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Continuous process for the manufacture of an absorbent core

US5882464A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 1996
Grant dateMar 16, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1095
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Absorbent articles having absorbent cores comprising multiple absorbent layers which are joined to each other. In particular, absorbent structures which have one of the absorbent layers being shorter in the manufacturing direction than at least one of the other layers and which are joined to one of the other layers by crimping and a process of crimping of a central patch of a fibrous web to a tissue.

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