Thomas G Bolwerk

6437214, Aug 20, 2002

Jan 6, 2000

09/478686

Rob David Everett - Appleton WI
Thomas Gerald Bolwerk - Appleton WI
Violet May Grube - Greenville WI
Yong Li - Appleton WI
Debra Jean McDowall - Neenah WI
Shannon Kathleen Melius - Appleton WI
Lawrence Howell Sawyer - Neenah WI
David Louis Zenker - Neenah WI
Xiaomin Zhang - Appleton WI
Sylvia Bandy Little - Marietta GA
Billie Jean Matthews - Woodstock GA
Sridhar Ranganathan - Suwanee GA
Stanley Michael Gryskiewicz - Woodstock GA

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 1315

604378

A distinctive absorbent article includes an absorbent core having multiple absorbent layers, wherein the absorbent layers interact in such a manner which preferentially locates absorbed liquid in an appointed, high saturation wicking layer. The localization of the liquid within this wicking layer increases the potential of this layer to move liquid through capillary action due to the higher saturation level and increased amount of liquid available. The intake capability of the absorbent system is maintained or improved over current systems by keeping a second layer of the absorbent system at low saturation levels through as many insults of the product as possible, while providing optimum intake performance through appropriate control of the composite properties. The low saturation in this layer provides void volume for the incoming insult as well, as a high permeability, thus increasing the intake rate of the absorbent system as a whole, but the structure of the low saturation layer is also balanced to provide an appropriately high level of capillary tension to provide enough control of the liquid to stop leakage from occurring. This low saturation layer is used in addition to a surge material and provides intake functionality in addition to that provided by the surge material.

6710225, Mar 23, 2004

Mar 3, 2000

09/519381

Rob David Everett - Appleton WI
Thomas Gerald Bolwerk - Appleton WI
Violet May Grube - Greenville WI
Yong Li - Appleton WI
Debra Jean McDowall - Neenah WI
Shannon Kathleen Melius - Appleton WI
Lawrence Howell Sawyer - Neenah WI
David Louis Zenker - Neenah WI
Xiaomin Zhang - Appleton WI
Sylvia Bandy Little - Marietta GA
Billie Jean Matthews - Woodstock GA
Sridhar Ranganathan - Suwanee GA
Stanley Michael Gryskiewicz - Woodstock GA
Kuo-Shu Edward Chang - Charlotte NC

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 1315

604378, 604379, 442381, 442389

Absorbent article including an absorbent core having multiple absorbent layers. The absorbent layers interact in a manner which desirably locates absorbed liquid in an appointed, high saturation wicking layer.

20050054999, Mar 10, 2005

Sep 8, 2003

10/657498

Michael Morman - Alpharetta GA, US
Mark Kupelian - Atlanta GA, US
Todd Sudduth - Cumming GA, US
David Tran - Neenah WI, US
James Morgan - Neenah WI, US
Thomas Bolwerk - Appleton WI, US
Hughey Jeffries - Marietta GA, US
Riley Middleton - Lagrange GA, US

A61F013/15
A61F013/20

604367000

The present invention provides a nonwoven fabric laminate that comprises a thin layer of fine fibers that has a basis weight of less than 1.5 grams per square meter. The present invention also provides disposable absorbent garments, such as diapers, that in such a nonwoven fabric laminate to reduce the migration of particles in absorbent garments.

6383960, May 7, 2002

Mar 3, 2000

09/519045

Rob David Everett - Appleton WI
Thomas Gerald Bolwerk - Appleton WI
Violet May Grube - Greenville WI
Yong Li - Appleton WI
Debra Jean McDowall - Neenah WI
Shannon Kathleen Melius - Appleton WI
Lawrence Howell Sawyer - Neenah WI
David Louis Zenker - Neenah WI
Xiaomin Zhang - Appleton WI
Sylvia Bandy Little - Marietta GA
Billie Jean Matthews - Woodstock GA
Sridhar Ranganathan - Suwanee GA
Stanley Michael Gryskiewicz - Woodstock GA
Kuo-Shu Edward Chang - Charlotte NC

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

B32B 2712

442394, 442381, 442317, 442412, 442413, 442389

A distinctive absorbent article includes an absorbent core having multiple absorbent layers, wherein the absorbent layers interact in such a manner which preferentially locates absorbed liquid in an appointed, high saturation wicking layer. The localization of the liquid within this wicking layer increases the potential of this layer to move liquid through capillary action due to the higher saturation level and increased amount of liquid available. The intake capability of the absorbent system is maintained or improved over current systems by keeping a second layer of the absorbent system at low saturation levels through as many insults of the product as possible, while providing optimum intake performance through appropriate control of the composite properties. The low saturation in this layer provides void volume for the incoming insult as well, as a high permeability, thus increasing the intake rate of the absorbent system as a whole, but the structure of the low saturation layer is also balanced to provide an appropriately high level of capillary tension to provide enough control of the liquid to stop leakage from occurring. This low saturation layer is used in addition to a surge material and provides intake functionality in addition to that provided by the surge material.