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Nonlinear, Undulating Perimeter Embossing In An Absorbent Article



Patent #: 7,686,790

Inventor(s): Shelley Rasmussen, Marcus Weiher, Teresa Zander and Laura Walker

Company: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

Filed: 2003-03-04

Issued: 2010-03-30

Description:
Patented recently is 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 is comprised of an absorbent body structure sandwiched between a cover and a baffle. In a particular aspect, the absorbent structure can include one or more distinctively configured embossment regions, and the embossment regions can be distributed along the intermediate portion of the article.

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