Nonwoven material having discrete three-dimensional deformations with differential opacity regions

US10105268B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• John Brian Strube · Okeana, US
• Jill Marlene Orr · Monroe, US
• James Terry Knapmeyer · Cincinnati, US
• Rodrigo Rosati · Francavilla al Mare, IT
• Adrien Grenier · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 3, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 23, 2018
• Expiry date: Sep 3, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC D): Textiles; Paper
• CPC primary: D10B2509/02
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Nonwoven materials having a first region and a plurality of discrete integral second regions that are in the form of three-dimensional deformations forming protrusions that extend outward from the first surface of the nonwoven material and wide base openings adjacent to the second surface of the nonwoven material are disclosed. The nonwoven materials include at least two layers that are each formed of a plurality of fibers. The first region has a first light transmission value and the second regions have a second light transmission value.