Patent ID: 9663881
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61F,B32B,D01F,D04H,D10B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A nonwoven web comprising multicomponent fibers, wherein the multicomponent fibers have at least a first component comprising polyethylene and at least about 0.5 percent by weight TiO 2 and a second component comprising polypropylene and a non-white pigment, the second component forming less than about 20% of the outer surface of the multicomponent fibers, wherein the first and the second component differ from each other in color, the nonwoven web being pattern bonded, wherein the bonded areas have a first color and the unbonded areas have a second color which is different from the first color, the difference between the first color of the bonded areas and the second color of the unbonded areas substantially being induced by the difference in color of the components of the multicomponent fibers, and wherein a delta E* between the bonded areas and the unbonded areas is at least about 0.5, as determined by the Measurement of delta E* method described herein.