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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2004
Eric Bryan Bond, Maineville, OH (US);
Jean-philippe Marie Autran, Wyoming, OH (US);
Larry Neil Mackey, Fairfield, OH (US);
Isao Noda, Fairfield, OH (US);
Hugh Joseph O'donnell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dean Van Phan, West Chester, OH (US);
Eric Bryan Bond, Maineville, OH (US);
Jean-Philippe Marie Autran, Wyoming, OH (US);
Larry Neil Mackey, Fairfield, OH (US);
Isao Noda, Fairfield, OH (US);
Hugh Joseph O'Donnell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dean Van Phan, West Chester, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to multicomponent fibers. The fibers may be in a side-by-side, sheath-core, segmented pie, islands-in-the-sea configuration, or any combination of configurations. Each component of the fiber will comprise destructurized starch and/or a thermoplastic polymer. The present invention is also directed to nonwoven webs and disposable articles comprising the multicomponent fibers. The nonwoven webs may also contain other synthetic or natural fibers blended with the multicomponent fibers of the present invention.