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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2003
Charles Fuller, Kannapolis, NC (US);
John Steffen, Sugar Hill, GA (US);
Nyle Bishop, Mooresville, NC (US);
David Bye, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Charles Fuller, Kannapolis, NC (US);
John Steffen, Sugar Hill, GA (US);
Nyle Bishop, Mooresville, NC (US);
David Bye, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Polymer Group, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a low-linting laminated nonwoven fabric comprised of a reticulated film layer and an associated absorbent layer, which is suitable for medical, hygiene, and industrial applications, wherein said nonwoven fabric performs to absorb liquids, such as human exudates, while significantly reducing the amount of particulates released. The reticulated film of the invention is comprised of a series or network of small, geometrically profiled, depressed areas, wherein the depressed areas of the film are able to collect liquids such as blood, and channel such liquids through openings in the film layer into the associated absorbent layer.