Patents Examined by Cheryl J. Juska
  • Patent number: 6723669
    Abstract: The present invention provides multicomponent fine fiber webs and multilayer laminates thereof having an average fiber diameter less than about 7 micrometers and comprising a first olefin polymer component and a second distinct polymer component such as an amorphous polyolefin or polyamide. Multilayer laminates incorporating the fine multicomponent fiber webs are also provided such as, for example, spunbond/meltblown/spunbond laminates or spunbond/meltblown/meltblown/spunbond laminates. The fine multicomponent fiber webs and laminates thereof provide laminates having excellent softness, peel strength and/or controlled permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Darryl Franklin Clark, Justin Max Duellman, Bryan David Haynes, Matthew Boyd Lake, Jeffrey Lawrence McManus, Kevin Edward Smith