Absorbent article having a nonwoven material with antimony-free polyethylene terephthalate

US11311428B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Dirk Saevecke · Wiesbaden, DE
• Otto Virtanen · Schwalbach am Taunus, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 17, 2018
• Grant date: Apr 26, 2022
• Expiry date: Nov 1, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2013/530496
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to absorbent articles comprising a nonwoven material, the nonwoven material comprising PET resin having less than 150 ppm of antimony. One or more layers of cover materials are covering the nonwoven material both on the wearer-facing surface and on the garment-facing surface, such that the nonwoven material does not form a wearer-facing or garment-facing surface of the absorbent article.