Patent 8450556 was granted and assigned to Kao Corporation on May, 2013 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A shaped sheet, comprising: a plurality of protrusions (3) on one surface side of the shaped sheet formed of fibers; and connecting portions (5) for being barriers and connecting the protrusions (3) to one another, wherein the connecting portion (5) has a fiber density higher than a fiber density of the protrusion (3).