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Patent No.:

US 11931469 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2018

Absorbent article having a reduced humidity level

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Yuriy Galabura, Appleton, WI (US);

Mark M. Mleziva, Appleton, WI (US);

John Gavin MacDonald, Decatur, GA (US);

Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Appleton, WI (US);

Michelle McBride, Tempe, AZ (US);

Karien J. Rodriguez, Roswell, GA (US);

Matthew Valaskey, Neenah, WI (US);

Dave Soerens, Neenah, WI (US);

Neil T. Scholl, Neenah, WI (US);

WanDuk Lee, Appleton, WI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Michele Kidwell

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 15/42 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/53 (2006.01); A61F 13/534 (2006.01); A61F 13/535 (2006.01); A61F 13/537 (2006.01); A61L 15/12 (2006.01); A61L 15/20 (2006.01); A61L 15/24 (2006.01); A61L 15/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 15/425 (2013.01); A61F 13/53 (2013.01); A61F 13/53713 (2013.01); A61L 15/12 (2013.01); A61L 15/20 (2013.01); A61L 15/24 (2013.01); A61L 15/60 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15463 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15495 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15967 (2013.01); A61F 2013/16 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530489 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530496 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530569 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530605 (2013.01); A61F 2013/5307 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530715 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530737 (2013.01); A61F 2013/5349 (2013.01); A61F 2013/5355 (2013.01); A61L 2400/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

An absorbent article comprising an absorbent member positioned between a topsheet and a backsheet is provided. The absorbent member contains at least one layer that comprises porous superabsorbent particles, wherein the particles exhibit a relative humidity microclimate of about 67% or less after being exposed to an atmosphere having a temperature of about 23° C. and relative humidity of 80% for a time period of 20 minutes.

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