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US 12,257,130 · App. 17/294,791 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Incontinence pad with varying thickness profile

Inventors: Pia Kalentun (Gothenburg, SE); Marie Kristensson (Gothenburg, SE)
Assignee: Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
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Patent No.
US 12,257,130
App. No.
17/294,791
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The incontinence pad comprises a fluid permeable topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core being located between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core comprises a first core layer and a fluid control layer. The first core layer comprises 100 gsm superabsorbent material or more. The absorbent core has a varying thickness profile as seen in the longitudinal direction (L), with a first thickness (T 1 ) in the intermediate portion and a second thickness (T 2 ) in the rear portion. The first thickness (T 1 ) in the intermediate portion is from 9 mm or more and the second thickness (T 2 ) is 4 mm or less, as measured under a load of load of 0.5 kPa. The region which has the second thickness (T 2 ) extends 30 mm or more in the longitudinal direction (L) from the core rear edge and toward the core front edge.

Claims (29)

1. A urine incontinence pad having longitudinal side edges extending in a longitudinal direction and transverse end edges, and comprising

a fluid permeable topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core being located between said topsheet and said backsheet,

said absorbent core having a core front edge, a core rear edge, a core first longitudinal side edge and a core second longitudinal side edge,

said absorbent core comprising a first core layer and a fluid control layer,

said absorbent core in the longitudinal direction having a front portion, a rear portion and an intermediate portion located between said front portion and said rear portion, said front portion and said rear portion each having a length of about 30% of the total length of said absorbent core and said intermediate portion having a length of about 40% of the total length of said absorbent core,

said first core layer extending over said front portion, said intermediate portion and said rear portion, said fluid control layer being shorter than said first core layer and extending in said front portion and said intermediate portion,

said first core layer comprises 100 gsm superabsorbent material or more,

said absorbent core having a varying thickness profile as seen in said longitudinal direction, with a first thickness (T 1 ) in said intermediate portion and a second thickness (T 2 ) in said rear portion,

wherein said first thickness (T 1 ) in said intermediate portion is from 9 mm or more and said second thickness (T 2 ) is from 4 to 0.3 mm, as measured under a load of 0.5 kPa,

and a region having said second thickness (T 2 ) extends 30 mm or more in the longitudinal direction from said core rear edge and toward said core front edge.

2. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein said second thickness (T 2 ) is from 3.5 to 0.3 mm.

3. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein said first thickness is from 9 mm to 16 mm.

4. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein said absorbent core has a third thickness (T 3 ) in said front region, said third thickness (T 3 ) being 4 mm or less, and said region having said third thickness (T 3 ) extending from said core front edge and toward said core rear edge.

5. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 4 , wherein said region having said third thickness (T 3 ) extend 15 mm or more from said core front end edge and toward said core rear edge.

6. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 4 , wherein said varying thickness profile as seen in said longitudinal direction of said absorbent core has a fourth thickness (T 4 ) in said rear portion or in a transitional region comprising a part of said intermediate portion and a part of said rear portion, said fourth thickness (T 4 ) being from 4.5 mm to 8.5 mm.

7. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein said intermediate portion has a first thickness (T 1 ) under a load of 0.5 kPa and a first compressed thickness under a load of 2.5 kPa, and wherein a difference between said first thickness (T 1 ) and said first compressed thickness under a load is less than 25%.

8. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein said absorbent core has said first thickness (T 1 ) in from 5 to 15% of the total longitudinal length of said absorbent core in said front portion, in a portion extending from said intermediate portion and towards said core front edge.

9. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein said absorbent core comprises from 200 gsm to 1000 gsm superabsorbent material at least in a part of said absorbent core having said first thickness (T 1 ).

10. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein said first layer comprises from 100 to 200 gsm superabsorbent material.

11. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein said first core layer has a waist portion located in said front portion or between said front portion and said intermediate portion, a width of said waist portion being 50-75% of a widest transverse width of said front portion of said first absorbent layer.

12. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein said first absorbent layer has an opening extending there through from a body-facing side of said first absorbent layer to a garment facing side of said first absorbent layer, said opening extending in said front portion and said intermediate portion.

13. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein a widest transverse width of said rear portion is from 80-120 mm.

14. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein an elastic member is arranged along each longitudinal side edge of said incontinence pad, at least laterally outside of a transition between said front portion and said intermediate portion of said absorbent core.

15. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein said fluid control layer being shorter than said first core layer does not extend into the rear portion of said absorbent core.

16. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein said first core layer is arranged between said fluid control layer and said fluid permeable topsheet.

17. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , wherein said absorbent core comprises a fluid storage layer arranged between said fluid control layer and said backsheet.

18. The urine incontinence pad according to claim 17 , wherein said fluid storage layer is shorter than said first core layer in each of said front portion and said rear portion and longer than said fluid control layer in said front portion and said intermediate portion, as seen in a longitudinal direction.

19. An individually wrapped urine incontinence pad, comprising a urine incontinence pad and a wrapping sheet, urine incontinence pad being a urine incontinence pad according to claim 1 , said incontinence pad having a length extending in said longitudinal direction and a width extending in a transverse direction, said wrapping sheet having a length extending in said longitudinal direction and a width extending in said transverse direction, said wrapping sheet being arranged to cover said backsheet of said incontinence pad of from 75 to 95% of said length of said incontinence pad such that a first end portion, corresponding to a rear end portion of said incontinence pad, has a portion being free from said wrapping sheet, said incontinence pad being folded about a first transverse fold line with said first end portion overlying a central portion, with a second end portion being folded about a second transverse fold line and overlying said first end portion.

20. A stack of folded incontinence pads, comprising a plurality of urine incontinence pads according to claim 6 , wherein each of said folded incontinence pads of said plurality of folded incontinence pads is folded about a first transverse fold line with a first end portion, overlying a central portion, with a second end portion being folded about a second transverse fold line and overlying said first end portion, wherein said absorbent core has said second thickness (T 2 ) or said fourth thickness (T 4 ) at said first or said second transverse fold line and has said first thickness (T 1 ) at the other one of said first or said second transverse fold line, said stack of folded incontinence pads being stacked in a head-to-toe relationship.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2021
From: KALENTUN, PIA; KRISTENSSON, MARIE
To: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG
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Continuity (1)
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