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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1999
Sandy Chi-Ching Ying, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Lavada Campbell Boggs, Marietta, GA (US);
Kevin George Hetzler, Sparta, NJ (US);
Glen Thomas Mildenhall, Marietta, GA (US);
Michael Tod Morman, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Dan Kenneth Schiffer, Marietta, GA (US);
Susan Elaine Shawver, Roswell, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Unitary films are provided having at least first and second film segments which extend adjacent one another and are permanently joined together. The first and second segments have different compositions whereby the unitary film includes distinct segments having varied physical properties such as, for example, varied levels of high water-vapor transmission rates and/or elasticity. The unitary films and laminates thereof are well suited for use as outer covers in personal care articles and various other barrier articles.