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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2000
Robert L. Sun, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Shmuel Dabi, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article and a method for manufacturing an absorbent article are disclosed. The absorbent article is made from an inner core absorbent material, which is surrounded by an apertured film. The absorbent material is selected from rayon, cotton, wood pulp, polyester, polyamide, polyolefin, copolymers thereof, and combinations thereof. The absorbent article has a bottom layer, which is made of an apertured film oriented such that protuberances face the inside of the absorbent article. The absorbent article also has a top layer, which is made of an apertured film oriented such that the protuberances face the outside of the absorbent article. The absorbent article may be useful in various applications including sanitary protection and bandages.