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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
Timothy D. Ferguson, Alpharetta, GA (US);
David A. Palzewicz, Canton, GA (US);
Daniel M. Nussbaum, Neenah, WI (US);
Tom R. Belau, Neenah, WI (US);
Assignee:
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 55/08 (2006.01); D04H 3/08 (2006.01); D06C 3/00 (2006.01); D06C 3/02 (2006.01); D04H 3/14 (2012.01); D04H 3/007 (2012.01); D06C 3/06 (2006.01); B29C 55/00 (2006.01); B29C 55/14 (2006.01); D02J 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H 3/14 (2013.01); B29C 55/005 (2013.01); B29C 55/146 (2013.01); D02J 1/228 (2013.01); D04H 3/007 (2013.01); D06C 3/021 (2013.01); D06C 3/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Soft point bonded nonwoven webs, and methods of making the same, are described that utilize a pattern of small, discrete bond points in a sequent pattern that together form macro-elements. The macro-elements are themselves positioned and aligned within a pattern such that mechanical stretching operations on the point bonded nonwoven webs yields soft and bulky fabrics but with reduced incidence of tearing or rupturing of the individual bond points.