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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
David Martin Jackson, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Clifford Jackson Ellis, Woodstock, GA (US);
Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Neenah, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/20 (2006.01); A61L 15/28 (2006.01); A61L 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 15/28 (2013.01); A61F 13/206 (2013.01); A61F 13/2051 (2013.01); A61F 13/2088 (2013.01); A61F 13/2094 (2013.01); A61L 15/225 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of making a resilient tampon includes the steps of providing binder fibers having an average fiber length of at least 35 mm; combining the binder fibers to form a loose fleece; activating the binder fibers; and compressing a portion of the loose fleece into a pledget after activating the binder fibers. A resilient tampon includes 70 wt % to 95 wt % absorbent fibers and 5 wt % to 30 wt % bicomponent binder fibers. The binder fibers have an average fiber length greater than 35 mm.