The Procter Gamble Company

Ronald Joseph Zink, Ii

Gary Dean LaVon

Diana W Juratovac

Sarah Marie Wade

Kaoru Ishihara

Tina Marie Glahn

Anna Elizabeth Macura

Masaharu Nishikawa

Mark James Kline

Michael Irwin Lawson

Rachael Eden Walther

Amanda Margaret Bicking

Nicholas Paul Goyette

Jeromy Thomas Raycheck

Henry William McCusker, Iii

Sarah Marie Young

Jillian Marie Barnes

Stephen Joseph Lange

Michael Gary Nease

Jason Ashley Wagner

Uwe Schneider

Joshua James Norman

John Joseph Litchholt

Farihah Ibrahim

Patricia Ai-Lang Wang

Donna Sue Phillips

Linda Ann Sauer

Selin Mano Mariadhas

George Henry Leal

Christofer Fuchs

Donald Carroll Roe

Koichi Morimoto

Clifford Theodore Papsdorf

Todd Douglas Lenser

Darrell Ian Brown

Chunmin Cheng

Joseph Hung Lam

Kathleen Marie Lawson

Daniel Patrick Findley

Amy Lynn Tally

Nelson Edward Greening, Ii

Jeffry Rosiak

Ricky Reynaldo Yanez, Jr

Susan Joy Ludwig

Kazuya Ogawa

Ellyne Elizabeth Prodoehl

Jennifer Joan Gustin

Sarah Nicole Wolfe

Gary D LaVON

Albert Choy So

Kazuki Fukushima

Jasmine Marie Browne

Douglas Joseph Meyer

The present disclosure is directed, in part, to an absorbent article comprising a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and a core disposed at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent article comprises a belt portion extending from the chassis. The belt portion comprises a first substrate, a second substrate joined to the first substrate, and a plurality of elongate elastic elements disposed at least partially intermediate the first substrate and the second substrate. The belt portion comprises a texture zone having a texture ratio of greater than about 5.

Absorbent articles having a belt portion with a texture zone having a texture ratio

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. The article also includes a waist feature having a portion extending longitudinally outboard of the chassis in the waist region. The backsheet includes a barrier layer having a maximum length, L. The absorbent core has absorbent material and a maximum length, L. Lis substantially the same as L. The absorbent material is disposed in an absorbent material deposition area. The absorbent material deposition area has a maximum length, L, and Lis about 90% or greater of L. The first absorbent area lateral edge is disposed a longitudinal distance, D1, from the first barrier lateral edge, and D1 is about 5% or less of L.

Absorbent article with absorbent core

Absorbent articles that include elastics in multiple layers are disclosed herein.

Absorbent articles with elastics in multiple layers

An absorbent article comprises first and second substrates and one or more elastic elements disposed at least partially intermediate the substrates. The second substrate is attached to the first substrate and/or to portions of the elastic elements. The absorbent article comprises an adhesive having a first and second pattern of elements disposed on first substrate, and first and second texture zones. The first texture zone comprises a first portion of the substrates, a first portion of the elastic elements, and the first pattern of elements of the adhesive and forms a background pattern in the first portion of the substrates. The second texture zone comprises a second portion of the substrates, a second portion of the one or more elastic elements, and the second pattern of elements of the adhesive and forms a macro pattern in the second portion of the substrates.

Absorbent articles having texture zones forming background patterns and macro patterns

A disposable absorbent pant having a front belt portion and a rear belt portion is disclosed. The front and rear belt portions are joined at side seams and the rear belt portion has a greater length than the front belt portion. A lower edge of the rear belt portion forms at least in part edges of left and right leg openings to the rear of the side seams. The rear belt portion includes first and second layers of nonwoven web material sandwiching a plurality of laterally extending and laterally pre-strained elastic strands, disposed below the side seams. A first of the plurality of elastic strands differs from a second of the plurality of elastic strands by one or more of amount of pre-strain, tensile modulus, decitex, and combinations thereof.

Pant structure with efficiently manufactured and aesthetically pleasing rear leg profile

An absorbent article includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent article includes a first waist region, a second waist region, and a fully removable fastening member configured to join a portion of the first waist region to the second waist region. The fastening member includes a first end region comprising a first end, a second end region comprising a second end, a first fastener on a first surface of the fastening member and in the first end region, and a second fastener on the first surface and in the second end region. The fastening member includes a grasp region either partially laterally outboard of the first fastener or laterally outboard of the first fastener in the first end region. The grasp region has a different physical property than a remainder of the fastening member.

Absorbent articles having fully removable fastening members

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 comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core. The article also includes a waist feature joined to the chassis a waist region and having a portion extending longitudinally outboard of the chassis in said waist region. The backsheet has a barrier layer having a maximum length, L. The absorbent core has absorbent material and a maximum length, L, and wherein Lis substantially the same as L. The absorbent material is disposed in an absorbent material deposition area. The absorbent material deposition area has a maximum length, L, wherein Lis about 90% or greater of L. The first absorbent area lateral edge is disposed a longitudinal distance, D1, from the first barrier lateral edge, wherein D1 is 5% or less of L.

The present disclosure relates to methods for sealing absorbent cores of disposable diaper pants during the assembly process. The diaper pants may include a chassis connected with a ring-like elastic belt. Aspects of the assembly methods involve bonding a continuous length of absorbent cores between a continuous topsheet substrate and a continuous backsheet substrate advancing in a machine direction. The combined continuous topsheet substrate, continuous backsheet substrate, and continuous length of absorbent cores are then cut along a cross direction to create discrete chassis, wherein the topsheet, the backsheet, and the absorbent core of each chassis have equal longitudinal lengths. The discrete chassis are then deposited onto a first continuous elastic laminate and a second continuous elastic laminate. Opposing end regions of the absorbent cores may then be sealed by positioning a sealing layer across the topsheets of the chassis.

Methods for sealing absorbent cores on absorbent articles

The present disclosure relates to absorbent articles and methods for assembling absorbent articles with substrates and/or components that include graphics with zones of relatively high print densities and zones of relatively low print densities. In turn, the zones of relatively low print densities may be positioned in regions that are subject to various manufacturing transformations during the assembly process. As such, the graphics may be positioned and/or printed in such a manner so as to reduce noticeable visible results of imprecise and/or inconsistent manufacturing operations performed in areas where the graphics are located.

Apparatuses and methods for making absorbent articles with low intensity side seam regions

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Blue Ash, OH, United States of America

Ronald Joseph Zink, Ii