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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Paul Abuto, Duluth, GA (US);
Penny Atieno Abuto, Duluth, GA (US);
Stanley Michael Gryskiewicz, Woodstock, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
6043851 ; 604368 ; 6043852 ;
Abstract
There is provided a stretchable absorbent material for personal care products which has a liquid permeable top sheet, a bottom sheet, and beams of an absorbent composition between the top and bottom sheets whereby the beams are spaced apart by bond rows therebetween. The stretchable absorbent material provides a more conformable product and can aid in moving liquid away from the target zone, and in air circulation within the product.