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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
Greg Joseph DeGrave, Combined Locks, WI (US);
Michael Barth Venturino, Appleton, WI (US);
Michael John Niemeyer, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/532 (2006.01); A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/58 (2006.01); D04H 1/732 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15203 (2013.01); A61F 13/15642 (2013.01); A61F 13/15764 (2013.01); A61F 13/49015 (2013.01); A61F 13/532 (2013.01); A61F 13/58 (2013.01); D04H 1/732 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15406 (2013.01); A61F 2013/587 (2013.01);
Abstract
An absorbent structure includes a first area of fibrous absorbent material and a second area of fibrous absorbent material. The first area has a greater basis weight than the second area. The second area includes a plurality of segments separated by vertical interfaces. Each of the vertical interfaces has a width less than 1 cm. Bridging of fibrous absorbent material extends across the vertical interfaces.