Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

William Grover Reeves

Heather Anne Sorebo

Mary Lou McDaniel

James John Hlaban

Susan Marie Weyenberg

Laura J Keely

Sylvia Bandy Little

Thomas Patrick Keenan

Stephen Lanard Nunn

Ronald Lee Edens

Wendy L Hamilton

Robert J Makolin

Patsy A Hansen

Emmanuelle C Damay

Garry Roland Woltman

Jeffrey Dean Lindsay

Fung-jou Chen

Shannon Kathleen Melius

Richard Joseph Hantke

Dave Allen Soerens

David Arthur Fell

Joseph DiPalma

Palani Raj Ramaswami Wallajapet

Patricia A Mitchler

Patsy Ann Krautkramer

Lawrence Howell Sawyer

Sridhar Ranganathan

Adrienne Rae Loyd

David Louis Zenker

Teresa Marie Zander

Jennifer Elizabeth Pozniak

Jack Nelson Lindon

Michael William Veith

Theodore T Tower

Andrew Edsel Huntoon

Kristi Jo Bryant

Eric Scott Kepner

Angela Rae Heck

Violet May Grube

Thomas Patrick Jorgenson

Sheila Marie Heyrman

Toan Thanh LeMinh

Debra Ann Haase

Glory Framary Ceman

Maureen Myrl Falls

Mary Jeanne Dupuis

William Galey Robertson

Gerald Lee Richmond

Kim Hoertsch

Herb F Velazquez

Michael Barth Venturino

Bernhardt Edward Kressner

Susan Jean Moder

Ann Marie Przepasniak

Donald Joseph Sanders

Richard William Kubalek

Heath David Van Wychen

Russell Paul George

Li-fu Chen

Emmanuelle Cecile Damay

Nancy Birbiglia Lange

William George Stoeger

Tina J Flaherty

Debra A Haase

Kim M Hoertsch

Mary L Mcdaniel

A visually-coordinated absorbent product includes an absorbent article component including a garment side outer cover and a body side liner, wherein the article component has at least a first and second visual characteristic, and wherein the first visual characteristic is different from the second visual characteristic. The absorbent product also includes a first packaging component including at least first and second visual characteristics, wherein first and second visual characteristics of the absorbent article are coordinated to the first and second visual characteristics of the packaging component, and wherein at least a portion of one of the garment side outer cover and the body side liner is configured with the article component first visual characteristic and at least a portion of one of the garment side outer cover and the body side liner is configured with the article component second visual characteristic.

Visually-coordinated absorbent product

A visually coordinated absorbent product includes a article component having a body side liner, a garment side outer cover and an absorbent core disposed between the body side liner and the garment side outer cover. The article component has at least a first and second visual characteristic, wherein the first visual characteristic is different than the second visual characteristic. The article component is disposed in a packaging component having at least the first and second visual characteristics. In one embodiment, the packaging component is an individual pouch sized and configured to hold a single, individual article component. In various embodiments, the visual characteristics can include color, embossment, printing, and/or side sealing.

Visually coordinated absorbent product

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

A portable carrying case for personal care absorbent articles, particularly feminine hygiene care products, includes a body defining an internal enclosure for receipt of a plurality of the stacked personal care absorbent articles. An opening is defined in the body at a location so as to expose an upper one of the absorbent articles for dispensing without generally exposing underlying absorbent articles. A lid is movably disposed relative to body from a closed position to an open position wherein access is provided to the absorbent articles through the opening. A manual push structure is defined in the body generally opposite from the opening. The push structure allows a user to push on the bottommost one of the stacked absorbent articles so as to move the uppermost one of the stack of articles towards the opening for grasping and retrieval by the user. A biasing element may bias the articles towards the push structure.

Dispenser for personal care absorbent articles

An absorbent article (), such as a labial pad, configured for disposition within the vestibule () of a female wearer. The absorbent article () may be worn by females for catamenial purposes, incontinence protection, or both.

Labial pad

Absorbent articles comprising fibrous nits and other free-flowing particles are disclosed. In one embodiment, an absorbent article is disclosed comprising free-flowing particles in a central portion which, in conjunction with other absorbent members, provides excellent body fit and good fluid handling performance. In another embodiment, good leakage control is provided by the combined effect of good intake and fluid handling performance of fibrous nits coupled with a wicking barrier between the nits and the longitudinal sides of the articles. An optional central rising member can further enhance the topography of the article when compressed by urging the portion comprising nits to deflect vertically upward. Methods of preparing cellulosic nits and incorporating them into absorbent articles are also described.

Absorbent articles with nits and free-flowing particles

A personal care absorbent article includes a generally liquid permeable cover sheet, a generally liquid impermeable baffle, and an absorbent material disposed between the cover sheet and the baffle. A water soluble flexible absorbent binder composition is applied between the cover sheet and the baffle and functions as a primary absorbent material and to adhere the cover sheet to the baffle. The absorbent binder composition includes a crosslinked absorbent polymer and a polymer dispersion added in an amount so as to maintain structural integrity of the article for a time period of at least about two hours after the article is immersed in water by being flushed.

Absorbent article with time-delayed absorbent binder composition

An absorbent article () such as a labial pad configured for disposition within the vestibule () of a female wearer. The absorbent article () may be worn by females for catamenial purposes, incontinence protection or both. The absorbent article () has an absorbent () which may include one of various means formed on at least the upper surface thereof.

Labial pad having various means

An absorbent article () such as a labial pad configured for disposition within the vestibule () of a female wearer. The labial pad may be worn by females for catamenial purposes, incontinence protection, or both, and has at least one tab () extending outward from the periphery thereof.

Labial pad having a tab

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

An absorbent article () such as a labial pad configured for disposition within the vestibule () of a female wearer. The labial pad may be worn by females for catamenial purposes, incontinence protection, or both, and has at least one tab () extending from the periphery thereof.

A process and system for maintaining a position of a feminine-care treatment ( ) includes a providing of an operative quantity of at least one feminine-care treatment material ( ), and a depositing of the treatment material into a vulva-vaginal area of a recipient, female user. A maintenance article, such as provided by an interlabial device ( ), is placed into an interlabial space of the user. The maintenance article ( ) is configured to operatively impede an undesired movement of the treatment material ( ) from the vulva-vaginal area when the interlabial device is placed in the interlabial space of the user. In a particular aspect, the maintenance article ( ) can include a liquid-permeable topsheet layer ( ), and a pliable core ( ) which operatively joined to the topsheet layer ( ). In another aspect, the maintenance article ( ) can include a backsheet layer ( ) which is joined to the topsheet layer ( ), and can have the pliable core member ( ) positioned between the topsheet layer ( ) and the backsheet layer ( ). Still another aspect can include a bundling mechanism ( ) for operatively holding the treatment material ( ) and the interlabial device ( ) in a convenient system-assembly ( ).

Labial product system to maintain a treatment agent

An absorbent composite that can handle complex fluids and maintain high absorbent capacity under high loads even after the material has been subjected to rigorous processing conditions. The absorbent composite includes an inhomogeneously crosslinked superabsorbent polymer having a highly crosslinked outer shell. The surface of the superabsorbent polymer includes a protective fibrous coating material and an association agent.

Material enhancement to maintain high absorbent capacity under high loads following rigorous process conditions

The present invention provides an absorbent article ( ) having a longitudinal direction ( ), and a lateral, cross direction ( ). The article includes a liquid permeable top sheet layer ( ), a substantially liquid impermeable backsheet layer ( ), and an absorbent structure ( ) having a primary retention portion ( ) sandwiched between the top sheet and backsheet layers. The retention portion ( ) includes a wet-formed mixture of fibers and superabsorbent material. The retention portion has a selected edge-wise compression value, such as an edge-wise compression value of not more than a maximum of about 9 g/gsm, and a modified circular bend value, such as a modified circular bend value of at least minimum of about 0.3 g/gsm. In particular aspects, the retention portion ( ) can include cellulosic fibers.

Absorbent article with improved, wet-formed absorbent

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Appleton, WI, United States of America

William Grover Reeves