Heterogeneous surge material for absorbent articles

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO RE39919
SERIAL NO

09314492

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There is provided a surge material for personal care products comprising a layered structure of at least one relatively high permeability layer on a top side toward a wearer and at least one relatively low permeability layer where the structure has a capillary tension range between about 1 and 5 cm with a differential capillary tension of at least about 1 cm from top to bottom. The surge material should have a high permeability layer with a permeability of at least 1000 Darcys and a low permeability layer with a permeability of less than 1000 Darcys. The surge material should also have a said high permeability layer which has a permeability of at least 250 Darcys greater than the low permeability layer. Such a layered structure should have a first insult run-off value of at most 30 ml from a 100 ml insult delivered at 20 ml/second. Such a surge material is useful in personal care products like diapers, training pants, absorbent underpants, adult incontinence products, feminine hygiene products and the like.

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  • KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dodge, II Richard Norris Appleton, WI 14 960
Ellis, Clifford Jackson Woodstock, GA 11 569
Hetzler, Connie Lynn Sparta, NJ 12 514
Kepner, Eric Scott Woodstock, GA 14 558
Krautkramer, Candace Dyan Neenah, WI 35 805
Little, Sylvia Bandy Marietta, GA 21 861
Sawyer, Lawrence Howell Neenah, WI 51 2208

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