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Absorbent articles comprising stretch laminates

US11590033B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

Marcus Schönbeck · Versmold, DE
Henner Sollmann · Gronau, DE
Georg Baldauf · Laer, DE
Urmish Popatlal Dalal · Milford, US
Miguel Alberto Herrera · Loveland, US
Erica Lynne Locke · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 21, 2019
Grant date	Feb 28, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2013/49023
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes a stretch laminate having layers that are joined by ultrasonic bonding. The stretch laminate has at least one cover layer, an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone. A portion of the skin is located in the anchoring zone and has a plurality of wrinkles, and the wrinkles have furrows.

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