IP Library Granted Patent US 6,878,433
Granted Patent B2
US 6,878,433 · App. 09/886,828 · Granted Apr 12, 2005

Applications for laminate web

Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
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Patent No.
US 6,878,433
App. No.
09/886,828
Granted
Apr 12, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A laminate web and several uses of the laminate web are disclosed. The laminate web comprises a first web, a second web joined to the first web at a plurality of discrete bond sites; and a third material disposed between at least a portion of the first and second webs. The laminate webs of the present invention are suitable for a variety of uses. Such uses include flexible carrying implement, medical applications, kitchen or bathroom implements, decorative coverings, home accent items, pet industry articles, fabric, fabric backings, edible materials, bedding applications, absorbent food pads, clean room wipes, tack cloths, and many other uses.

Claims (12)

1. An article selected from the group consisting of a flexible carrying implement, medical application, kitchen or bathroom implement, decorative covering, home accent item, pet industry article, fabric or fabric backing, and a bedding application, wherein said article comprises a laminate web comprising:

a) a first web;

b) a second web joined to said first web in a face-to-face relationship at a plurality of discrete bond sites, the first and second webs forming on interior region therebetween:

c) said bond site defining an elongated melt weakened region having an aspect ratio of at least about 3 and having a longitudinal axis oriented in a first direction and a transverse axis oriented in a second direction orthogonal to said first direction; and

d) a third non-thermoplastic material involved in said discrete bond sites and substantially filling said interior region.

2. An article selected from the group consisting of a flexible carrying implement, medical application, kitchen or bathroom implement, decorative covering, home accent item, pet industry article, fabric or fabric backing, and a bedding application, wherein said article comprises a laminate web comprising:

a) a first web;

b) a second web joined to said first web in a face-to-face relationship at a plurality of discrete bond sites, the first and second webs forming an interior region therebetween:

c) said bond site defining an elongated melt weakened region having an aspect ratio of at least about 3 and a width of less than about 0.02 inches; and

d) a third non-thermoplastic material involved in said discrete bond sites and substantially filling said interior region, wherein said third material is not a meltblown or an elastic material.

3. The article according to claim 1 wherein the laminate has distinct regions being differentiated by at least one property selected from the group consisting of basis weight, fiber orientation, density, thickness, and combinations thereof.

4. The article according to claim 2 wherein the laminate has distinct regions being differentiated by at least one property selected from the group consisting of basis weight, fiber orientation, density, thickness, and combinations thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2001
From: CURRO, JOHN JOSEPH; BENSON, DOUGLAS HERRIN; STRUBE, JOHN BRIAN
To: PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE
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Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part PCTUS003474600 · Dec 20, 2000
Continuation In Part 0958467600 · May 31, 2000
Continuation In Part 0946793800 · Dec 21, 1999
Related Publication 20020034912A1 · Mar 21, 2002