Abstract:
An absorbent article includes a liquid pervious topsheet, a backsheet at least peripherally joined to the topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet. The absorbent article further includes an integrated nonwoven fluid management layer having a basis weight between about 40 gsm and about 65 gsm; and an Urine Standard Rewet Value of 10 mg or less.
Abstract:
An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a liquid pervious film topsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; a backsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; an absorbent core having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the absorbent core being provided between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a bonding layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. The body facing surface of the bonding layer has a fibrous matrix comprising cellulosic fibers and thermoplastic fibers, and the garment facing surface of the topsheet is directly bonded to the body facing surface of the bonding layer at discrete adhesive-free bond points.
Abstract:
A method for making an aperture web, comprising moving a micro-textured web through a first member comprising male elements and a second member comprising discontinuous female elements, wherein the male elements are arranged in a staggered pattern, and have a shape to form quadrilateral apertures in the micro-textured web. A method for making an aperture web, comprising forming microtextures on a web, and continuously moving the web through a first member comprising male elements and a second member comprising discontinuous female elements, wherein the male elements are arranged in a staggered pattern, and have a shape to form quadrilateral apertures in the micro-textured web.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for fabricating absorbent article having multiple layers, and deformed zones of targeted performance, and colored regions, the method comprising the steps of forming discrete features on at least one layer, printing colored regions on at least one layer, integrating multiple layers to form an absorbent assembly, and cutting the absorbent assembly into individual absorbent articles, wherein the steps are carried out continuously.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a nonwoven comprising: a first fiber layer comprising a first core/sheath composite fiber having three-dimensional crimp, wherein a sheath component of the first core/sheath composite fiber comprises linear low density polyethylene, a core component comprises thermoplastic resin having a melting point at least about 20°C higher than a melting point of the linear low density polyethylene, and the center of gravity of the core component is offset from the center of gravity of the fiber; a second fiber layer comprising a second core/sheath composite fiber having three-dimensional crimp, wherein a sheath component comprises high density polyethylene, a core component comprises thermoplastic resin having a melting point at least about 20°C higher than a melting point of the high density polyethylene, and the center of gravity of the core component is offset from the center of gravity of the fiber; wherein at least a portion of the first and the second core/sheath composite fibers is thermal bonded via the sheath components of the first and the second core/sheath composite fibers. The present invention also relates to a manufacturing method of the nonwoven according to the present invention, and an absorbent article having a topsheet comprising the nonwoven according to the present invention.
Abstract:
A disposable absorbent article is described. The disposable absorbent article has a topsheet that is a carded, air-through bonded, nonwoven; a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and an integrated nonwoven fluid management layer disposed between the topsheet and the absorbent core. The integrated nonwoven fluid management layer has a basis weight in a range of from 40 gsm to 75 gsm as determined by the Basis Weight method, 10 percent to about 60 percent by weight of absorbent fibers, from between about 15 percent to about 70 percent of resilient fibers, and from between about 25 percent to about 70 percent stiffening fibers as determined by the Material Composition Analysis. The absorbent article exhibits an average acquisition speed in a first gush of between about 10 seconds to about 40 seconds, when measured in accordance with the Repetitive Acquisition and Rewet method.
Abstract:
A web comprising: discrete extended elements (2) having open proximal ends, open or closed dismal ends and side walls; macro apertures (6) arranged in a staggered pattern; first regions (8) comprising a first top plane; and second regions (10) comprising a second top plane having a length less than or equal to about 0.9mm, wherein each of the first regions (8) is surrounded by four distinctive second regions (10), the four distinctive second regions (10) being connected by two adjacent macro apertures (6) in the first direction and another two adjacent macro apertures (6) in the second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, and wherein each of the second regions (10) is surrounded by two adjacent first regions (8) and two adjacent macro apertures (6) located in a third direction or a fourth direction not parallel either to the first direction or to the second direction.
Abstract:
An absorbent article comprising an apertured topsheet having a body-facing side and a garment-facing side, a backsheet, an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a colored area viewable through a topsheet by a user viewing the body-facing side is provided. The absorbent article comprises a visual texture composed of less than about 65 objects per cm2 having an average mean areas greater than about 0.35 mm 2 .
Abstract:
A material web having a film layer and a nonwoven layer, along with methods of making the material web, are described. The material web has a plurality of micro-deformations and a plurality of macro-deformations, each of the macro-deformations having a distal end, wherein a first portion of macro-deformations has an open or partially open distal end and wherein a second portion of macro-deformations has distal ends which are configured differently than the distal ends of the first portion, and wherein the material web forms a portion of the topsheet.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a nonwoven comprising: a first fiber layer comprising a first core/sheath composite fiber having three-dimensional crimp, which is composed of a sheath component comprising linear low density polyethylene, and a core component comprising thermoplastic resin having a high melting point, and the center of gravity of the core component being offset from the center of gravity of the fiber; a second fiber layer comprising a second core/sheath composite fiber having three-dimensional crimp, which is composed of a sheath component comprising high density polyethylene, a core component comprising thermoplastic resin having a high melting point, the center of gravity of the core component being offset from the center of gravity of the fiber; wherein at least a portion of the first and the second core/sheath composite fibers is thermal bonded via the sheath components of the first and the second core/sheath composite fibers