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Absorbent Article with an Absorbent System Having an Annular Opening:

U.S. Patent No. 10,667,960

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By: Karen McIntyre

Editor, Nonwovens Industry

SungSu A Kim, Yongin-si, Korea; HyungWoo Park, Suwon-si, Korea; Moonyoung Cho, Yongin-si, Korea; JuHyung Lee, Yongin-si, Korea; SeoYeon Son, SungNam-si, Korea; SeongDae Roh, Yongin-si, Korea; and Sara L. Rosack, Greenville, WI.
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI.

Filed: 9/29/14
Issued: 6/2/20

An absorbent article comprising: a. a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction, and a depth direction; b. a topsheet layer and a backsheet layer; and c. an absorbent system positioned between the topsheet layer and the backsheet layer, the absorbent system comprising: i. a fluid intake layer positioned below the topsheet layer in the depth direction of the absorbent article and comprising a fluid intake layer opening; ii. an absorbent core positioned below the fluid intake layer in the depth direction of the absorbent article and comprising an absorbent core opening; and iii. a distribution layer positioned below the absorbent core in the depth direction of the absorbent article and capable of distributing fluid in at least the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article; wherein the fluid intake layer opening and the absorbent core opening define an aligned annular opening creating a void space within the absorbent system and wherein the topsheet layer is in a spaced apart relationship from the distribution layer at the aligned annular opening within the absorbent system such that a spatial gap exists between the topsheet layer and the distribution layer due to the void space within the absorbent system.

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