The Procter Gamble Company

The Procter & Gamble Plaza

Sally Lin Kilbacak

Jeromy Thomas Raycheck

Donald Carroll Roe

Uwe Schneider

Michael Devin Long

Stephen Joseph Lange

Jason Edward Naylor

Jeffry Rosiak

Michael Brian Quade

Urmish Popatlal Dalal

Todd Douglas Lenser

Keith Richard Willhaus

Christopher Krasen

Nicholas Alexander Taylor

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Aspects of the present disclosure relate to absorbent articles with front and back waist panels having different stretch characteristics. A first waist panel may be connected with a chassis and positioned in a first waist region, and a second waist panel may be connected with the chassis and positioned in a second waist region. In some configurations, the first waist panel may comprise a first structural feature that is not included in the second waist panel or may comprise a first structural feature is different from a second structural feature included in the second waist panel. As such, the first structural feature provides different stretch characteristics between the first waist panel and the second waist panel.

Absorbent articles including front and back waist panels with different stretch characteristics

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

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Sally Lin Kilbacak