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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2003
Pramod S. Mavinkurve, Princeton, NJ (US);
John T. Ulman, Woodbridge, NJ (US);
Steven H. White, Flemington, NJ (US);
Robert J. Graeme, Iii, Morrisville, PA (US);
Kenneth Anthony Pelley, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Brian Michael Drzewiecki, Princeton, NJ (US);
Pramod S. Mavinkurve, Princeton, NJ (US);
John T. Ulman, Woodbridge, NJ (US);
Steven H. White, Flemington, NJ (US);
Robert J. Graeme, III, Morrisville, PA (US);
Kenneth Anthony Pelley, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Brian Michael Drzewiecki, Princeton, NJ (US);
McNeil-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Abstract
A fluid-management article, such as a sanitary napkin, comprises a body-faceable, liquid-pervious cover having a top surface, a garment-faceable, liquid-impervious barrier, and an absorbent system intermediate the cover and the barrier. The fluid-management article comprises a plurality of fluid-guiding channels that surround a plurality of isolated protrusions. The channels and the protrusions are formed through the top surface of the cover of the fluid management article. The protrusions have an apex that extends a height greater than about 0.5 millimeters (mm) above at least a portion of the plurality of channels. The protrusions have a number density greater than about 0.15 protrusions/cm.