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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2001
Charles Paul Keuhn, Jr., Neenah, WI (US);
Ronald Lee Edens, Appleton, WI (US);
Peter Robert Elliker, Appleton, WI (US);
Michael John Faulks, Neenah, WI (US);
Sheng-Hsin Hu, Appleton, WI (US);
Debra Jean McDowall, Neenah, WI (US);
Shannon Kathleen Melius, Appleton, WI (US);
Cheryl Ann Mocadlo, New London, WI (US);
Cynthia Marie Phillips, Neenah, WI (US);
Cathleen Mae Uttecht, Menasha, WI (US);
Palani Raj Ramaswami Wallajapet, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Dmitry Yavich, Neenah, WI (US);
David Louis Zenker, Neenah, WI (US);
Frank Jerrel Akin, Marietta, GA (US);
Margaret Gwyn Latimer, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Pamela Jean Mayberry, Roswell, GA (US);
Susan Carol Paul, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Audra Stefanik Wright, Woodstock, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article includes a vapor permeable backsheet, a liquid permeable topsheet positioned in facing relation with the backsheet; and an absorbent body located between the backsheet and the topsheet. The absorbent body may include multiple zones of high air permeability or may include materials which provide improved air exchange after being wetted. The absorbent article may also include a ventilation layer between the absorbent body and the backsheet and a surge management layer between the absorbent body and the topsheet. The article exhibits improved air exchange within the article during use. As a result, the article exhibits substantially reduced levels of hydration of the wearer's skin when in use which renders the skin less susceptible to the viability of microorganisms.