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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 05, 2016
Applicant:

Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);

Inventors:

Paul Milbrodt, Neenah, WI (US);

Brian T. Anderson, New London, WI (US);

Brittany Alissa Young, Fayetteville, AR (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/0622 (2014.01); B23K 26/38 (2014.01); B23K 26/073 (2006.01); B23K 26/402 (2014.01); B23K 103/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/38 (2013.01); B23K 26/0622 (2015.10); B23K 26/073 (2013.01); B23K 26/402 (2013.01); B23K 2103/38 (2018.08); B23K 2103/42 (2018.08);
Abstract

A method of cutting a web structure that is utilized in the manufacture of an absorbent article. The method of cutting the web structure can employ a laser having a pulse mode of operation. In various embodiments, the frequency of the beam of radiation pulsed from the laser can be patterned to correspond to the material of the web structure. In various embodiments, the frequency of the beam of radiation pulsed from the laser can be patterned to correspond to the speed at which the web structure is moving and can change with any change in speed of the web structure movement.


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