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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1999
Shannon Kathleen Melius, Appleton, WI (US);
David Arthur Fell, Neenah, WI (US);
Violet May Grube, Greenville, WI (US);
Andrew Edsel Huntoon, Appleton, WI (US);
Toan Thanh LeMinh, Greenville, WI (US);
Sridhar Ranganathan, Appleton, WI (US);
William Grover Reeves, Appleton, WI (US);
Lawrence Howell Sawyer, Neenah, WI (US);
Dave Allen Soerens, Neenah, WI (US);
Heather Anne Sorebo, Appleton, WI (US);
Michael William Veith, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Palani Raj Ramaswami Wallajapet, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
David Louis Zenker, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an absorbent article (,) having a longitudinal direction (,), and a lateral, cross direction (,). The article includes a liquid permeable top sheet layer (,), a substantially liquid impermeable backsheet layer (,), and an absorbent structure (,) having a primary retention portion (,) sandwiched between the top sheet and backsheet layers. The retention portion (,) includes a wet-formed mixture of fibers and superabsorbent material. The retention portion has a selected edge-wise compression value, such as an edge-wise compression value of not more than a maximum of about 9 g/gsm, and a modified circular bend value, such as a modified circular bend value of at least minimum of about 0.3 g/gsm. In particular aspects, the retention portion (,) can include cellulosic fibers.