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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
May. 28, 2009
Davis-dang Hoang Nhan, Appleton, WI (US);
Sudhanshu Gakhar, Neenah, WI (US);
Thomas Michael Ales, Iii, Neenah, WI (US);
Sridhar Ranganathan, Suwanee, GA (US);
Davis-Dang Hoang Nhan, Appleton, WI (US);
Sudhanshu Gakhar, Neenah, WI (US);
Thomas Michael Ales, III, Neenah, WI (US);
Sridhar Ranganathan, Suwanee, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A heating article is provided including a heating element including a first layer of nonwoven fibers mixed with conductive fibers, wherein the layer is divided to include a conductive region and a nonconductive region, wherein the conductive region extends in a co-extensive and co-planar pattern in a majority of the layer, and wherein the conductive region has first and second ends, and a power source removably coupled to the first and second ends. The first layer can include nonwoven fibers mixed with non-metallic conductive fibers. The heating article can also include a second layer superposed with the first layer, wherein the second layer is substantially free of non-metallic conductive fibers.