Granted Patent B2

US 12,193,924 · App. 18/494,310 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Inventors: Michael Remus (Heidelberg, DE); Edward Daniel Theiss, III (Union Township, OH); Michael Wayne Taylor (Cincinnati, OH); Michaela Monika Czupik (Cincinnati, OH); Emily Charlotte Boswell (Cincinnati, OH); Benjamin Jacob Clare (Cincinnati, OH); Patti Jean Kellett (Cincinnati, OH); Peter Kramkowski (Hesse, DE); Ilana Jessica Krause (Cincinnati, OH); Lee Matthew Arent (Fairfield, OH)

Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company

A61F13/5514B65D85/07A61F2013/8497

Abstract

Claims (28)

1. A package of one or more absorbent articles, wherein the one or more absorbent articles are sealed within the package, the package having a cuboid form and comprising:

a plurality of panels, including a consumer-facing panel, a rear panel oppositely disposed of the consumer-facing panel, a top panel, a bottom panel oppositely disposed of the top panel, a left side panel and a right side panel oppositely disposed of the left side panel, wherein the top panel or the bottom panel comprises an end seal,

wherein the end seal comprises adhesive disposed in a seal area and an adhesive area which is greater than the seal area; and

package material comprising natural fibers and a basis weight of between 50 gsm to 120 gsm, and wherein the package material is recyclable.

2. The package of claim 1 , wherein the top panel comprises the end seal.

3. The package of claim 2 , wherein the bottom panel comprises a seal having a block style configuration.

4. The package of claim 2 , wherein the bottom panel comprises a seal having a pinch style configuration.

5. The package of claim 2 , wherein the bottom panel comprises a seal having a cross bottom style configuration.

6. The package of claim 1 , wherein the basis weight is between 60 gsm to 105 gsm.

7. The package of claim 1 , wherein the basis weight is between 70 gsm to 90 gsm.

8. The package of claim 1 , wherein the seal area comprises between 50 percent to 100 percent adhesive coverage.

9. The package of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive area comprises between 25 percent to 100 percent adhesive coverage.

10. The package of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive area comprises between 25 percent to 80 percent adhesive coverage.

11. The package of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the seal areas comprises a colorant or a coating.

12. The package of claim 11 , wherein the one or more seal areas comprise from between 25 percent to 100 percent colorant or coating coverage.

13. The package of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive area comprises adhesive applied in a striped pattern.

14. The package of claim 13 , wherein the striped pattern comprises a plurality of stripes which have a long dimension which is parallel to a long dimension of the adhesive area.

15. The package of claim 13 , wherein the striped pattern comprises a plurality of stripes which have a long dimension which is perpendicular to a long dimension of the adhesive area.

16. The package of claim 13 , wherein the striped pattern comprises a plurality of stripes which are oriented at an angle with respect to a long dimension of the adhesive area.

17. The package of claim 13 , wherein the striped pattern comprises a first plurality of stripes and a second plurality of stripes, wherein the first plurality of stripes is oriented at a first angle with respect to a long dimension of the adhesive area and the second plurality of stripes are oriented at a second angle with respect to the long dimension of the adhesive area, wherein the first angle and the second angle are different.

18. The package of claim 17 , wherein the first angle is from between 15 degrees to 75 degrees from the long dimension of the adhesive area and/or where the second angle is from between 105 degrees to 165 degrees from the long dimension of the adhesive area.

19. The package of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive area comprises adhesive applied in a pattern, wherein the pattern comprises a plurality of discrete circles, ovals, or polygons.

20. The package of claim 1 , wherein the natural fibers comprise at least one of wood fibers and pulp fibers.

21. The package of claim 1 , wherein the package material comprises a weight percentage of non-recyclable material of from between 0.5 percent to 30 percent.

22. The package of claim 1 , wherein the package material exhibits a recyclable percentage of between 70 percent to 99.9 percent as determined by PTS-RH:021/97 (Draft October 2019) method.

23. The package material of claim 1 , wherein the package material does not comprise a barrier layer.

24. The package material of claim 1 , wherein the package material comprises a barrier layer.

25. The package of claim 1 , wherein the package material comprises a single ply.

Continuity (3)

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