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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
Tim G. Dollevoet, Kimberly, WI (US);
Timothy L. Smith, Fod du Lac, WI (US);
Andrew Edward Neubauer, Neenah, WI (US);
Bradley A. Colvin, Appleton, WI (US);
Cole W. Poole, Appleton, WI (US);
John Dibb, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/496 (2006.01); A61F 13/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15739 (2013.01); A61F 13/15747 (2013.01); A61F 13/15804 (2013.01); A61F 13/4963 (2013.01); A61F 13/565 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing an absorbent article which is prefastened by the manufacturer and refastenable by the wearer of the absorbent article. The method can include fastening the side panels of an absorbent article in which the side panels of the absorbent article are of different widths.