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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2019
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Antonio J. Carrillo Ojeda, Appleton, WI (US);
Davis Dang H. Nhan, Menasha, WI (US);
Neil T. Scholl, Neenah, WI (US);
Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Appleton, WI (US);
David G. Biggs, New London, WI (US);
Mark M. Mleziva, Appleton, WI (US);
Steven J. Roffers, Neenah, WI (US);
Dustin J. Smith, Green Bay, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Three dimensional nonwoven materials and methods of manufacturing such materials are disclosed. In one embodiment, a nonwoven material may comprise a plurality of fibers and may further comprise an opposing first surface and a second surface, an apertured zone comprising a plurality of nodes extending away from a base plane on the first surface, a plurality of connecting ligaments interconnecting the plurality of nodes, and a plurality of openings providing a percent open area for the apertured zone that is greater than about 15%, as determined by the Material Sample Analysis Test Method. The material may further comprise a first and second side zones with the nonwoven material having a material width and the first and second side zones having first and second side zone widths, and wherein each of the first and second side zone widths are between about 5% and about 25% of the nonwoven material width.