Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Rasha Wafik Guirguis

Michael Tod Morman

Henry Louis Griesbach, Iii

John Joseph Sayovitz

Patricia Hwang Calhoun

Gregory Todd Sudduth

Robert David Wright

Robert James Gerndt

Courtney Eileen Shea

Mark G Kupelian

Casey Lynn Dusenbery

Angela Dobson

A process for making a plurality of necked nonwoven strips having similar or identical cross-directional profiles includes the steps of slitting a neckable nonwoven web into a plurality of neckable nonwoven strips, passing the neckable nonwoven web between a first pair of nip rollers having a first surface velocity and a second pair of nip rollers having a second surface velocity greater than the first surface velocity, and necking the nonwoven web between the first pair of nip rollers and the second pair of nip rollers.

Slit neck spunbond process and material

The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a single-use, disposable absorbent laminate containing one or more layers of hydrophilic meltspun material bonded to a breathable film. The meltspun fabric layer may include at least one spunbonded fabric, meltblown fabric or other nonwoven fabric that is made hydrophilic prior to bonding to the film. The filaments or microfibers of the spunbonded or meltblown fabrics may contain a hydrophilic additive in or on the filaments or microfibers. The film of the surgical drape remains breathable while enabling the laminate to resist penetration by liquids and viruses.

Nonwoven filled film laminate with barrier properties

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Alpharetta, GA, United States of America

Rasha Wafik Guirguis