Jenny L Day, 45Savannah, GA

7799967, Sep 21, 2010

Apr 8, 2004

10/820636

Sridhar Ranganathan - Suwanee GA, US
Fred R. Radwanski - Stone Mountain GA, US
Jenny L. Day - Woodstock GA, US
Jeffrey J. Krueger - Marietta GA, US
Gregory M. Lefkowitz - Gainesville FL, US
Stanley R. Kellenberger - Appleton WI, US
Hoa La Wilhelm - Appleton WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 13/15
A61F 13/20

604369, 604367, 604368

An absorbent structure expands to a greater extent along one surface than along an opposite surface when in the presence of a liquid. The absorbent structure may include a single layer, or two or more layers intimately bonded to one another. When in the presence of a liquid, the more expandable surface causes an increase in concavity in the X-Y plane of the structure, with the concavity being in the direction of the less expandable surface. One or both surfaces can be treated to adjust the respective level of expandability. By inducing a formed shape upon hydration swelling, a trough shape can be generated to facilitate absorbent properties, containment, and fit. The invention includes absorbent articles having such an absorbent structure incorporated therein.

2003011, Jun 26, 2003

Dec 20, 2001

10/033860

Francis Abuto - Duluth GA, US
Mark Beitz - Appleton WI, US
Jayant Chakravarty - Appleton WI, US
Jenny Day - Woodstock GA, US
Michael Garvey - Appleton WI, US
Timothy Rymer - Appleton WI, US
David Stagray - Neenah WI, US
Michael Venturino - Appleton WI, US
Jerome Workman - Appleton WI, US

D04H001/00
D04H003/00
D04H005/00
D04H013/00

442/364000, 442/361000

A nonwoven structure or web is provided where a binder fiber contains an energy receptive additive. The fiber provides rapid heating when subjected to dielectric energy such as radio frequency or microwave radiation. The energy receptive additive has a dielectric loss of at between 0.5, preferably 0.1 and most preferably 5, and 15.

2006003, Feb 9, 2006

Sep 2, 2005

11/218825

Jeffrey Krueger - Roswell GA, US
Fred Radwanski - Stone Mountain GA, US
Mark Reichmann - Roswell GA, US
Peter Elliker - Appleton WI, US
Ali Yahiaoui - Roswell GA, US
Renette Richard - Dunwoody GA, US
Oomman Thomas - Alpharetta GA, US
Charles Colman - Marietta GA, US
Andrew Baker - Norcross GA, US
Jenny Day - Woodstock GA, US
Xiaomin Zhang - Appleton WI, US
Sridhar Ranganathan - Suwanee GA, US
Edward Colombo - Penfield NY, US
Donald Waldroup - Roswell GA, US

C08J 9/00

521050000

A soft, flexible, low-density, open-cell, thermoplastic, absorbent foam formed from a foam polymer formula including a balanced amount of a plasticizing agent and a surfactant in combination with a base resin. Thermoplastic elastomers can be added to the foam polymer formula to improve softness, flexibility, elasticity, and resiliency of the resulting foam. The surfactant may be either a single surfactant or a multi-surfactant system. The foam possesses a number of qualities, such as softness and strength, which render the foam particularly suitable for use in a variety of personal care products, medical products, and the like.

2012006, Mar 22, 2012

Sep 17, 2010

12/884813

Michael A. Schmidt - Alpharetta GA, US
Jenny Day - Woodstock GA, US
David M. Jackson - Alpharetta GA, US
Megan C.H. Smith - Roswell GA, US

B08B 1/00
D04H 13/00
B32B 27/32
B32B 3/26
B32B 3/30

152091, 428156, 428 88

A textured coform nonwoven web is provided that includes a matrix of meltblown fibers and an absorbent material. The coform nonwoven web is textured in that it includes first offsets that extend from the coform web. Further, the first offsets are themselves textured in that upper surfaces of the first offsets include a foundation texture. A continuous region from which the offsets extend further includes a secondary texture that may or may not be different from the foundation texture. The offsets may further include side walls that include a side wall texture. The side wall texture may or may not be different than both the foundation texture and the secondary texture.

2012022, Sep 6, 2012

May 15, 2012

13/472251

Jeffrey Jennings Krueger - Roswell GA, US
Fred Robert Radwanski - Stone Mountain GA, US
Mark G. Reichmann - Roswell GA, US
Peter Robert Elliker - Appleton WI, US
Ali Yahiaoui - Roswell GA, US
Renette E. Richard - Dunwoody GA, US
Oomman Painummoottil Thomas - Alpharetta GA, US
Charles W. Colman - Marietta GA, US
Andrew T. Baker - Norcross GA, US
Jenny L. Day - Woodstock GA, US
Xiaomin Zhang - Appleton WI, US
Sridhar Ranganathan - Suwanee GA, US
Edward A. Colombo - Penfield NY, US
Donald E. Waldroup - Roswell GA, US

KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. - Neenah WI

B01J 20/26

502402

A soft, flexible, low-density, open-cell, thermoplastic, absorbent foam formed from a foam polymer formula including a balanced amount of a plasticizing agent and a surfactant in combination with a base resin. Thermoplastic elastomers can be added to the foam polymer formula to improve softness, flexibility, elasticity, and resiliency of the resulting foam. The surfactant may be either a single surfactant or a multi-surfactant system. The foam possesses a number of qualities, such as softness and strength, which render the foam particularly suitable for use in a variety of personal care products, medical products, and the like.

2012028, Nov 15, 2012

May 25, 2012

13/481366

Frank P. Abuto - Johns Creek GA, US
Deborah J. Calewarts - Appleton WI, US
Jenny L. Day - Woodstock GA, US
Keyur M. Desai - Alpharetta GA, US
Jeffrey F. Jurena - Appleton WI, US
Jian Qin - Appleton WI, US
Donald E. Waldroup - Roswell GA, US

A61L 15/44
A61L 15/26
A61L 15/46

604359, 604367, 604360

The present invention relates to a personal care absorbent article comprising at least two substrates each having an internal and external surface, wherein at least one substrate is a fluid permeable bodyside substrate selected from spunbond, meltblown, coform, airlaid, bonded-carded web, spunlace materials and combinations thereof; at least one substrate is an impermeable backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed in between said substrates; wherein at least the external surface of at least one substrate has applied to it a benefit agent selected from an additive composition wherein said additive composition is a polymer dispersion selected from polyolefin dispersions, polyisoprene dispersions, polybutadiene-styrene block copolymer dispersions, latex dispersions, polyvinyl pyrrolidone-styrene copolymer dispersions, polyvinyl alcohol-ethylene copolymer dispersions, and combinations thereof; an enhancement component selected from microparticles, expandable microspheres, fibers, additional polymer dispersions, scents, anti-bacterials, moisturizers, medicaments, soothers and combinations thereof; and combinations thereof.

2021000, Jan 14, 2021

Sep 29, 2017

16/645284

- Neenah WI, US
Sridhar Ranganathan - Suwanee GA, US
Jenny L. Day - Woodstock GA, US
Charles W. Colman - Marietta GA, US
Vikram Kaul - Atlanta GA, US
Richmond R. Cohen - Appleton WI, US
Jun G. Zhang - Appleton WI, US

A61F 13/537
A61F 13/472
A61F 13/49

An absorbent article having a fluid-handling system includes a fluid permeable bodyside liner; a fluid impermeable outer cover; an absorbent core disposed between the liner and the outer cover, wherein the absorbent core includes superabsorbent material and optionally fluff pulp; and a core wrap at least partially encircling the absorbent core, wherein the core wrap includes a three-dimensionally patterned, wetlaid, cellulosic tissue nonwoven material. Fibers of the nonwoven material are entirely cellulose fibers, and the core wrap includes opposing core wrap surfaces each having a textured surface. Each surface includes an average material plane, a plurality of ridges extending in a z-direction from the average material plane, and a plurality of grooves alternating with the plurality of ridges, wherein the grooves depth extend in the opposite z-direction from the average material plane.

2020037, Dec 3, 2020

Sep 29, 2017

16/645308

- Neenah WI, US
Jenny L. Day - Woodstock GA, US
Sridhar Ranganathan - Suwanee GA, US
Charles W. Colman - Marietta GA, US
Vikram Kaul - Atlanta GA, US

A61F 13/53
A61F 13/472
A61F 13/49

An absorbent article having a fluid-handling system includes a fluid permeable bodyside liner; a fluid impermeable outer cover; an absorbent core disposed between the liner and the outer cover, wherein the absorbent core includes superabsorbent material and optionally fluff pulp; a tissue core wrap encircling the absorbent core; and a distribution sub-layer disposed between the absorbent core and the outer cover and within the core wrap, wherein the distribution sub-layer includes a three-dimensionally patterned, wetlaid, cellulosic tissue nonwoven material. The distribution sub-layer includes opposing distribution sub-layer surfaces each having a textured surface, wherein each surface includes an average material plane, a plurality of ridges extending in a z-direction from the average material plane, and a plurality of grooves alternating with the plurality of ridges, wherein the grooves depth extend in the opposite z-direction from the average material plane.