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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2003
Ann Marie Przepasniak, Appleton, WI (US);
Dave A. Soerens, Neenah, WI (US);
Russell P. George, Appleton, WI (US);
William Reeves, Appleton, WI (US);
Tina J. Flaherty, Larsen, WI (US);
Ann Marie Przepasniak, Appleton, WI (US);
Dave A. Soerens, Neenah, WI (US);
Russell P. George, Appleton, WI (US);
William Reeves, Appleton, WI (US);
Tina J. Flaherty, Larsen, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A personal care absorbent article includes a generally liquid permeable cover sheet, a generally liquid impermeable baffle, and an absorbent material disposed between the cover sheet and the baffle. A water soluble flexible absorbent binder composition is applied between the cover sheet and the baffle and functions as a primary absorbent material and to adhere the cover sheet to the baffle. The absorbent binder composition includes a crosslinked absorbent polymer and a polymer dispersion added in an amount so as to maintain structural integrity of the article for a time period of at least about two hours after the article is immersed in water by being flushed.