The Procter Gamble Company

Christopher Krasen

Murphy Greene Mongeon

Yassir Halty

Grace Juifong Tsau

Danielle Denise Buchanan

Donald Carroll Roe

Uwe Schneider

Jeromy Thomas Raycheck

Urmish Popatlal Dalal

Todd Douglas Lenser

Michael Devin Long

Stephen Joseph Lange

Jason Edward Naylor

Jeffry Rosiak

Michael Brian Quade

Suzanne Khalaf

Sally Lin Kilbacak

Dan Edward Taylor

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 having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. The article also includes a side panel having an ultrasonically bonded, gathered laminate. The laminate has an elastomeric layer and a substrate and is joined to the chassis at a chassis attachment bond and positioned in one of the first or second waist regions. The ultrasonically bonded, gathered laminate also includes an ear structural feature comprising a surface modification to the substrate and comprising at least one of the following: embossing, apertures, perforations, slits, melted material or coatings, compressed material, secondary bonds that are disposed apart from a chassis attachment bond, plastic deformation, and folds.

Absorbent articles including improved elastic panels

Sheet with pattern

Process and apparatus for recycling multi-compartment unit dose articles to avoid significant cross-contamination between the contents of the individual compartments.

Process for recycling multicompartment unit dose articles

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Christopher Krasen