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Granted Patent B2
US 12,622,818 · App. 18/660,272 · Granted May 12, 2026

Absorbent article with leg gasketing cuff

Inventors: Jeromy Thomas Raycheck (South Lebanon, OH); Lisa Jane Goodlander (Okeana, OH); Lisa Maria Grinkemeyer (Harrison, OH); Jessica Lee Mosman (Cincinnati, OH); Jason Edward Naylor (Loveland, OH); LeAnn Nichole Phillips (Cincinnati, OH)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
A61F13/49017A61F13/49015A61F13/4902A61F13/49413A61F13/4942A61F13/496A61F2013/15447A61F2013/15544A61F2013/15552A61F2013/1556A61F2013/49025A61F2013/4903A61F2013/49093A61F13/49406A61F2013/4944A61F2013/4948A61F2013/49493A61F2013/51011A61F2013/530554A61F2013/530562A61F13/5323A61F2013/8497
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Patent No.
US 12,622,818
App. No.
18/660,272
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A disposable absorbent article may include a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a leg gasketing system. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff. The inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge.

Claims (30)

1 . A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising: a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions, a first waist edge, a second waist edge, a first longitudinal edge, and a second longitudinal edge, the disposable absorbent article comprising:

a topsheet;

a backsheet comprising an outer cover and an inner layer comprising a substantially liquid-impermeable film;

an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;

a leg gasketing system, wherein the leg gasketing system comprises an inner cuff and an outer cuff, wherein the inner cuff comprises an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge, and wherein the outer cuff comprises an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge, such that at least one web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge, wherein the outer cuff material edge is disposed laterally inboard the inner cuff material edge; and

an opacity strengthening patch, wherein the opacity strengthening patch is at least partially positioned intermediate the outer cuff and the film in the first or second waist regions, and wherein the opacity strengthening patch is attached to the outer cuff by glue or bonds.

2 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the opacity strengthening patch extends laterally outward relative to the film.

3 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the opacity strengthening patch has a length measured in a direction parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the disposable absorbent article in the range of about 70 mm to about 140 mm.

4 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the opacity strengthening patch overlaps the film by less than 30 mm.

5 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the opacity strengthening patch has a hunter color opacity of greater than 15%.

6 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the inner cuff has a hydrostatic head of greater than about 2 mbar, and wherein the outer cuff has a hydrostatic head of less than about 200 mbar.

7 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the inner cuff has a Low Surface Tension Fluid Strikethrough Time of greater than about 15 seconds and less than about 200 seconds, and wherein the outer cuff has a Low Surface Tension Fluid Strikethrough Time of greater than about 20 seconds and less than about 200 seconds.

8 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the inner cuff has an opacity of from about 15% to about 50% hunter opacity, and wherein the outer cuff has an opacity of from about 45% to about 75% hunter opacity.

9 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the inner leg cuff has a WVTR of less than about 5500 g/m 2 /24 hrs, and wherein the outer leg cuff has a WVTR of greater than about 4250 g/m 2 /24 hrs.

10 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the leg gasketing system comprises at least two elastic members on the inner cuff.

11 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the leg gasketing system comprises at least three elastic members on the outer cuff.

12 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the leg gasketing system is comprised of one web of material.

13 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the leg gasketing system is comprised of multiple webs of material.

14 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein elastic members are located between the inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff folded edge.

15 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein elastic members are located between the inner cuff folded edge and outer cuff material edge.

16 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the outer cuff folded edge is located laterally outboard of a chassis edge in the crotch region.

17 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the backsheet is attached to the leg gasketing system between the outer cuff material edge and the topsheet.

18 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the disposable absorbent article is a diaper or a pant.

19 . A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising: a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions, a first waist edge, a second waist edge, a first longitudinal edge, and a second longitudinal edge, the disposable absorbent article comprising:

a topsheet;

a backsheet comprising an outer cover and an inner layer comprising a substantially liquid-impermeable film;

an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;

a leg gasketing system, wherein the leg gasketing system comprises an inner cuff and an outer cuff, wherein the inner cuff comprises an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge, and wherein the outer cuff comprises an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge, such that at least one web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge; and

an opacity strengthening patch, wherein the opacity strengthening patch is at least partially positioned intermediate the outer cuff and the film in the first or second waist regions, and wherein the opacity strengthening patch is attached to the outer cuff by glue or bonds.

20 . The disposable absorbent article of claim 19 , wherein the opacity strengthening patch has a hunter color opacity of greater than 15%.

Continuity (10)
Continuation 18149820 · Jan 4, 2023
Continuation 17147804 · Jan 13, 2021
Continuation 16051798 · Aug 1, 2018
Continuation 15336095 · Oct 27, 2016
Continuation 14862732 · Sep 23, 2015
Continuation 14672344 · Mar 30, 2015
Continuation 14567095 · Dec 11, 2014
Continuation 13457521 · Apr 27, 2012
Provisional Application 61480663 · Apr 29, 2011
Related Publication 20240285445A1 · Aug 29, 2024
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