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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2005
Andrew T. Baker, Norcross, GA (US);
Timothy James Blenke, Neenah, WI (US);
Charles W. Colman, Marietta, GA (US);
Edward A. Colombo, Penfield, NY (US);
Jeffrey E. Fish, Dacula, GA (US);
Kaiyuan Yang, Cumming, GA (US);
Michael Joseph Garvey, Appleton, WI (US);
Jeffrey Jennings Krueger, Marietta, GA (US);
Mary Frances Mallory, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Joseph E. Pierce, Appleton, WI (US);
Fred Robert Radwanski, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Sridhar Ranganathan, Suwanee, GA (US);
Donald E. Waldroup, Roswell, GA (US);
Andrew T. Baker, Norcross, GA (US);
Timothy James Blenke, Neenah, WI (US);
Charles W. Colman, Marietta, GA (US);
Edward A. Colombo, Penfield, NY (US);
Jeffrey E. Fish, Dacula, GA (US);
Kaiyuan Yang, Cumming, GA (US);
Michael Joseph Garvey, Appleton, WI (US);
Jeffrey Jennings Krueger, Marietta, GA (US);
Mary Frances Mallory, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Joseph E. Pierce, Appleton, WI (US);
Fred Robert Radwanski, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Sridhar Ranganathan, Suwanee, GA (US);
Donald E. Waldroup, Roswell, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A hybrid absorbent foam includes an integrated hybrid foam layer having an open surface, a closed surface, and a foam body extending between the open and closed surfaces. The integrated hybrid foam layer has an open-cell content of at least 50%, while the closed surface provides a barrier to aqueous liquids. The integrated hybrid foam layer is formed as a single layer, and has a substantially uniform polymer composition throughout its thickness. The integrated hybrid foam layer combines the functions of liquid absorbency, retention, and barrier into a single layer, and is useful in a wide variety of absorbent articles.