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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2006
Applicants:
Jayant Chakravarty, Appleton, WI (US);
Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Appleton, WI (US);
Cliff J. Ellis, Woodstock, GA (US);
Inventors:
Jayant Chakravarty, Appleton, WI (US);
Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Appleton, WI (US);
Cliff J. Ellis, Woodstock, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to absorbent articles. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to an absorbent article comprising a surge management layer comprising a nonwoven web. The nonwoven web includes a filler fiber and a binder fiber. A portion of the cross-sectional area of the filler fiber is hollow, and the binder fiber includes a sheath component and a core component.