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Non woven material and hygienic absorbent article comprising such material

US5843064A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 1997
Grant dateDec 1, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2013/53966
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Multilayer nonwoven material which has a high rate of drying out, improved rate of entry of, or break-through time by, body fluids and good diffusion of the body fluids in the plane of the layers. The multilayer nonwoven material comprises at least two superposed layers (1, 2) of natural or synthetic textile fibers, joined together, the fibers of the successive layers having a denier decreasing progressively, in a given direction, from one successive layer to the other. Application as surface webs for absorbent articles of hygiene.

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