Absorbent article with point fusion bonding

US9216117B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

• EoYeon Hwang · Yongin-si, KR
• JinYoung Jung · Mado-myeon, KR
• Wonyoung Lee · Stanford, US
• Jinhee LEE · Shanghai, CN
• Richard Norris Dodge, II · Appleton, US
• David Arthur Fell · Menasha, US
• Eric D. Johnson · Larsen, US
• Debra Jean McDowall · Roswell, US
• Robert Lee Popp · Hortonville, US
• Allyson Marie Sagel · Greenville, US
• Lawrence Howell Sawyer · Neenah, US
• Daniel Robert Schlinz · Appleton, US
• Michael Veith · Sankt Ingbert, DE
• Kendell Jean Williams · Greenville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 30, 2012
• Grant date: Dec 22, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 7, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L15/58
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An absorbent article having improved handling of liquid and improved intake and retention of liquid loadings during use. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of moisture in contact with a wearer's skin and can provide a feeling of softness on the skin of the wearer.