Michael G Garvey

US Patent:

8158689, Apr 17, 2012

Filed:

Dec 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/315576

Inventors:

Andrew T. Baker - Norcross GA, US
Timothy James Blenke - Neenah WI, US
Charles W. Colman - Marietta GA, US
Edward A. Colombo - Penfield NY, US
Jeffrey E. Fish - Dacula GA, US
Kaiyuan Yang - Cumming GA, US
Michael Joseph Garvey - Appleton WI, US
Jeffrey Jennings Krueger - Marietta GA, US
Mary Frances Mallory - Alpharetta GA, US
Joseph E. Pierce - Appleton WI, US
Fred Robert Radwanski - Stone Mountain GA, US
Sridhar Ranganathan - Suwanee GA, US
Donald E. Waldroup - Roswell GA, US

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

C08J 9/00
B32B 3/26

US Classification:

521 50, 428159

Abstract:

A hybrid absorbent foam includes an integrated hybrid foam layer having an open surface, a closed surface, and a foam body extending between the open and closed surfaces. The integrated hybrid foam layer has an open-cell content of at least 50%, while the closed surface provides a barrier to aqueous liquids. The integrated hybrid foam layer is formed as a single layer, and has a substantially uniform polymer composition throughout its thickness. The integrated hybrid foam layer combines the functions of liquid absorbency, retention, and barrier into a single layer, and is useful in a wide variety of absorbent articles.

US Patent:

20030119405, Jun 26, 2003

Filed:

Nov 27, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/306201

Inventors:

Frank Abuto - Duluth GA, US
Mark Beitz - Appleton WI, US
Jayant Chakravarty - Appleton WI, US
Michael Garvey - Appleton WI, US
Timothy Rymer - Appleton WI, US
Michael Venturino - Appleton WI, US
Robert Vogt - Neenah WI, US

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

International Classification:

D04H001/00
D04H003/00
D04H005/00
D04H013/00
B32B005/26

US Classification:

442/361000, 442/381000, 442/414000

Abstract:

An absorbent article having a liner and an outer cover in generally opposed relationship with the liner. An absorbent body disposed therebetween includes a non-woven absorbent structure having a length, a width and a thickness. The absorbent structure is constructed of absorbent fibers and binder fibers activatable to form inter-fiber bonds within the absorbent structure, with the binder fibers being multi-component fibers in which at least one binder fiber component has a melt temperature that is lower than a melt temperature of at least one other binder fiber component. The width of the absorbent structure is non-uniform along its length prior to activation of the binder fibers. In another embodiment, the absorbent structure is of unitary construction and the concentration of binder fibers therein is non-uniform along at least one of the length, the width and the thickness of the absorbent structure.

US Patent:

20030119406, Jun 26, 2003

Filed:

Dec 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/033860

Inventors:

Francis Abuto - Duluth GA, US
Mark Beitz - Appleton WI, US
Jayant Chakravarty - Appleton WI, US
Jenny Day - Woodstock GA, US
Michael Garvey - Appleton WI, US
Timothy Rymer - Appleton WI, US
David Stagray - Neenah WI, US
Michael Venturino - Appleton WI, US
Jerome Workman - Appleton WI, US

International Classification:

D04H001/00
D04H003/00
D04H005/00
D04H013/00

US Classification:

442/364000, 442/361000

Abstract:

A nonwoven structure or web is provided where a binder fiber contains an energy receptive additive. The fiber provides rapid heating when subjected to dielectric energy such as radio frequency or microwave radiation. The energy receptive additive has a dielectric loss of at between 0.5, preferably 0.1 and most preferably 5, and 15.