Disposable absorbent article with sealed absorbent core with substantially continuously distributed absorbent particulate polymer material

US9060904B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Harald Hermann Hundorf · Bonn, DE
• Holger Beruda · Schwalbach, DE
• Horst Blessing · Cincinnati, US
• Peter Dziezok · Hochheim, DE
• Axel Krause · Lechenich, DE
• Mattias Schmidt · Idstein, DE
• Lutz Stelzig · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 18, 2008
• Grant date: Jun 23, 2015
• Expiry date: May 3, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2013/530547
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A disposable absorbent article includes a chassis and an absorbent core which is substantially cellulose free. The chassis may contain a topsheet and a backsheet. The absorbent core may be located between the topsheet and the backsheet and may include (i) a storage layer which comprises an absorbent particulate polymer material and has a wearer facing side and an opposed garment facing side, (ii) a first core wrap sheet covering the wearer facing side of the storage layer, and (iii) a second core wrap sheet covering the garment facing side of the storage layer, the first core wrap sheet being joined to the second core wrap sheet along at least one traverse sealing zone.