The Procter Gamble Company

Jose Mauricio Berrizbeitia

Ernesto Gabriel Bianchi

Thorsten Rinnert

Patrick John Healey

Eric Robert Schurdak

James Jay Benner

Daniel Jon Amundson

Stoyan Lokar

Robert Paul Cassoni

Stefano Michele Sinigaglia

Andrea Marie Frazer

Pablo Ibarra

Nabil Enrique Salman

An absorbent article comprises a topsheet on the wearer-facing side, a backsheet on the garment-facing side, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core comprises an absorbent material comprising a superabsorbent polymer, a core wrap enclosing the absorbent material, and a first channel disposed on one side of the longitudinal axis and a second channel disposed on the other side of the longitudinal axis.

Absorbent article with core-to-backsheet glue pattern comprising two glues

An absorbent article () for personal hygiene having a body-facing surface and an opposed garment-facing surface, the article having a front region (Z), a back region (Z) and an intermediate crotch region (Z). The absorbent article comprises on each longitudinal side a gasketing cuff () and a barrier leg cuff () formed from the same web of nonwoven barrier material (). The web of nonwoven barrier material is attached at least in the crotch region (Z) to the topsheet by a plurality of mechanical and/or heat bonds (), the plurality of mechanical and/or heat bonds defining in the crotch region a longitudinally extending bonding area () having a width W. An adhesive () attaches in the crotch region the topsheet to the backsheet an that the adhesive covers at least 20% of the bonding area, this being also the case when the adhesive is notionally shifted laterally by any distance up to 4 mm.

Absorbent articles with barrier leg cuffs

Apparatuses and methods for producing an absorbent article are provided. Generally, the apparatuses and methods allow for continuous delivering of a plurality of web material to downstream equipment during a manufacturing process. In some embodiments, the apparatuses and methods allow for simultaneously unwinding, splicing, and lamination of multiple rolls of web material rotatably mounted to a frame and delivering the web material to various downstream manufacturing processes.

Systems and methods for continuous delivery of web materials

The present disclosure relates to converting lines for manufacturing absorbent articles, and more particularly, to converting lines having modular process equipment modules and converting mechanisms reconfigurable for making different absorbent articles.

Reconfigurable converting line for fabricating absorbent articles

The present disclosure relates to converting lines for manufacturing absorbent articles. The converting lines include a plurality of process equipment converting modules connected with each other along a machine direction (MD). Adjacent converting modules may be releasably connectable to each other with converting module couplers. The converting modules may also have substantially identical dimensions, wherein each converting module defines the same or substantially the same MD length, CD width, and height. The converting modules may also be sized to be received within a standard shipping container. The converting lines may includes a plurality of accessory service modules supported by respective converting modules and connected with each other along the machine directions. The accessory service modules may also be adapted to be received within standard shipping containers. Adjacent accessory service modules may be releasably connected to each other with accessory module couplers, which may include quick-disconnect couplers.

Modular converting line for fabricating absorbent articles

An article packaging device for packaging articles within a tubular sheet. The article to be packaged is inserted into and enclosed within a length of tubular sheet, and separated from the remaining length of tubular sheet and the device to form the closed individually packaged article. The packaging device is designed to be portable, convenient, lightweight and easily maintained. A thermoplastic, vapor-impermeable tubular sheet having adhesive on one surface can provide an airtight seal that is especially effective when the device is used to package waste-containing disposable adsorbent articles, such as soiled diapers, for disposal. An apparatus for forming the tubular sheet into a layered pack of pleats having an adhesive material positioned on at least one surface.

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Deerfield Township, OH, United States of America

Jose Mauricio Berrizbeitia