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US 2003/0203162 A1Published application
Methods for making nonwoven materials on a surface having surface features and nonwoven materials having surface features
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Dale Fenwick, Bryan David Haynes, Kurtis Lee Brown, Susan Carol Paul, Christian Michael Trusock, Melpo Lambidonis, Stephen Avedis Baratian
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Abstract
A process of making a nonwoven fabric comprising providing a three-dimensional surface that comprises surface features that are air permeable, depositing fibers or a web comprising fibers onto the surface, and stabilizing the fibers to form a nonwoven fabric is provided.
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A process of making a nonwoven fabric comprising
- providing a three-dimensional surface that comprises surface features that are air permeable,
- depositing fibers or a web comprising fibers onto the surface, and
- stabilizing the fibers to form a nonwoven fabric.
A process for making a nonwoven fabric comprising the steps of:
- a. providing polymeric filaments;
- b. depositing the polymeric filaments on a surface that comprises surface features, wherein the surface and the surface features are air permeable;
- c. forcing air or another gas or liquid through the polymeric filaments, the surface and the surface features to arrange the polymeric filaments into a web;
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- d. bonding the polymeric filaments to integrate the web.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.