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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Calvin Hoi Wung Cheng, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Olaf Erik Alexander Isele, West Chester, OH (US);
Brian Udengaard, Lystrup, DK;
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/475 (2006.01); A61F 13/494 (2006.01); A61F 13/514 (2006.01); D04H 1/4291 (2012.01); D04H 3/007 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15699 (2013.01); A61F 13/4752 (2013.01); A61F 13/49413 (2013.01); A61F 13/51405 (2013.01); D04H 1/4291 (2013.01); D04H 3/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed, in part, to a method of forming an absorbent article. The method comprises providing a nonwoven substrate comprising a plurality of fibers. At least some of the plurality of fibers comprise a plurality of fibrils extending outwardly from a surface of the fibers. The fibrils comprise a lipid ester having a melting point greater than 35° C. The method comprises incorporating the nonwoven substrate into the absorbent article.