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US 11,376,169 · App. 15/969,951 · Granted Jul 5, 2022

Absorbent article having multiple zones

Inventors: Christopher Philip Bewick-Sonntag (Cincinnati, OH); Clint Adam Morrow (Union, KY); Callida Williams Ludher (Cincinnati, OH); John David Norcom (Cincinnati, OH)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,376,169
App. No.
15/969,951
Granted
Jul 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An absorbent article is disclosed. The absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core structure having one or more layers. The absorbent article has multiple zones.

Claims (3)

1. An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core structure comprising one or more layers, a zone A and a zone B,

the absorbent article comprising a heterogeneous mass comprising a first layer comprising a nonwoven web and a second layer comprising one or more pieces of open-celled HIPE foam disposed beneath the topsheet, wherein the first layer is integrated with the second layer wherein fibers of the nonwoven web have been displaced in a pattern of wells, through a plane occupied by the one or more pieces of HIPE foam, such that fibers of the nonwoven web and the one or more pieces of the open-celled HIPE foam both occupy the plane;

wherein zone A and Zone B exhibit different Cross Direction to Machine Direction slope ratios and exhibit different NMR residual fluid values, and exhibit saturation mass values within 10% of each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2018
From: BEWICK-SONNTAG, CHRISTOPHER PHILIP; MORROW, CLINT ADAM; LUDHER, CALLIDA WILLIAMS; NORCOM, JOHN DAVID
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 047339/0133 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62500920 · May 3, 2017
Related Publication 20180318150A1 · Nov 8, 2018
Cited By (1)
US 1,075,313