The Procter Gamble Company

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The Procter & Gamble Plaza

Hugh Joseph O'Donnell

Karen Denise McAffry

John Lee Hammons

Kelyn Anne Arora

Isao Noda

Timothy Ian Mullane

Vincent Sean Breidenbach

Eric Bryan Bond

Larry Neil Mackey

Jean-Philippe Marie Autran

Michael G Borchardt

Shaun T Broering

Jody Lynn Hoying

Ranyi Zhu

Daniel Charles Peck

Edward Daniel Theiss, Iii

Lehai Minh Pham Vu

Dean Van Phan

David John Pung

Neil John Rogers

Nicola John Policicchio

John Joseph Curro

Robert Thomas Dorsey

Jason R Maxwell

Jill Marlene Orr

Robert Haines Turner

Norman Scott Broyles

Douglas Herrin Benson

Michael Remus

Fredrick William Gibson

Andrew Julian Wnuk

Yann-Per Lee

Arthur Wong

Sarah Beth Gross

Jeffrey Len Osborne

Edward Philip Allie

Edward Phillip Allie

Karen Denise Mcaffry

Rodrigo Rosati

Italo Corzani

Todd Leon Mansfield

Gary Dean Lavon

Fabio Cinelli

James C Horney

Douglas Toms

Fernando Benvegnu

Teofilo Medellin

Alessandra Massa

Antonello Colaianni

Mark D Midkiff

Michele Mazzeo

Fabio Ciammaichella

Sara Beth Gross

Edward Daniel Theiss

Frederick William Gibson

Mark Dawson Midkiff

James Cameron Horney

Jean Philippe Marie Autrn

A thermoplastic film which exhibits elastic-like behavior along at least one axis when stretched or elongated and then released. The thermoplastic film comprises a plurality of raised rib-like elements extending in a direction perpendicular to a main surface of the thermoplastic film. The thermoplastic film further includes a plurality of web areas positioned about the plurality of raised rib-like elements. The plurality of raised rib-like elements and plurality of web areas are arranged in a complex pattern. The complex pattern provides visual and tactile cues as the films are stretched or elongated. The complex pattern can cause the thermoplastic film to have a complex stretch profile.

Thermoplastic bags with complex stretch patterns

Thermoplastic films with complex stretch patterns

Thermoplastic films and bags with complex stretch patterns and methods of making the same

Packages made from flexible material, wherein the packages include one or more self-folds formed by applying activation energy to the flexible material are presented. The packages include a polymeric film, wherein the polymeric film is formed from one type of polymer, and wherein the flexible material defines an enclosed product volume. The packages include a first panel formed from the flexible material and a second panel formed from the flexible material. The packages include a self-fold that has an overall thickness that is about 5% to about 30% greater than a thickness of the flexible material outside of the self-fold. The self-fold has a differential thermal-mechanical set than the flexible material outside of the self-fold, and forms an angle of about 100 degrees to about 170 degrees between the first panel and the second panel.

Flexible packages with self-folding

Flexible packages with reinforcing lines and flat panels.

Flexible packages with flat panels

Flexible packages with reinforcing areas and flat panels.

Packages having raised portions that provide improvements in displaying graphics, such as images and branding.

Packages with raised portions

Flexible packages for retail sale of rolled tissue products are provided. The flexible package may include a raised area having an overall height of 40-5000 microns disposed on an outside of the package. The raised area may be a separate element from the flexible package. The flexible package may contain at least one rolled tissue product. The rolled tissue product may have a visible pattern of embossing. The flexible package may have a portion thereof that is sufficiently transparent sufficient to enable seeing the visible pattern of embossing. The flexible package may have a portion thereof that is opaque, such that portions of the rolled tissue product cannot be seen from outside of the package.

Package with raised portions

Methods of making packages from flexible material, wherein the packages include one or more self-folds formed by applying activation energy to the flexible material.

Methods of self-folding flexible packages

Packages made from flexible material, wherein the packages include one or more self-folds formed by applying activation energy to the flexible material.

A method of creating a topsheet for an absorbent article is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: obtaining a pre-cursor web of material, the pre-cursor web of material having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the pre-cursor web of material is a composite or laminate web having a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer is a film and the second layer is a nonwoven material having a plurality of fibers; forming a first plurality of apertures having sidewalls extending in a first direction from the pre-cursor web of material; forming a second plurality of apertures having sidewalls extending in a second direction from the pre-cursor material, wherein the first direction and the second direction are different; and forming a plurality of embossments in the pre-cursor web of material, wherein the embossments are oriented in a third direction opposite the first direction.

Method and apparatus for making an apertured web

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Hugh Joseph O'Donnell