Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Timothy J Probst

Eric Donald Johnson

Michael Joseph Garvey

Melissa Christine Putzer

Kimberly D Anderson

Catherine Marguerite Hancock-Cooke

Brendon Frank Ribble

John Edward Kerins

Vickie Marie Thomack

Sarah Lee Christoffel

Michael Joseph Nelson

Marci Elizabeth Sojka

Joseph P Fell

Paula Cardinahl Winkel

Robert Clarke Hochholzer

Joseph Robert Riegert

Kellie M Goodrich

Emil Stavinoha, Sr

Kimberly D Baer

A mass produced absorbent article having an image of a quality that is commercially acceptable. The image is produced by ink jet printheads applying ink to a web moving at high speed under the jets in the course of manufacturing the article. The image is printed at low resolution but is characterized in part by a higher coverage area ratio and brightness.

Absorbent article with high quality ink jet image produced at line speed

The present invention is directed to a personal cleansing product which can be sized as a single use personal cleansing product. The cleansing product is an extruded foam product which can disintegrate upon contact with water when used in the standard fashion to wash. As the foam disintegrates, the cleansing agent held in the foam matrix is released. The disintegration of the product can take place slowly, over a period of time such that when an individually sized cleanser is used to scrub until it completely disintegrates, scrubbing duration is long enough to ensure desired levels of cleanliness have been attained. Alternatively, the product can disintegrate immediately, and release all of the soap at essentially one time. The product is an extruded foam expanded from a mixture of a natural starch, a nucleating agent, a water soluble disintegrant, a blowing agent, a water soluble polymer, and a soap base. Optionally, the foam can include a destructured starch, natural, dyes, fragrances, and the like to obtain specific product characteristics.

Extruded cleansing product

A disposable garment including a dual fastening system. The dual fastening system includes at least two first fasteners and at least two second fasteners, at least a portion of each second fastener being located in the front waist region and situated inboard from each longitudinal side edge of the front waist region, each second fastener being configured to engage at least a portion of the bodyfacing surface. Additionally, the bodyfacing surface comprises indicia in the rear waist region guiding a user fitting the disposable garment regarding the positioning of the second fasteners.

Indicia for a garment with a dual fastening system

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Neenah, WI, United States of America

Timothy J Probst