Coordinated apertured and embossed topsheet layer materials, and absorbent articles containing such

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9173782
APP PUB NO 20140296815A1
SERIAL NO

13852450

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A topsheet layer material for use on an absorbent article includes a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a depth direction and comprises a planar sheet. The topsheet layer material includes visually and spatially coordinated embossed channels and apertures. The embossed channels are curvilinear indentations configured along either the longitudinal, the transverse direction, or a combination of longitudinal and transverse directions. The apertures are positioned along the topsheet layer material laterally adjacent to the channels such that at least a portion of the apertures have an overall shape configuration that is substantially similar or the same as at least a portion of the shape of the embossed channel. Such coordinated aperture configuration may also be generally concentric with or generally parallel to the embossed channels.

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  • KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boland, Katie A Neenah, US 6 201
Hopkins, Heidi B Neenah, US 1 101
Loyd, Adrienne R Neenah, US 8 227
Snowden, Hue Scott Canton, US 13 246
Takken, Wendy M Alpharetta, US 3 155
Zenkich, Ramona Appleton, US 10 194

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