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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
May. 28, 2009
Richard L. Underhill, Neenah, WI (US);
Michael J. Niemeyer, Appleton, WI (US);
Marianne K. Leick, Appleton, WI (US);
Richard L. Underhill, Neenah, WI (US);
Michael J. Niemeyer, Appleton, WI (US);
Marianne K. Leick, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A disposable absorbent article has a liquid permeable liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent body disposed between the liner and the outer cover for absorbing liquid body waste. A flow control layer is disposed between the liner and the absorbent body. The flow control layer is adapted to retard the flow of liquid body waste penetrating the liner toward the absorbent body. The flow control layer has a plurality of apertures for permitting at least some of the liquid body waste that passes through the liner to flow past the flow control layer toward the absorbent body without migrating laterally outward around lateral side edges of the flow control layer.