuelle Cecile Damay

William George Stoeger

Jason Matthew English

Stuart James Burgan

Jennifer L Misek

Tami Lynn Kurtz

Danielle G Finger

Jamie L Gloede

Peter S Gebhardt

Julia Hartono

Amanda J Carlson

John T Hahn

Jason M English

A method is presented for manufacturing a disposable absorbent article having multiple components including selecting a first material appropriate for use as an outer cover; producing a chassis including the outer cover, the outer cover including an outer cover central region having an outer cover central region appearance; selecting a second material appropriate for use as an elastic panel, wherein the second material is different from the first material; and producing a first elastic panel having a first elastic panel central region. The method also includes printing the first elastic panel central region with a first elastic panel printed graphic; and attaching the first elastic panel to the chassis, wherein the selecting and printing are performed such that the first elastic panel central region gives the appearance of being substantially similar to the outer cover central region appearance.

Printed absorbent article components for a uniform appearance

Absorbent articles with carefully controlled stretch properties are provided. Of particular advantage, the carefully controlled stretch properties can prevent too much tension in the front leg area of the garment. The outer cover is constructed such that the front leg zone has a tension of less than about 1200 grams-force at about 160% to about 175% stretch in the lateral direction, and each of the front waist zone, the front crotch zone, the back crotch zone, the back leg zone, and the back waist zone of the outer cover has a tension of greater than about 1500 grams-force at about 160% to about 175% stretch in the lateral direction. Methods of making such an absorbent article are also provided.

Absorbent garments with improved fit in the front leg area

A body conformance system () includes at least one liquid-permeable, flexible containment layer (), and an operative quantity of substantially free-flowing particulate material () constrained by the flexible containment layer (). In a particular aspect, the substantially free-flowing particulate material () can exhibit a selected avalanche-time between avalanches. In another aspect, the particulate material can exhibit a selected, minimum retention capacity. In a further aspect, the system can exhibit a distinctive gap-protrusion area (). In yet another aspect, the containment layer () can include a material that has a relatively high permeability to liquid, but a relatively high resistance to a passage of the particulate material.

Enhanced body conformance with the use of free flowing particles

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 an intake layer () and a shaping layer (). In other aspects, the intake layer () and shaping layer () can have differently configured absorbent capacities, differently configured densities, differently configured basis weights and/or differently configured sizes which are selectively arranged to provide desired combinations of liquid intake rate, absorbent retention capacity, shape maintenance, and aesthetics.

Multilayer absorbent article

A method for forming a composite absorbent member is provided that includes:

Method of forming composite absorbent members

A composite absorbent member containing layers that have a controlled pore size distribution is provided. For example, in some embodiments, the composite absorbent member has an inner layer and two outer layers, in which the inner layer has a higher weight percentage of pulp fibers than the outer layers and also contains smaller pores than the outer layers. In this embodiment, the resulting composite member can have a fast intake rate, less leakage, reduced rewetting, and reduced bunching and twisting.

Composite absorbent members

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Omro, WI, United States of America

Patsy Ann Krautkramer