The Procter Gamble Company

The Proctor 'gamble Company

Edward John Milbrada

Thomas Ward Osborn, Iii

Francis Louvaine Diehl

Katherine Louise Mayer

Eugene Zeffren

Letha Margory Hines

Donald Carroll Roe

Gary Dean LaVon

Philip Andrew Sawin

Nicholas Albert Ahr

Gerald A Young

George Christopher Dobrin

Mathias Kurt Herrlein

Thomas Henrich

Theodora Beck

Terrill Alan Young

Manfred Plischke

Matthew Aaron Neumann

Stephen Lebeuf Hardie

Martin Zethoff

Gretchen Louise Elder

Ralf Niepelt

Julie Charlene Rule

Carlisle Mitchell Herron

Ravi Saggar

Laura Graves Van Rijswijck

Luis Alberto Santini Torres

An article of commerce includes a disposable cleaning article and a package. The package exhibits soft visual and sound characteristics. The package is formed as a multilayer packaging film including at least a co-extruded vapor barrier film layer and a polymeric film layer having a melting point at least about 20&#xb0; C. less than the co-extruded film layer. The polymeric film layer is sealable to form the package so as to enclose the disposable cleaning article, thereby to substantially retain the water content of the disposable cleaning article. The polymeric film layer further exhibits a corrected sound level of less than approximately 50 decibels at readily audible frequencies, such as 3-5 kHz. The reduced sound level may be achieved by providing a film with a high loss tangent. In addition, the multilayer packaging film may have an outer surface with a soft or 'matte' appearance.

Packaging and disposable article disposed therein

A disposable absorbent article adapted to be worn about a lower torso of a human body and having a chassis, a non-removable absorbent core component disposed in a crotch region of the chassis, and a replaceable absorbent core component disposed in capillary liquid communication with the non-removable absorbent core component and having longitudinally disposed regions of liquid permeability and liquid impermeability on the same surface. The replaceable absorbent core component may be removed and a like component may be substituted without the removal of the absorbent article from the wearer. The replaceable absorbent core component may be disposed inside an openable chassis pocket, with access for its removal and replacement provided by an aperture in a backsheet, an openable end of an external pocket, or an openable end of an internal pocket formed at an area of a waist end edge where the backsheet and a topsheet may be separated.

Disposable absorbent articles with replaceable absorbent core components having regions of permeability and impermeability on same surface

An interlabial absorbent structure is disclosed. The interlabial absorbent structure comprises a pair of absorbent panels that are sufficiently flexible such that the panels can, at least partially, conform to the walls of a wearer's interlabial space. The panels are joined by an isthmus which is positioned furthest into a wearer's interlabial space when the interlabial absorbent product is worn. Alternative embodiments of the isthmus are also described which direct bodily fluids that are deposited thereon along the longitudinal length of the interlabial absorbent structure.

Thin comfortable interlabial absorbent structure

An interlabial absorbent structure is disclosed. The interlabial absorbent structure comprises a pair of absorbent panels that are sufficiently flexible such that the panels can, at least partially, conform to the walls of a wearer's interlabial space. The panels are joined by an isthmus which is positioned farthest into a wearer's interlabial space when the interlabial absorbent product is worn. Alternative embodiments of the isthmus are also described which direct bodily fluids that are deposited thereon along the longitudinal length of the interlabial absorbent structure.

The present invention relates to absorbent articles which provide improved protection against skin overhydration. A particularly preferred embodiment of an absorbent article of the present invention comprises a body contacting surface having a skin care composition thereon that, when at least a portion of the composition is transferred to a wearer's skin by normal body motion or body heat, the material is effective in providing a skin condition benefit and a liquid impermeable, breathable backsheet having a mass vapor transmission rate value (MVTR) of at least about 1300 g/m.sup.2 /24 hr and an absorbent core having a post acquisition collagen rewet method value (PACORM) with a PACORM:MVTR ratio is less than 0.05 mg/(g/m.sup.2 /24 hr).

Disposable absorbent articles providing a skin condition benefit

Absorptive pads including catamenial tampons are provided which are characterized by O.sub.2 levels sufficiently reduced so as to reduce the introduction of air into the vaginal canal with a resulting reduction in the probability of production of toxic shock syndrome exotoxin during internal use of the pads.

Tampon packaging system

Tampon and method of making same

Absorbent articles with a plurality of transversely extending flap pairs are provided. Longitudinally adjacent flap pairs are joined along a transversely oriented line of weakness. Individual flap pairs are deployed from a retracted position to an extended position by tearing along this line of weakness and transversely extending the flap pair.

Absorbent article with multiple flaps

Enzyme-containing compositions having improved stability and enzymatic activity in aqueous medium, comprising an enzyme and certain aminated polysaccharides, such as aminated cellulose and aminated starch. Enzymatic detergent compositions comprising certain organic surface-active agents in combination with enzymes and aminated polysaccharides are disclosed as well.

Stabilization and enhancement of enzymatic activity

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West Chester, OH, United States of America

Edward John Milbrada