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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
Kimberly D. Baer, Neenah, WI (US);
Michael J. Garvey, Appleton, WI (US);
Melissa C. Putzer, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Timothy J. Probst, Kenosha, WI (US);
Eric D. Johnson, Larsen, WI (US);
Assignee:
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/84 (2006.01); A61F 13/514 (2006.01); B41M 3/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/10 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/51496 (2013.01); A61F 13/15 (2013.01); A61F 13/15203 (2013.01); A61F 13/84 (2013.01); B32B 3/10 (2013.01); B41M 3/00 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15243 (2013.01); A61F 2013/8497 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01);
Abstract
A mass produced absorbent article having an image of a quality that is commercially acceptable. The image is produced by ink jet printheads applying ink to a web moving at high speed under the jets in the course of manufacturing the article. The image is printed at low resolution but is characterized in part by a higher coverage area ratio and brightness.