Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for dry forming a uniform non-woven fibrous web. The apparatus includes a transport duct, a spreading member and a discharge member connected in series. The discharge member has a flexible plate and a plurality of screws which act upon the flexible plate to deflect its inner surface and provide further control of the basis weight of the to be formed fibrous web. The apparatus also has a forming zone located below the discharge member. The method combines a plurality of individual fibers with a pressurized gaseous stream and routes this stream through the apparatus to form the uniform non-woven fibrous web.

Abstract: An apparatus for the manufacture of an air laid web in which individual cellulose fibers or textile fibers or their blends can be conveyed and distributed by air uniformly to any desired width onto a forming zone composed of either a foraminous screen or a fibrous polymer matrix on top of a consolidating vacuum box.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for dry forming a uniform non-woven fibrous web. The apparatus includes a transport duct, a spreading member and a discharge member connected in series. The discharge member has a flexible plate and a plurality of screws which act upon the flexible plate to deflect its inner surface and provide further control of the basis weight of the to be formed fibrous web. The apparatus also has a forming zone located below the discharge member. The method combines a plurality of individual fibers with a pressurized gaseous stream and routes this stream through the apparatus to form the uniform non-woven fibrous web.

Abstract: An apparatus for the manufacture of an air laid web in which individual cellulose fibers or textile fibers or their blends can be conveyed and distributed by air uniformly to any desired width onto a forming zone composed of either a foraminous screen or a fibrous polymer matrix on top of a consolidating vacuum box.

Abstract: A mitt-like disposable glove for collecting and disposing of pet excrement or other waste is shown. The mitt-like glove is constructed of layers of impermeable polymeric material, with the front surface of the glove substantially covered with a thicker material that may be absorbent. The mitt-like glove may be made of materials that are compostable, biodegradable, anti-microbial and/or scented. Designed along the glove edges is a strip of material that can be used as a tie, or an adhesive strip which can be used to seal the top of the glove with the cut-outs of the handle. The mitt-like glove is capable of being everted over solid waste material, a contaminated article, or other refuse to enclose such material, and the attached tie may be utilized to close the access opening so that the mitt-like glove may function as a disposal bag for the refuse. The mitt-like glove has a cut out portion at the wrist area of the glove that may be used to carry the bag after it is filled.

Abstract: A method of making a laminate sheet having a film layer and a fabric layer. The method includes the step of bonding a film layer to a fabric layer in order to form a laminate sheet such that the laminate sheet includes at least one high-bond region whereat the strength of the bond between the film and fabric layers is greater than other regions of the laminate sheet. The method further includes the step of stretching the laminate sheet such that the high-bond regions are either not stretched or are only partially stretched. A method of making a diaper backsheet, as well as a stretched laminate of a polymeric film and a fabric web, is also provided.

Abstract: A method of making a laminate sheet having a film layer and a fabric layer. The method includes the step of bonding a film layer to a fabric layer in order to form a laminate sheet such that the laminate sheet includes at least one high-bond region whereat the strength of the bond between the film and fabric layers is greater than other regions of the laminate sheet. The method further includes the step of stretching the laminate sheet such that the high-bond regions are either not stretched or are only partially stretched. A method of making a diaper backsheet, as well as a stretched laminate of a polymeric film and a fabric web, is also provided.

Abstract: An absorbent article, e.g. or a diaper, is disclosed which comprises a composite structure of a "two-dimensional" or very flat, apertured film or nonwoven layer, in combination with a fluid transferring layer and a superabsorbent polymer-containing laminate, and an absorbent core below the laminate to achieve superior dryness. The superabsorbent polymer-containing laminate, which contains airlaid fibrous components and superabsorbent polymers, swells to at least three times its dry caliper upon fluid introduction in order to achieve movement of the coverstock away from the absorbent core which permits the coverstock to remain relatively dry and avoids rewetting.

Abstract: A three-dimensionally hourglass-shaped sanitary napkin with a cellulose fluff insert for absorption that is outwardly bulging on the baffle side to create a thicker region near the center of the sanitary napkin. The baffle or fluid-impervious layer wraps around the absorbent cellulose fluff insert to form a well thereby maintaining fluid within its borders to afford increased protection from fluid leakage.