Patent ID: 11939726
Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D  B | IPC B  D

Claim 0:
1. An absorbent, multi-layered web comprising:
a first layer comprising pulp fibers;
a second layer comprising pulp fibers; and
a middle layer positioned in between the first layer and the second layer, the middle layer comprising a resilient fibrous layer, the resilient fibrous layer comprising elastomeric fibers, three-dimensional fibers, debonded cellulosic fibers, or mixtures thereof, wherein the middle layer contains the three-dimensional fibers, wherein the three-dimensional fibers comprise curled fibers, the curled fibers having a curl index of greater than about 0.15, wherein the three-dimensional fibers comprise multi-component fibers, wherein the multi-component fibers comprise interfiber bonds.