Jean F Niemeyer

US Patent:

7635360, Dec 22, 2009

Filed:

Jul 22, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/624660

Inventors:

Paul T. Van Gompel - Hortonville WI, US
Russell E. Thorson - Appleton WI, US
Kenneth J. Wagner - Greenville WI, US
Jean F. Niemeyer - Appleton WI, US
Judith A. Musil - Appleton WI, US
Heidi K. Wudi - Appleton WI, US
Bridget A. Balogh - Menasha WI, US
Cindi Maas - Appleton WI, US
Steve Veith - Menasha WI, US

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

A61F 13/495
B32B 38/10

US Classification:

60438519, 156164, 156267

Abstract:

A method of manufacturing an undergarment includes moving a web of body panel material in a longitudinal machine direction, forming a cutout in the web, cutting the web of body panel material along the longitudinal machine direction and thereby forming a rear body panel web and a front body panel web, and connecting a crotch member to each of the rear and front body panel webs. The crotch member covers said cutout when connected to the rear and front body panel webs. A disposable undergarment having a cutout, and a method for the use thereof, is also provided.

US Patent:

61405515, Oct 31, 2000

Filed:

Apr 29, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/067803

Inventors:

Jean Feyen Niemeyer - Appleton WI
Thomas Allan Eby - Greenville WI
David Willis Heyn - Neenah WI
Allen Todd Leak - Neenah WI
Jeffrey Lawrence McManus - Canton GA
Steven Walter Moster - Atlanta GA
Dale Arthur Peterson - Neenah WI
Alan Francis Schleinz - Appleton WI
Gordon Allen Shaw - Greenville WI
Michael Donald Sperl - Greenville WI
Gregory Todd Sudduth - Cumming GA
Paula Kay Zoromski - Appleton WI

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

A61F 1315
A61F 1320

US Classification:

604367

Abstract:

An absorbent article, such as the shown diaper (10), has a front waistband portion (14), a back waistband portion (12) and an intermediate portion (16) interconnecting said front and back waistband portions. The article includes a backsheet member (30), a liquid permeable topsheet layer (28), and an absorbent body (32) sandwiched between the topsheet layer (28) and backsheet member (30). The backsheet member includes an air permeable, polymer sheet layer (96), and a first, outward nonwoven fibrous web (94) attached to or otherwise operatively joined with a major facing surface (78) of the polymer sheet layer (96) at a plurality of individual, spaced apart thermal bonds (98). The outward nonwoven web (94) includes a plurality of fibers having substantially unbonded lengths which extend substantially continuously between at least an adjacent pair of the bonds, and the substantially unbonded fiber lengths are arched away from an outward surface of the thermal bonds by arch heights (60) which provides a distinctive embossing element depth value. In addition, the fibers of the outward nonwoven web can have a selected denier, and the outward nonwoven web (94) can have a selected basis weight.