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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
Patsy A. Krautkramer, Omro, WI (US);
William G. Reeves, Appleton, WI (US);
Heather A. Sorebo, Appleton, WI (US);
Garry R. Woltman, Greenville, WI (US);
Wendy L. Hamilton, Neenah, WI (US);
Emmanuelle C. Damay, Erlangen, DE;
Bernhardt E. Kressner, Appleton, WI (US);
William G. Stoeger, Appleton, WI (US);
Patsy A. Krautkramer, Omro, WI (US);
William G. Reeves, Appleton, WI (US);
Heather A. Sorebo, Appleton, WI (US);
Garry R. Woltman, Greenville, WI (US);
Wendy L. Hamilton, Neenah, WI (US);
Emmanuelle C. Damay, Erlangen, DE;
Bernhardt E. Kressner, Appleton, WI (US);
William G. Stoeger, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A body conformance system () includes at least one liquid-permeable, flexible containment layer (), and an operative quantity of substantially free-flowing particulate material () constrained by the flexible containment layer (). In a particular aspect, the substantially free-flowing particulate material () can exhibit a selected avalanche-time between avalanches. In another aspect, the particulate material can exhibit a selected, minimum retention capacity. In a further aspect, the system can exhibit a distinctive gap-protrusion area (). In yet another aspect, the containment layer () can include a material that has a relatively high permeability to liquid, but a relatively high resistance to a passage of the particulate material.