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Fluid Distribution Material for Absorbent Articles:

U.S. Patent No. 10,500,108

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By: Karen McIntyre

Editor, Nonwovens Industry

Andrew D. Maschino, Paris, IL; Michael Estel Fisher, Rosedale, IN; and Brian C. Loomis, Terre Haute, IN.
Assigned to Tredegar Film Products, Richmond, VA.

Filed: 2/26/19
Issued: 12/10/19

A fluid distribution material for use in an absorbent article, the fluid distribution material comprising: a formed film layer having a user-facing side and a garment-facing side opposite the user-facing side, the formed film layer comprising a plurality of apertured protuberances arranged in a pattern having 10 to 40 protuberances per linear inch, each of the protuberances comprising a continuous sidewall extending from the user-facing side, the garment-facing side having a plurality of apertures aligned with the plurality of apertured protuberances and land areas in between the apertures, the formed film layer having a basis weight of between about 10 gsm and about 25 gsm; and a nonwoven layer laminated to the garment-facing side of the formed film layer, the nonwoven layer comprising a plurality of fibers adjacent the land areas and the plurality of apertures of the formed film layer, the nonwoven layer having a basis weight of between about 10 gsm and about 15 gsm, wherein the plurality of fibers adjacent the land areas are gathered at a higher density than fibers located adjacent the plurality of apertures, and wherein the fluid distribution material has a compressibility of less than 10% between pressures of 0.21 psi and 0.60 psi.

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