Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Kimberly-clark Corporation

Kimberly-clark Wordwide, Inc.

Bruce M. Siebers

Thomas H. Roessler

Charles R. Fallen

Robert L. Popp

Robert Lee Popp

Joseph Daniel Coenen

Shawn Ahmed Quereshi

Christopher Peter Olson

Marcille Faye Ruman

David Arthur Kuen

Jack Lee Couillard

Kathleen Irene Ratliff

Henry Louis Carbone, Ii

Michael John Faulks

David Fleger Bishop

Tim G Dollevoet

Scott Gerald Chapple

Devertt DeWayne Woolwine

Robert Griffiths Brandon

Louis Maurice Chapdelaine

Scott Lee Kastman

John Gerard Hein

Heather Schenck Mortell

Kyle Solomon Allen

Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt

Wendy Lynn VanDyke

Archie Dodds Morgan

Eric Donald Johnson

Daniel Robert Schlinz

Michael Donald Sperl

Catherine Marguerite Hancock-Cooke

Erica C Tremble

Robert Eugene Vogt

David Glen Biggs

Andrew Thomas Hammond

David John Enz

Niall Finn

Sandra Marie Rogers

Kendell Jean Williams

Andy R Butler

Nancy Meetz

Thomas Harold Roessler

Lawrence Howell Sawyer

Brian Robert Vogt

Clinton David Clark

Richard Thomas Wehrle

Kurt Garrett Krupka

Jamie L Bell

Toan Thanh Le Minh

Frank Steven Glaug

Candace Dyan Krautkramer

Debra Hartley Durrance

David Albert Maxton

Alanna Nicole Haessler

Scott S C Kirby

Leila Joy Roberson

James Marcus Carr

Gary Alan Turchan

Jeffrey Alan DeBroux

Matthew Lee Koele

Marci Elizabeth Kuske

Leonard Michael Kaczmarzyk

Thomas Michael Lager

Thomas Earl Williamson

Charles Robert Tomsovic

Kathleen Irene Bennett

Joseph P Fell

Mark Michael Mleziva

Shirlee Ann Weber

Bruce Michael Siebers

Paul Theodore VanGompel

Jason Gene Csida

Donald Joseph Sanders

Alexander J Neeb

Richard Harry Thiessen

Mark Steven Franke

Mary P Jordan

Joseph J Gimenez

Bradley M Marohl

Paul Means Linker, Iii

Michael Tod Morman

David Martin Jackson

William S Pomplun

David Arthur Fell

Russell Evan Thorson

Robert A Stevens

Richard Norris Dodge, Ii

Debra Jean McDowall

Kent Allan Franklin

Angela Ann Johnston

Valerie Victoria Finch

Kyle Mark Barriger

Julie Ann Paveletzke

Michael William Veith

Lorry F Sallee

Stacy Elaine Evenson

Connie May McMorrow

Laurie Couture-Dorschner

Kevin Leon LaBerge

Leonard M Kaczmarzyk

Lisa LaRae Bushman

Lars Nilsen Nordang

Lloyd Carl Hietpas

Katherine Carol Shaw

An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article. In one aspect, the absorbent article comprises a body facing material having a first layer and a second layer with fibers of the layers entangled with each other. The body facing material can further comprise projections and land areas adjacent to the projections along with apertures in the land area.

Absorbent article with a fluid entangled body facing material including a plurality of projections

An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article. In one example, the article can include an outer cover, a body facing material, and an absorbent body. The body facing material can include a plurality of projections with a land area disposed between the plurality of projections, wherein the land area has an open area greater than about 10% open area in a chosen area.

A folded disposable absorbent garment has an absorbent chassis, a pair of front side panels extending from a front region of the absorbent chassis, and a pair of back side panels extending from a back region of the absorbent chassis. Each of the front side panels has a first fastening component and each of the back side panels has a second fastening component. Each of the second fastening components is releasably attached to a respective one of the first fastening components to define a pair of refastenable seams. The front side panels and the back side panels are folded such that each of the refastenable seams overlies an outer surface of one of the front region and the back region of the absorbent chassis in a plane generally parallel to the front and back regions of the absorbent chassis.

Folded disposable absorbent garment and a package of such garments

An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article.

Absorbent article with a fluid-entangled body facing material including a plurality of hollow projections

An absorbent article has attachment regions having body adhesive. The attachment regions have a protected condition where the body adhesive is fully covered. The attachment regions are adapted to transition from the protected condition to a fixed donning condition where a portion of the body adhesive is exposed and a portion of the body adhesive is covered. The attachment regions are adapted to transition from the fixed donning condition to a fully exposed condition where the body adhesive is fully exposed.

Body attached absorbent article donning system

An absorbent article is provided that can include a fastening system configured to attach the rear waist region to the front waist region to define a wear configuration of the absorbent article. The fastening system can comprise a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system, the secondary fastening system including at least one secondary first fastening component and at least one secondary second fastening component. A region of flexibility can be provided between adjacent components of the absorbent article between the at least one secondary first fastening component and the bodyside liner in an area under the at least one secondary first fastening component.

Absorbent article having a fastening system with improved flexibility

An absorbent article includes a chassis having longitudinally opposite ends, transversely opposite sides, a bodyside liner at least in part defining the inner surface of the article, an outer cover at least in part defining the outer surface of the article, and an absorbent core disposed between the liner and the outer cover. A pair of ears extends transversely outward from the opposite sides of the chassis at the second waist portion thereof. A primary fastening system has a primary first fastening component located on each of the pair of ears and a primary second fastening component. A secondary fastening system has a secondary second fastening component located on each of the ears and corresponding secondary first fastening components. A non-linear strip attached to an outer surface of the article includes the primary second fastening component and the secondary first fastening components.

Absorbent article having a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system

A boxer-style pant and a method of making a boxer-style pant having side seams, a contracted crotch region, and hanging legs. A web is provided. The web is cut along transversely opposed edges of the web to define leg openings. The leg openings may be formed by cutting slits along the transversely opposed edges of the web. The web is contracted in a selected area between the leg openings. Front and back regions are then joined together to form the side seams. An absorbent structure may be attached to the web.

Process of making boxer shorts from a web with various leg opening shapes

An absorbent article having a first and a second containment flap each having a stem, an inner flap projection, and an outer flap projection. The absorbent article can include a first and a second folding line for packaging each being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The first and second containment flaps can be positioned in the absorbent article such that the distal end of the outer flap projections can be positioned laterally inside of each folding line, the distal ends of the inner flap projections can be positioned laterally outside of each folding line, or such that the first fold line extends through at least a portion of the inner or the outer flap projection of the first containment flap and the second fold line extends through at least a portion of the inner or the outer flap projection of the second containment flap.

Absorbent article including containment flaps

An absorbent article can include a fastening system configured to attach the rear waist region to the front waist region to define a wear configuration of the absorbent article. The fastening system can include a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system. The primary fastening system can include at least one primary first fastening component and a primary second fastening component. The secondary fastening system can include at least one secondary first fastening component and at least one secondary second fastening component. The absorbent article can further include a strip coupled to the outer cover. The strip can include the primary secondary fastening component. The at least one secondary first fastening component can be coupled to a first carrier.

Absorbent article having a fastening system

An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes an absorbent assembly having a liquid permeable inner layer, an outer layer, and an absorbent body between the inner and outer layers. A pair of ears extend transversely outward from opposite sides of the absorbent assembly in a back waist region, each of the ears having a primary first fastening-component that is selectively engagable with a primary second fastening-component in a front waist region. There is a pair of spaced-apart secondary first fastening-components disposed on the outer layer in the front waist region, each of the secondary first fastening-components being selectively engageable with the secondary second fastening-components. Each secondary first fastening-component fits into a fastener region, wherein each fastener region is defined by an outline. Each outline has a waist edge and an opposite leg edge connected by an outer edge and an inner edge. The length of the outer edge is shorter than the length of the inner edge.

A method of manufacturing an absorbent article including a fastening system having a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method can include providing an absorbent assembly, providing a web of primary second fastening component material, and providing a carrier web including a secondary first fastening component material. The method can further include coupling the carrier web to the web of primary second fastening component material to form a composite web, cutting the composite web to form a discrete composite web component, and coupling the discrete composite web component to the outer cover of the absorbent assembly, with the discrete composite web component forming the primary second fastening component of the primary fastening system and the at least one secondary first fastening component of the secondary fastening system.

An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates can include a fluid-entangled body facing material including a support layer and a projection layer. The fluid-entangled body facing material can include a plurality of hollow projections formed from a first plurality of fibers in the projection layer. The hollow projections can extend from the outer surface of the projection layer in a direction away from the support layer. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article.

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Hortonville, WI, United States of America

Robert Lee Popp