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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2005
Nadezhda V. Efremova, Neenah, WI (US);
Bruce M. Siebers, Kimberly, WI (US);
Lisha Yu, Appleton, WI (US);
Christian L. Sanders, Decatur, GA (US);
Gary D. Williams, Neenah, WI (US);
Nicholas A. Kraft, Appleton, WI (US);
Sheng-hsin HU, Appleton, WI (US);
Jeffrey D. Lindsay, Appleton, WI (US);
Fung-jou Chen, Appleton, WI (US);
Nadezhda V. Efremova, Neenah, WI (US);
Bruce M. Siebers, Kimberly, WI (US);
Lisha Yu, Appleton, WI (US);
Christian L. Sanders, Decatur, GA (US);
Gary D. Williams, Neenah, WI (US);
Nicholas A. Kraft, Appleton, WI (US);
Sheng-Hsin Hu, Appleton, WI (US);
Jeffrey D. Lindsay, Appleton, WI (US);
Fung-jou Chen, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a nonwoven fabric includes a first web that is at least partially formed of extruded strands which include an auto-adhesive material. The nonwoven fabric is adapted to be bonded to another item that includes a similar auto-adhesive material. In other embodiments, a method of forming a nonwoven fabric includes extruding a plurality of strands that are formed of an auto-adhesive material. The method further includes routing the plurality of strands toward a moving support, depositing the plurality of strands onto the moving support, and then stabilizing the plurality of strands to form a web. In other embodiments, a fastening system includes a nonwoven fabric that has a web which is formed of a plurality of extruded strands that include an auto-adhesive material. The fastening system further includes a foam layer that has a surface with a plurality of free-standing struts that include a similar auto-adhesive material.