Absorbent article comprising fluid handling zones

US8569572B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• John Lee Hammons · Hamilton, US
• Ronald Bosman Visscher · Cincinnati, US
• Shreedhar Rajpanth Murthy · Cincinnati, US
• Jeffrey Tupper Roesgen · Chillicothe, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 10, 2011
• Grant date: Oct 29, 2013
• Expiry date: Nov 13, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2013/51178
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent article comprises a first fluid handling zone having a first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance and a second fluid handling zone having a second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance. The first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance is at least about 50% greater than said second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance, which results in an absorbent article that is better able to handle bodily fluids and reduce the risk of accidental leakage of bodily fluids onto a consumer's undergarments.