Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

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Kimberly-clark Corporation

Timothy P Clare

Frank Paul Abuto

John David Amundson

Duane Lyle McDonald

Wael Rafat Joseph

Paul Roy Schmidt

Edward John Foley

Eric Michael Winder

William Richard Kollitz

Matthew John Mikula

Herb F Velazquez

John Philip Vukos

Darold Dean Tippey

Robert Samuel Schlaupitz

Walter Caswell Reade

Brenda Marie Nelson

James Dell Milner

Daniel Lee Ellingson

Michael Joseph Nelson

Jonathan K Rice

Perry Allen Bush

Marilyn A Roberts

Connie J Warshall

Jaime M Vitense

Denise J Nelson

Rhonda K Joch

Daniel L Ellingson

The present invention relates to a system for unfolding and dispensing diapers. The system includes a dispenser and a folded diaper that is within the dispenser. The folded diaper includes a first longitudinal fold that is between a main portion and a first side portion and a second longitudinal fold that is between the main portion and a second side portion. The dispenser includes a first projection that unfolds the first longitudinal fold as the diaper is removed from the dispenser and a second projection that unfolds the second longitudinal fold as the diaper is removed from the dispenser. The system may make it easier for care givers to perform multiple diaper changes per day.

System and method for unfolding and dispensing diapers

A container having a scented label attached using an in-mold label process and methods of making the same. A scented material is supplied to the label, and the label is attached to the container using an in-mold label process. In another embodiment, a container comprises an interior cavity for retaining a substance, and a label adapted to dispense a scent, wherein the label is disposed on an exterior surface of the container using an in-mold label process. The scent may be suggestive of the content of the container.

Container with an in-mold label

The present disclosure relates to wet wipe dispensing systems for dispensing wet wipes capable of changing temperature upon use. In one embodiment, the dispensing system includes a wet wipe container and a lotion container that is held in assembly with the wet wipe container that contains a lotion that is kept separate from the wet wipes until the wet wipe is dispensed from the wet wipe container. The lotion includes a microencapsulated delivery vehicle that contains a temperature change agent that is capable of generating a temperature change upon contact with an aqueous solution. Once the wet wipe is dispensed from the system, an applicating device can apply the lotion to the wet wipe to facilitate contact between the temperature change agent in the microencapsulated delivery vehicle and the aqueous solution of the wet wipe.

Wet wipes dispensing system

The present disclosure is generally directed to a process for controlling the quality of manufactured absorbent articles, the process including incorporating into an absorbent article at least a portion of a wetness sensing system that is configured to detect the presence of a substance, the wetness sensing system comprising at least one metallic conductive element; and passing the absorbent article in proximity to a foreign material sensor employing x-ray technology, the foreign material sensor adapted to detect the presence of foreign material to confirm whether foreign material has been incorporated into the article.

Process for controlling the quality of an absorbent article including a wetness sensing system

In a dispensing system and process for dispensing a warm wet wipe, a wet has an aqueous solution and microencapsulated delivery vehicles including a temperature change agent capable of generating a temperature change upon contact with the aqueous solution. An activating device facilitates rupturing of the microencapsulated delivery vehicles as the wet wipe is removed from a wet wipe container to allow contact between the temperature change agent and the aqueous solution of the wet wipe to thereby dispense a warm wet wipe. In another embodiment the wet wipe in the container has an aqueous solution. A lotion having the microencapsulated delivery vehicles is disposed in a lotion container free from contact with the wet wipe. An applicator in communication with the lotion is operable to apply the lotion to the wet wipe while the wet wipe is disposed at least in part within the wet wipe container.

Wet wipe dispensing system for dispensing warm wet wipes

Wet wipe dispensing system

Apparatus and methods are disclosed for spraying an adhesive in a selected pattern on a continuously moving web. The method includes the steps of: (a) supplying a predetermined volumetric flow of adhesive to a nozzle; (b) selectively operating the nozzle between an off position and an on position to spray the volumetric flow of the adhesive; (c) diverting the volumetric flow of the adhesive from the nozzle when the nozzle is operated in the off position; and (d) maintaining a back pressure at the nozzle when the nozzle is operated in the off position to provide a substantially instantaneous spray of the adhesive when the nozzle is operated from the off position to the on position.

Method for spraying adhesive

Apparatus and methods are disclosed for spraying an adhesive in a selected pattern on a continuously moving web. The apparatus and methods include at least one nozzle which is supplied with a predetermined volumetric flow of adhesive. A pressure regulating mechanism is used to maintain a back pressure at the nozzle when the nozzle is operated in an off position to provide an instantaneous spray of adhesive from the nozzle when the nozzle is operated from the off position to an on position. The nozzle is configured to spray the entire predetermined volumetric flow of adhesive when operated in the on position.

Apparatus for spraying adhesive

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Greensboro, NC, United States of America

Timothy P Clare