Kathleen A O'Rourke

US Patent:

58975411, Apr 27, 1999

Filed:

Feb 28, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/807965

Inventors:

Duane Girard Uitenbroek - Little Chute WI
Kathleen Ann O'Rourke - Neenah WI

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

A61F 1315

US Classification:

604358

Abstract:

Disclosed is a laminated material comprising a first layer of material and a second layer of material. The first layer of material includes opaque areas and transparent areas. The second layer of material has a coloration which is different than the first layer of material and is adjacent the first layer of material so that the coloration of the second layer of material is visible through the transparent areas of the first layer of material. Also disclosed is an absorbent garment including such a laminated material.

US Patent:

53992199, Mar 21, 1995

Filed:

Feb 23, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/200593

Inventors:

Thomas H. Roessler - Menasha WI
Paul T. Van Gompel - Hortonville WI
Kathleen A. O'Rourke - Neenah WI

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Corporation - Neenah WI

International Classification:

A61F 1360
A61F 1358
B32B 3118

US Classification:

156259

Abstract:

A method for forming a plurality of adhesive fastener assemblies includes the step of providing a substantially continuous web of substrate material along a selected, longitudinal machine-direction (132). The substrate web has a laterally extending cross direction (134) which is substantially perpendicular to the machine direction, and has laterally opposed, longitudinally extending side edge regions (142 and 144) thereof. A selected fastening means, such as a layer of primary adhesive (54), is positioned and applied onto a major facing surface (186) of the substrate web (140). A first longitudinally extending web of stiffening material (154) is attached to the major surface of the substrate web (140) at a location which is proximate a first side edge region (142) of the substrate web. A second longitudinally extending web of stiffening material (156) is attached to the major surface of the substrate web (140) at a location which is proximate the second side edge region (144) of the substrate web (140). The web of substrate material and the webs of stiffening material thereby form a substrate composite (192).