Gender-differentiated absorbent articles
US10413454B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/15918
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for manufacturing an absorbent article having a body facing liner, a backsheet coupled to the body facing liner, an absorbent body positioned between the body facing liner and the backsheet, and a fluid acquisition layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the fluid acquisition layer being positioned between the body facing liner and the backsheet includes providing a web of body facing liner material in face-to-face relation to a web of fluid acquisition layer material, bonding the body facing liner material to the fluid acquisition layer material using an embossing roller, wherein the embossing roller has an axis and a circumferential surface having a circumferential lane, the circumferential lane having azimuthally-alternating target zone and channel zone embossing patterns, and phasing the embossing roller relative to the web to produce female products and male products.
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