Nanofabricated gecko-like fasteners with adhesive hairs for disposable absorbent articles

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7811272
APP PUB NO 20050148984A1
SERIAL NO

10747923

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A disposable absorbent article has a nanofabricated attachment means having adhesive hairs disposed on a substrate wherein the hairs are effective to adhesively engage an opposing surface having a polymeric film or a fibrous web. In another embodiment, the absorbent article has a gecko-like fastener including a substrate and a plurality of adhesive hairs arising from the substrate having a base section, midsection, and top section, a height of about 0.5 microns to about 8 millimeters, and a diameter greater than about 0.05 microns.

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KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC401 NORTH LAKE STREET NEENAH WISCONSIN 54956 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Fung-Jou Appleton, US 114 12486
Efremova, Nadezhda Neenah, US 6 257
Lindsay, Jeffrey Dean Appleton, US 119 13253
Yu, Lisha Appleton, US 25 419

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