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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.10.2010 (43) Date of publication: 24.08.2011 Bulletin 2011/34 (21) Application number: 09833039.2 (22) Date of filing: 08.12.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D21H 21/14(2006.01) D21H 17/28(2006.01) D21H 13/02(2006.01) D21H 23/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2009/055563 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/070525 (24.06.2010 Gazette 2010/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 19.12.2008 US 317137 11.09.2009 US 557969 (71) Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 (US)

(72) Inventors: SOERENS, Dave, A. Neenah Wisconsin 54956 (US) QIN, Jian Appleton Wisconsin 54915 (US) WERNER, John, A. Hortonville Wisconsin 54944 (US) DRUECKE, Frank, G. Oshkosh Wisconsin 54904 (US) UTTECHT, Cathleen, M. Menasha Wisconsin 54952 (US) SATORI, Christopher, L. Hortonville Wisconsin 54944 (US) WANG, James, H. Appleton Wisconsin 54911 (US) LANG, Frederick, J. Neenah Wisconsin 54956 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)