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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2002
Stanley R. Kellenberger, Appleton, WI (US);
Vincent B. Newbill, Cumming, GA (US);
Daniel T. Quillin, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Wendy L. Van Dyke, Appleton, WI (US);
James Hongxue Wang, Appleton, WI (US);
Jennifer L. Marvin, Greenville, WI (US);
Stanley R. Kellenberger, Appleton, WI (US);
Vincent B. Newbill, Cumming, GA (US);
Daniel T. Quillin, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Wendy L. Van Dyke, Appleton, WI (US);
James Hongxue Wang, Appleton, WI (US);
Jennifer L. Marvin, Greenville, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Absorbent, elastomeric materials and methods of making absorbent, elastomeric materials. The absorbent, elastomeric materials include an elastomeric substrate and a superabsorbent polymer non-adhesively attached to the substrate. The elastomeric substrate includes at least one nonwoven, and may include, for example, elastic strands, elastic film, and/or elastic foam between layers of nonwoven. The superabsorbent polymer includes particles that either encase fibers of the nonwoven or bond themselves to fibers of the nonwoven.