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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2004
Bryan J. Stadelman, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Braulio A. Polanco, Roswell, GA (US);
Joerg Hendrix, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Peter M. Kobylivker, Marietta, GA (US);
Peiguang Zhou, Appleton, WI (US);
Bryon P. Day, Canton, GA (US);
Wing-chak NG, Suwanee, GA (US);
Steven R. Stopper, Duluth, GA (US);
Bryan J. Stadelman, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Braulio A. Polanco, Roswell, GA (US);
Joerg Hendrix, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Peter M. Kobylivker, Marietta, GA (US);
Peiguang Zhou, Appleton, WI (US);
Bryon P. Day, Canton, GA (US);
Wing-Chak Ng, Suwanee, GA (US);
Steven R. Stopper, Duluth, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An elastic laminate capable of being rolled for storage and unwound from a roll when needed for use, includes an elastic layer of an array of continuous filament strands with meltblown deposited on the continuous filament strands, and a facing layer bonded to only one side of the elastic layer. The meltblown layer may include an elastic polyolefin-based meltblown polymer having a degree of crystallinity between about 3% and about 40%. The laminate suitably has an inter-layer peel strength of less than about 70 grams per 3 inches cross-directional width at a strain rate of 300 mm/min. Alternatively or additionally, the continuous filament strands and/or the facing layer may include an elastic polyolefin-based meltblown polymer having a degree of crystallinity between about 3% and about 40%. In certain embodiments, the elastic laminate may include an extensible facing layer bonded to an elastic or semi-elastic film layer having a basis weight of about 50 gsm or less, wherein the facing layer includes an elastic polyolefin-based polymer having a degree of crystallinity between about 3% and about 40%.