US Patent Issued to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide on Aug. 19 for "Multi-layer absorbent cores and methods of manufacture" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,376, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).

"Multi-layer absorbent cores and methods of manufacture" was invented by Man Li (Beijing), TongTong Zhang (Beijing), Yan Wang (Beijing), JinHee Lee (Shanghai) and Qingchun Lu (Beijing).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Absorbent cores comprising a layered structure and methods of manufacture are disclosed. In one embodiment, an absorbent body may comprise a top layer comprising a liquid permeable web material, a bottom layer comprising a web material, and a reinforcement layer disposed between the top layer and the bottom layer. The absorbent body may f...