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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
May. 28, 2004
Richard L. Underhill, Neenah, WI (US);
Michael J. Niemeyer, Appleton, WI (US);
Marianne K. Leick, Appleton, WI (US);
Richard L. Underhill, Neenah, WI (US);
Michael J. Niemeyer, Appleton, WI (US);
Marianne K. Leick, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A disposable absorbent article has a liner, an outer cover and an absorbent body therebetween for absorbing liquid body waste penetrating the liner. A flow control layer having lateral side edges is positioned between the liner and the absorbent body, with at least a portion of each lateral side edge of the flow control layer spaced laterally inward from lateral side edges of the absorbent body. The flow control layer is at least in part liquid impermeable to retard the flow of liquid body waste penetrating the liner toward the absorbent body whereby at least a portion of the liquid body waste that penetrates the liner is directed by the flow control layer to migrate laterally outward toward the lateral side edges of the flow control layer for subsequent flow around the flow control layer toward the absorbent body.