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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2024
Applicant:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventor:
Gerard A. Viens, Wyoming, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/47 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/53 (2006.01); A61F 13/537 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/47 (2013.01); A61F 13/15203 (2013.01); A61F 13/53 (2013.01); A61F 13/53708 (2013.01); A61F 13/5376 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15292 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15357 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15406 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15447 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530233 (2013.01); A61F 2013/53024 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluid management layer having an integrated, carded, nonwoven is described. The fluid management layer has a basis weight of between about 115 grams per square meter (gsm) and about 200 gsm; a plurality of absorbent fibers; a plurality of stiffening fibers; and a plurality of resilient fibers. The absorbent fibers make up from about 20 percent to about 60 percent by weight of the fluid management layer. The stiffening fibers have a dtex of between 4 and 10, and the resilient fibers have a dtex of between 3 and 12.