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7588822 Absorbent articles surface cross-linked superabsorbent polymer particles made by a method of using ultraviolet radiation and brØnsted acids  
A method of surface cross-linking superabsorbent polymer particles using UV irradiation is provided. The superabsorbent polymer particles for use in the method have a relatively high degree of...
7528291 Color-stable superabsorbent polymer composition  
A color-stable superabsorbent polymer having long-term color stability, and methods of manufacturing the polymer, are disclosed. The color-stable superabsorbent polymer is prepared in the essential...
7479578 Highly wettable—highly flexible fluff fibers and disposable absorbent products made of those  
An absorbent core comprising fluff pulp fiber treated with polysiloxane, wherein the absorbent core has a density of about 0.15 g/cm 3 or greater and a Young's modulus of about 75 psi or less. The...
7473818 Product seal of dissimilar materials  
A pant-like, prefastened, disposable absorbent article having side seams which include a front ear passively bonded to a back ear, wherein the front ear is releasable from the back ear desirably...
7465373 Unitary stratified composite  
An unitary stratified composite composed of a first stratum and a second stratum integrally connected by a transition zone is disclosed. The first stratum serves as a liquid acquisition stratum...
7250549 Three-piece garment having an absorbent insert secured with variable adhesive regions  
An absorbent garment includes a front body panel having a terminal waist edge and a terminal crotch edge and a rear body panel having a terminal waist edge and a terminal crotch edge. The terminal...
7189575 Method and device for determining the swelling behavior of polymer gels under pressure  
Disclosed is a method for determining the swellability and the swelling kinetics of superabsorbent material ( 9 ) such as polymer gels, for example, which comprises introducing a defined volume of...
7183456 Water-absorbent resin and production process therefor  
In a production process for a water-absorbent resin, comprising the steps of: blending a liquid material and a water-absorbent resin; and heating the resultant mixture in order to produce a...
7102054 Absorbent article having fused layers  
An absorbent article, such as a diaper, sanitary napkin, adult incontinent device, and the like having fused layers is provided. The absorbent articles preferably comprises a liquid pervious...
7081139 Antimicrobial polyester-containing articles and process for their preparation  
This invention relates to antimicrobial polyester-containing articles and methodology for the preparation of antimicrobial polyester-containing articles utilizing chitosan and chitosan-metal...
7049000 Water-swellable material comprising coated water-swellable polymers  
This invention relates to a water-swellable material comprising water-swellable polymers that are coated with a coating agent that comprises a phase-separating elastomeric material, which allows...
7012105 Structure having balanced pH profile  
Disclosed is an absorbent structure comprising an acidic or basic water-swellable, water-insoluble polymer, a basic or acidic second material, and, optionally, a buffering agent, wherein the...
6939914 High stiffness absorbent polymers having improved absorbency rates and method for making the same  
Superabsorbent polymer materials are provided including absorbent polymers having a fast vortex time, desirably about 10 seconds or less, and a stiffness index of at least about 0.7, as determined...
6897350 Body fluid absorbent panel for sanitary wearing article  
A body fluid absorbent panel including openings and a barrier which comprises, in turn, a shape keeping layer formed with a plurality of thermoplastic synthetic resin fibers and a body fluid...
6896669 Composite absorbent members  
A composite absorbent member containing layers that have a controlled pore size distribution is provided. For example, in some embodiments, the composite absorbent member has an inner layer and two...
6888044 High capacity absorbent structure and method for producing same  
An absorbent core for use in an absorbent article such as a diaper, training pant, feminine hygiene product, or an incontinence product includes a stabilized first absorbent layer and a second...
6838154 Creped materials  
There is provided a resilient, three dimensional material having fibrous texture and appearance and capable of fluid handling. It consists of a top surface and a bottom surface wherein fiber-like...
6833488 Biocompatible, biodegradable, water-absorbent material and methods for its preparation  
A bio-compatible, biodegradable macromolecular water-absorbent polymeric material having a three-dimensional configuration with intermolecular covalent bonds and containing free functional groups...
6818802 Topsheet made of nonwoven fabric used in disposable wearing article  
A topsheet for a disposable wearing article that is formed with a plurality of fine openings each having an area of about 0.16-5 mm 2 and a part of the peripheral edge of each opening is...
6802932 Absorbent article and method of manufacturing the same  
A method for manufacturing an absorbent article including: a topsheet formed from a nonwoven fabric; a backsheet; and a cushion layer disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet is achieved by...
6794556 Liquid absorbent  
Provided is a liquid absorbent including a liquid-absorbing layer of synthetic fibers by hydrophilic treatment and/or hydrophilic fibers; and a synthetic resin film bonded to a surface of the...
6781027 Mixed denier fluid management layers  
A nonwoven surge material for personal care products, which is a nonwoven fabric made of a homogeneous blend of large and small denier fibers. The small or first denier fiber preferably has an...
6759567 Pulp and synthetic fiber absorbent composites for personal care products  
A personal care product that has a liquid impermeable backsheet, a liquid permeable topsheet, and an absorbent composite located between the topsheet and backsheet. The absorbent composite has an...
6723430 Water-decomposable absorbent article  
Provided is a water-decomposable absorbent article including a water-decomposable back layer, a water-decomposable and liquid-pervious surface layer, and a water-decomposable absorbent layer...
6720073 Material enhancement to maintain high absorbent capacity under high loads following rigorous process conditions  
An absorbent composite that can handle complex fluids and maintain high absorbent capacity under high loads even after the material has been subjected to rigorous processing conditions. The...
6716894 Water-absorbent resin powder and its production process and uses  
The present invention provides: a water-absorbent resin powder, which includes no fine metallic foreign substance, and in which the deterioration is suppressed; its production process; and uses....
6710222 Disposable undergarment  
A disposable undergarment having a liquid-absorbent panel that includes a body fluid absorbing/holding layer formed with a plurality of depressions each extending in the thickness direction thereof...
6706942 Molded or extruded articles comprising polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer compositions having short annealing cycle times  
Environmentally degradable molded or extruded articles comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate C4C6 copolymer composition having short annealing cycle times are provided. Such short annealing cycle times...
6692825 Synthetic fiber nonwoven web and method  
A nonwoven web and method of preparing a novel nonwoven web of synthetic fiber are disclosed. An aqueous solution amide crosslinked synthetic precursor polymer is extruded under defined conditions...
6689116 Diaper that includes weldable fastener devices  
An absorbent article, such as a diaper, a pants-type diaper, an incontinence protector or a pants-like sanitary napkin, having a front part, a rear part and an intermediate central part. The...
6679754 Dyeable polyolefin fibers and fabrics  
Polyolefin fibers, filaments and fabrics made therefrom which comprise a melt blend which comprises (A) a polyolefin; and (B) at least one polyetheresteramide which contains aromatic diol-derived...
6635798 Laminated panel  
A laminated panel including at least two sheet members which are overlapped with and joined to each other with adhesives B 1 to B 4 applied on at least one of inner surfaces of the sheet members....
6620490 Tear-resistant bond pattern  
The bonded composite in accordance with the invention has first and second thin-section sheet materials bonded together by bond elements defining a bond pattern. The bond elements can consist of...
6617489 Absorbent, absorbing product based thereon, and water-absorbing resin  
The absorbent in accordance with the present invention is limited in at least two of the following requirements: ventilation resistance, absorbency under no load and/or under load, weight mean...
6610391 Absorbent product with reduced rewet properties  
An absorbent product comprising a topsheet, a secondary absorbent layer, a primary absorbent layer and a backsheet is disclosed. The topsheet preferably is apertured and has a relatively high loft...
6605349 Deformable, shrinkable fiber and a process for the making thereof  
A deformable, shrinkable fiber that is dimensionally stable at normal body temperatures of approximately 37° C. in the dry state, but is dimensionally unstable (i.e. shrinks and distorts) when wet...
6603056 Multicomponent superabsorbent gel particles  
Multicomponent superabsorbent gel particles are disclosed. The multicomponent particles comprise at least one acidic water-absorbing resin and at least one basic water-absorbing resin. Each...
6603055 Poly (vinylamine) - base superabsorbent gels and method of manufacturing the same  
Bi-component superabsorbent materials are disclosed. The superabsorbent materials comprise a mixture of about 20% to about 40%, by weight, poly(vinylamine) polymer or other basic resin and about...
6602950 Hydrophilic hydrogels with a high swelling capacity and method for producing and using them  
A hydrophilic, highly swellable hydrogel based on (co)polymerized monomers or based on graft (co)polymers and prepared by a) free-radically (co)polymerizing one-or more hydrophilic monomers or...
6590137 Multicomponent superabsorbent gel particles  
Multicomponent superabsorbent gel particles are disclosed. The multicomponent particles comprise at least one acidic water-absorbing resin and at least one basic water-absorbing resin. Each...
6580015 Absorbent composition including an uncrosslinked polymer  
An absorbent composition comprising an uncrosslinked, high molecular weight polymer, wherein the uncrosslinked, high molecular weight polymer is treated by a means to effectively insolubilize the...
6555502 Multicomponent superabsorbent gel particles  
Multicomponent superabsorbent gel particles are disclosed. The multicomponent particles comprise at least one acidic water-absorbing resin and at least one basic water-absorbing resin. Each...
6503854 Absorbent composite materials  
An absorbent composite material composed of a fibrous absorbent material and a binding agent, the binding agent binding at least a portion of the fibers of the fibrous absorbent material. The...
6489534 Disposable personal articles which conform and adhere  
There is provided a disposable personal article with a polymer having a glass transition temperature ranging between 25 and 45° C. The polymer is tacky over the temperature range, which is...
6455114 Composite absorbent structure and method  
An absorbent structure and method utilizes pockets or pouches of inorganic or organic granular materials in absorbent structures (such as a structure containing superabsorbents, including polymeric...
6451429 Temperature sensitive polymers and water-dispersible products containing the polymers  
The present invention is directed to a novel process of making N-isopropyl acrylamide (NiPAm) polymers based upon the reaction of poly(acrylic acid) and N-isopropylamine. The disclosed method of...
6443931 Absorbent article for disposal of body fluids discharged thereon  
An absorbent article such as a panty liner for disposal of body fluids discharged thereon includes a body facing side, an undergarment facing side and an absorbent core disposed therebetween, the...
6441266 Absorbent members for body fluids using hydrogel-forming absorbent polymer  
Absorbent members useful in the containment of body fluids such as urine, that have at least one region containing hydrogel-forming absorbent polymer in a concentration of from about 50 to 100% by...
6420285 Multicomponent fibers and fabrics made using the same  
The present invention provides multicomponent fibers arranged in structured domains. At least one of the polymer components is formed of a multipolymer blend. The present invention also provides...
6414214 Mechanically stable hydrogel-forming polymers  
Hydrogel-forming polymers which have: (i) a Saline Flow Conductivity of at least 40×10 −7 cm 3 s/g; (ii) an AUL 0.7 psi (4826.5 Pa) of at least 20 g/g; and (iii) a Frangibility Index of at...