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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Michael B. Venturino, Appleton, WI (US);
David B. Walbrun, Appleton, WI (US);
Rodney L. Miller, Jr., Shiocton, WI (US);
Brandon B. Kussow, Green Bay, WI (US);
Joseph J. Sina, Appleton, WI (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Pulpless absorbent cores and methods of manufacture are disclosed. A first exemplary absorbent core may comprise a carrier sheet having a first edge region, a central region, and a second edge region and particulate material disposed on the carrier sheet through the first edge region, the central region, and the second edge region. The absorbent core may additionally have an absorbent core width and the central region may have a central region width, and the central width may comprise between 33% and 75% of the absorbent core width. Further, the central region may comprise an average basis weight of particulate material that is at least 110% of an average basis weight of particulate material within at least one of the left edge region and the right edge region.