Patent ID: 8765250

Claim:
A formed film comprising: a plurality of capillary-sized protuberances extending in a z-direction from a female side of the formed film toward a male side of the formed film, wherein the plurality of capillary-sized protuberances comprise a diameter of between 50 microns and 400 microns at the female side of the formed film; a plurality of two-dimensional drains formed between at least a portion of the plurality of capillary-sized protuberances at the female side of the formed film, wherein the plurality of two-dimensional drains lack a z-dimension beyond a nominal thickness of the formed film, and wherein the plurality of two-dimensional drains each comprise an average diameter greater than the diameter of the plurality of capillary-sized protuberances; and a plurality of apertures defined by ends of the plurality of protuberances at the male side of the formed film.