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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Scott S. C. Kirby, Wahroonga, AU;
David Glen Biggs, Neenah, WI (US);
Andrew Thomas Hammond, Appleton, WI (US);
Eric Donald Johnson, Larsen, WI (US);
Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Neenah, WI (US);
Robert Lee Popp, Greenville, WI (US);
Leila Joy Roberson, Kimberly, WI (US);
Daniel Robert Schlinz, Greenville, WI (US);
Kendell Jean Williams, Greenville, WI (US);
Niall Finn, Lethbridge, AU;
Andy R. Butler, Albert Park, AU;
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates can include a fluid-entangled body facing material including a support layer and a projection layer. The fluid-entangled body facing material can include a plurality of hollow projections formed from a first plurality of fibers in the projection layer. The hollow projections can extend from the outer surface of the projection layer in a direction away from the support layer. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article.