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Composite nonwoven material and its application to any absorbent article of hygiene

US5879344A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 26, 1996
Grant dateMar 9, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/684
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A composite nonwoven material includes a layer made of a nonwoven material which is permeable to body fluids and a sheet of carded synthetic fibers permeable to body fluids. The carded fiber sheet is bonded to the nonwoven layer solely by needling. An absorbent article of hygiene also includes the composite nonwoven material.

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