Patent ID: 9452093
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An absorbent member comprising a unitary wetlaid absorbent fibrous layer comprising cellulose fibers, said absorbent layer having a first surface, a second surface, a length extending in an X-direction, a width extending in a Y-direction, and a Z-direction thickness, wherein the thickness of the absorbent fibrous layer can be divided into a range of distances measured through its thickness from 0% at its first surface to 100% of the distance through its thickness at its second surface, wherein said cellulose fibers are distributed throughout the thickness of said absorbent fibrous layer, and the length and width of the absorbent fibrous layer define an area, wherein at least a 7.2×7.2 mm square area of the absorbent fibrous layer has an average density, and a density profile through its thickness comprising a location having a maximum density, a location having a minimum density, a mean maximum density, and a mean minimum density, wherein the mean maximum density measurement through the thickness of the absorbent fibrous layer in said area is at least about 1.2 times its mean minimum density, and the mean maximum density is less than or equal to about 0.25 g/cc.