Candace D Krautkramer

6582413, Jun 24, 2003

Mar 22, 2001

09/815536

Candace Dyan Krautkramer - Greenville WI
Rob David Everett - Appleton WI
Toan Thanh LeMinh - Greenville WI
Debra Jean McDowall - Neenah WI
Hoa La Wilhelm - Appleton WI
David Louis Zenker - Neenah WI

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 1315

60438516, 60438522

An absorbent article ( ) has a longitudinal direction ( ), a lateral, transverse direction ( ), an article front portion ( ), an article back portion ( ), and an intermediate portion ( ) interconnecting the front and back portions. The article includes an elastomerically stretchable backsheet member ( ), a liquid-permeable topsheet layer ( ), and an elastomerically stretchable retention portion ( ) sandwiched between the backsheet member ( ) and the topsheet layer ( ). The topsheet layer can be elastomerically stretchable, and the absorbent article ( ) can also provide a selected combination of physical properties, such as a composite-article elongation-at-peak-load value which is at least about 50 percent.

6964803, Nov 15, 2005

May 1, 2003

10/427564

Candace Dyan Krautkramer - Neenah WI, US
Russell Paul George - Appleton WI, US
Kenneth Russell Casson - Greenville WI, US
Dave Allen Soerens - Neenah WI, US
Jason Matthew Laumer - Appleton WI, US
James Hongxue Wang - Appleton WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

B32B003/04

428122, 428105, 428913, 442118, 442119, 442149, 442154, 442156, 442157

Absorbent structures having controlled liquid intake, distribution and absorption properties include at least one substrate layer and a flexible absorbent binder formed on and bound to the substrate at selected locations. The flexible absorbent binder is selectively formed so as to provide flow channels, regions of higher and lower fluid intake and absorption, dams for preventing fluid leakage, and other desirable features. The absorbent structures are useful in personal care absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins, diapers, training pants, adult incontinence garments and the like.

RE39919, Nov 13, 2007

May 18, 1999

09/314492

Clifford Jackson Ellis - Woodstock GA, US
Connie Lynn Hetzler - Sparta NJ, US
Eric Scott Kepner - Woodstock GA, US
Sylvia Bandy Little - Marietta GA, US
Lawrence Howell Sawyer - Neenah WI, US
Candace Dyan Krautkramer - Neenah WI, US

Kimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Roswell GA

B32B 7/02
B32B 5/26

428218, 428212, 442381, 604358, 604378, 60438501

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.

7632258, Dec 15, 2009

Mar 19, 2003

10/392116

Jennifer L. Misek - Neenah WI, US
Danielle G. Finger - Lomira WI, US
Mary A. Berceau - De Pere WI, US
Jamie L. Gloede - Oshkosh WI, US
Candace D. Krautkramer - Neenah WI, US
Jason M. English - Menasha WI, US
Jennifer E. Pozniak - Appleton WI, US
Stuart J. Burgan - Appleton WI, US
Peter S. Gebhardt - New London WI, US
Patsy A. Krautkramer - Omro WI, US
Wendy L. Hamilton - Neenah WI, US
Amanda J. Carlson - Oshkosh WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 13/15

604385101, 60438501, 604380, 604378, 60438521, 604371

An absorbent feminine care article () having a longitudinal direction (), a lateral direction (), first and second longitudinally opposed end portions (), and an intermediate portion () located between the end portions. The article () comprises an absorbent body structure () sandwiched between a cover () and a baffle (). In a particular aspect, the absorbent structure () can include an intake layer () and a shaping layer (). In other aspects, the intake layer () and shaping layer () can have differently configured absorbent capacities, differently configured densities, differently configured basis weights and/or differently configured sizes which are selectively arranged to provide desired combinations of liquid intake rate, absorbent retention capacity, shape maintenance, and aesthetics.

7642395, Jan 5, 2010

Dec 28, 2004

11/025643

Karyn C. Schroeder - Neenah WI, US
Candace D. Krautkramer - Neenah WI, US
David W. Koenig - Menasha WI, US
Douglas R. Hoffman - Oshkosh WI, US
Katherine D. Stahl - Appleton WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 13/15
A61K 8/02
A01N 25/34

604360, 604359, 604367, 604364, 424401, 424404, 424402

The present invention provides a topical composition for application to the perianal and/or labial areas of the skin which helps prevent viscoelastic fluids, such as menses and feces, from attaching to the skin and aids in the reducing the viscoelastic properties of the fluid so that the fluid can flow into absorbent articles. The composition contains at least one viscoelastant material and at least one an anti-adherent material. the composition may be applied with a wipe, including mitts and gloves, a solid stick composition, an aerosol dispenser, a pump spray, a trigger spray, a squeeze bottle, as a foam, as a cream, as an ointment, as a salve, as a gel, as a wash or as a lotion. In addition, absorbent articles, such as pads or pants, diapers and the like may also be used as a means to transfer the composition to the skin.

7687681, Mar 30, 2010

May 18, 2001

09/859665

Robert Cosmo Di Luccio - Titusville FL, US
Michael Allen Daley - Alpharetta GA, US
David Charles Potts - Dunwoody GA, US
Gregory Marc Lefkowitz - Atlanta GA, US
Jack Nelson Lindon - Alpharetta GA, US
David Martin Jackson - Roswell GA, US
Matthew David Young - Kennesaw GA, US
Cheryl Ann Mocadlo - New London WI, US
Candace Dyan Krautkramer - Neenah WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 13/15

604368, 604360, 604375, 60438504

A personal care absorbent article such as a disposable diaper, sanitary pad or tampon, wound dressing or bandage which includes a nonwoven web material made from a plurality of polymeric fibers having at least one treatment chemistry suitable for modifying at least one characteristic of a high viscoelasticity fluid upon contact with the high viscoelasticity fluid. In accordance with one particularly preferred embodiment, the treatment chemistry is suitable for immobilizing the high viscoelasticity fluid within the nonwoven web material.

8029489, Oct 4, 2011

Jul 30, 2008

12/182950

Lisha Yu - Appleton WI, US
Candace Dyan Krautkramer - Neenah WI, US
Suzanne K. Vanderloop - Combined Locks WI, US
David John Enz - Neenah WI, US
Adrienne Rae Loyd - Neenah WI, US
Carmen Lira - Appleton WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 13/15
A61F 13/20

604387, 60438517, 604386

In a body adhering absorbent article, an absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. A shell supports the absorbent structure at the vaginal region and has an adhesive on a body-facing surface thereof for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. A placement aid is disposed on at least one of the absorbent structure and the shell, and is configured for sensory perception by a wearer of the article upon placement of the article on the wearer to facilitate positive alignment of the absorbent article in a target placement region of the wearer with the absorbent structure disposed adjacent the wearer's vaginal region.

8251969, Aug 28, 2012

Aug 3, 2007

11/890093

Thomas William Van Den Bogart - Slinger WI, US
Adrienne Rae Loyd - Neenah WI, US
David-John Enz - Neenah WI, US
Suzanne K. Sullivan Conrad - Combined Locks WI, US
Roxanne Belinda Hallock - Oshkosh WI, US
Deborah Snell Hannah - Appleton WI, US
Candace Dyan Krautkramer - Neenah WI, US
Mary L. McDaniel - Appleton WI, US

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

A61F 13/15
A61F 13/20

604386, 60438517, 604387, 604401

The present invention provides a body adhering absorbent articles which is capable of absorbing bodily fluids. In particular embodiment of the present invention, provided is an absorbent article which is specifically designed for attachment to a wearer's skin in the vulva region of the wearer's torso.