Nonwoven fabric, absorbent article comprising the same, and method of forming the same

US9044360B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9044360-B2
Application numberUS-201113812491-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 22, 2011
Priority dateSep 27, 2010
Publication dateJun 2, 2015
Grant dateJun 2, 2015

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A nonwoven fabric with excellent feel on the skin, excellent air permeability and liquid permeability, and high deformability and superior recoverability. The nonwoven fabric comprises composite fibers that include a first component, and a second component having a lower melting point than the first component, wherein detached portions are created by detaching at least a portion of the second component from the first component and/or the residual portion of the second component, and at least some of the detached portions are tangled and/or fused with other composite fibers.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A nonwoven fabric comprising composite fibers that include a first component and a second component having a lower melting point than the first component, wherein the nonwoven fabric has high-stretch regions and low-stretch regions, wherein the nonwoven fabric is formed by non-homogeneous stretching of a nonwoven fabric comprising composite fibers that include a first component and a second component having a lower melting point than the first compon…

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What does patent US9044360B2 cover?
A nonwoven fabric with excellent feel on the skin, excellent air permeability and liquid permeability, and high deformability and superior recoverability. The nonwoven fabric comprises composite fibers that include a first component, and a second component having a lower melting point than the first component, wherein detached portions are created by detaching at least a portion of the second c…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mitsuno Satoshi, Nakashita Masashi, Unicharm Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61F13/539. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 02 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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