Absorbent article with ear portion

US11446186B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Urmish Popatlal Dalal · Milford, US
• Todd Douglas Lenser · Monroe, US
• Uwe Schneider · Cincinnati, US
• Todd Joseph Statt · Fairview Park, US
• Joerg Mueller · Karben, DE
• Melanie Acevedo · Forest Park, US
• Hiroshi Nakahata · Abiko, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 11, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 20, 2022
• Expiry date: Jan 9, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2013/8497
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An absorbent article includes a first waist region, a second waist region and a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; and a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent article also includes an ear disposed in one of the waist regions. The ear includes a laminate having a first nonwoven and a second nonwoven and an elastomeric material sandwiched between said first and second nonwovens in an elasticized region. The laminate also includes a first bonding region comprising a first plurality of ultrasonic bonds having a first bond density, and a second bonding region comprising a second plurality of ultrasonic bonds having a second bond density. The first bond density is greater than the second bond density.