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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2002
Teresa DE Jesus Petryk, Woodstock, GA (US);
Jason Matthew English, Menasha, WI (US);
Rebecca Willey Griffin, Woodstock, GA (US);
Varunesh Sharma, Atlanta, GA (US);
Patricia A. Stern, Cumming, GA (US);
Teresa De Jesus Petryk, Woodstock, GA (US);
Jason Matthew English, Menasha, WI (US);
Rebecca Willey Griffin, Woodstock, GA (US);
Varunesh Sharma, Atlanta, GA (US);
Patricia A. Stern, Cumming, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article, such as a feminine care product, includes a liquid permeable liner layer, a generally liquid impermeable outer cover layer, and an absorbent layer disposed between the liner layer and outer cover layer. Spaced apart solidified deposits of a phase-change liquid are defined on either the liner layer top surface, bottom surface or both surfaces, and/or other layers along the other layers' upper or lower surfaces. The deposits are defined such that areas of the liner layer top surface are exposed thereby being permeable to bodily exudates insulting the article between the deposits while acting as a barrier against liquid that may flow back to the liner layer or other treated layers from the absorbent layer or other layers contained in the absorbent article.