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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2004
Emmanuelle Cecile Damay, Erlangen, DE;
Renee S. Kole, Neenah, WI (US);
Lynn Marie Matheus, Appleton, WI (US);
Ligia A. Rivera, Appleton, WI (US);
Timothy James Van Himbergen, Appleton, WI (US);
Margaret Gwyn Latimer, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Franz Aschenbrenner, Kastl, DE;
Emmanuelle Cecile Damay, Erlangen, DE;
Renee S. Kole, Neenah, WI (US);
Lynn Marie Matheus, Appleton, WI (US);
Ligia A. Rivera, Appleton, WI (US);
Timothy James Van Himbergen, Appleton, WI (US);
Margaret Gwyn Latimer, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Franz Aschenbrenner, Kastl, DE;
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A disposable absorbent liner for use in a crotch portion of underwear. The liner includes a cover layer having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface and comprising a mixture of hydrophilic microfibers and hydrophobic microfibers. A quantity of hydrophilic microfibers and hydrophobic microfibers are located at the top surface and a larger quantity of hydrophobic microfibers are located at the top surface than are a quantity of hydrophilic microfibers located at the top surface based on a total weight of the mixture of microfibers in the cover layer. The liner also includes a removable backing layer, and a liquid impermeable baffle layer having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface with the baffle layer being disposed between the cover layer and the backing layer. The absorbent liner has a low profile and a particular Absorbent Capacity and/or Absorbent Intake Rate.