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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
Joseph DiPalma, Neenah, WI (US);
Alexander M. Schmidt-Foerst, Woodstock, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
In an absorbent article having a multi-layer material having a front section, a back section and an intermediate section connecting the front section and the back section, wherein the multi-layer material includes a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent layer disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, a method for increasing the conformability and enhancing the fluid intake and distribution of the article in which at least one resilient fluid-filled chamber having at least one peristaltic element is inserted into the absorbent article into the absorbent layer or between at least a portion of the absorbent layer and the backsheet.