Jason L English

US Patent:

7943813, May 17, 2011

Filed:

Dec 30, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/331823

Inventors:

Teresa De Jesus Petryk - Woodstock GA, US
Jason Matthew English - Menasha WI, US
Rebecca Willey Griffin - Woodstock GA, US
Varunesh Sharma - Atlanta GA, US
Patricia A. Stern - Cumming GA, US

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

A61F 13/15

US Classification:

604367, 604359, 604360, 604364, 604365, 604366, 604381

Abstract:

An absorbent article, such as a feminine care product, includes a liquid permeable liner layer, a generally liquid impermeable outer cover layer, and an absorbent layer disposed between the liner layer and outer cover layer. Spaced apart solidified deposits of a phase-change liquid are defined on either the liner layer top surface, bottom surface or both surfaces, and/or other layers along the other layers' upper or lower surfaces. The deposits are defined such that areas of the liner layer top surface are exposed thereby being permeable to bodily exudates insulting the article between the deposits while acting as a barrier against liquid that may flow back to the liner layer or other treated layers from the absorbent layer or other layers contained in the absorbent article.