The Procter Gamble Company

The Procter & Gamble Company

Sara Lyn Giovanni

Donald Carroll Roe

Jeromy Thomas Raycheck

Andrew James Sauer

Abhishek Prakash Surushe

Cornelia Beate Martynus

Zachary Aaron Freije

Christopher Erin Kiger

Arman Ashraf

Paul Thomas Weisman

John Lee Hammons

Kelyn Anne Arora

Rachael Eden Walther

Jill Marlene Orr

John Brian Strube

Timothy Ian Mullane

Jennifer Lynn Dusold

Amanda Margaret Bicking

Ann Cecilia Tapp

Matthew Steven Ritter

Margaret Elizabeth Porter

Jennifer Schutte

Keith Alvarado

Uwe Schneider

Urmish Popatlal Dalal

Theodore Cory Fites

Brian Francis Gray

Brittany Dawn Canfield

Kathleen Marie Lawson

Thorsten Rinnert

Kevin Ronald Kanya

Dirk Saevecke

Sarah Ann McCormick

Sarah Ann Mccormick

Carlos Domingo Naranjomartin

Remo Bellucci

Rolf Hecker

Andrea Peri

Shaped, soft, and textured nonwoven fabrics are provided. Absorbent articles that comprise shaped, soft and textured nonwoven fabrics are provided. The nonwoven fabrics may be a topsheet and an outer cover nonwoven material of the absorbent article. A portion of a wearer-facing surface of the topsheet may have a TS7 in the range of about 1 dB Vrms of about 1 to about 4.5 dB Vrms and a TS750 in the range of about 6 dB Vrms to about 30 dB Vrms. A portion of a garment-facing surface of the outer cover nonwoven material may have a TS7 in the range of about 1 dB Vrms of about 1 to about 4.5 dB Vrms and a TS750 in the range of about 6 dB Vrms to about 30 dB Vrms. The nonwoven fabrics of the present disclosure provide soft materials with texture.

Nonwoven fabrics and absorbent articles having shaped, soft and textured nonwoven fabrics

A nonwoven web for an absorbent article is provided. The nonwoven web includes a first surface and a second surface. The nonwoven web includes a repeat unit comprising a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on the first surface or the second surface. The three-dimensional features comprise one or more first regions and a plurality of second regions. The one or more first regions are different than the plurality of second regions. The one or more first regions comprise a plurality of substantially linear segments. A first group of the plurality of substantially linear segments intersects with a second group of the plurality of substantially linear segments at angles of intersection. The angles of intersection are in the range of about 70 degrees to about 110 degrees.

Nonwoven webs with one or more repeat units

A disposable absorbent article may include a chassis that includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a leg gasketing system and a waist gasketing element. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff; the inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge. The leg gasketing system may also include a leg gasketing system pocket with an opening on an inboard longitudinal edge of the pocket.

Absorbent article with waist gasketing element and leg cuffs

Absorbent articles are provided that comprise shaped, soft and textured nonwoven fabrics. The nonwoven fabrics may be a topsheet and an outer cover nonwoven material of the absorbent article. A portion of a wearer-facing surface of the topsheet may have a TS7 in the range of about 1 dB Vrms of about 1 to about 4.5 dB Vrms and a TS750 in the range of about 6 dB Vrms to about 30 dB Vrms. A portion of a garment-facing surface of the outer cover nonwoven material may have a TS7 in the range of about 1 dB Vrms of about 1 to about 4.5 dB Vrms and a TS750 in the range of about 6 dB Vrms to about 30 dB Vrms. The nonwoven fabrics of the present disclosure provide soft materials with texture.

Absorbent articles having shaped, soft and textured nonwoven fabrics

A disposable absorbent article may include a chassis that includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a leg gasketing system. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff; the inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge. The leg gasketing system may also include a leg gasketing system pocket with an opening on an inboard longitudinal edge of the pocket.

The present disclosure relates to absorbent articles having a waist gasketing element, with the gasketing element having an adhesive zone and one or more adhesive-free zones. At least a portion of the waist gasketing element is adhesively attached to a chassis of the absorbent article. Additionally, a portion of the waist gasketing element is mechanically attached to a portion of the absorbent article. The bio-based content of the absorbent article is from about 5% to about 100% using ASTM D6866-10, method B.

Absorbent article having a waist gasketing element

An absorbent article including a liquid permeable topsheet on a wearer-facing side of the absorbent article and a garment-facing laminate on a garment-facing side of the absorbent article is disclosed. The garment-facing laminate includes a backsheet film and a nonwoven layer joined to the backsheet film. The nonwoven layer defines a plurality of apertures. At least 3 of the plurality of apertures in a repeat unit have a different Effective Aperture Area, according to the Aperture Test herein, a different shape, and a different Absolute Feret Angle, according to the Aperture Test herein. The absorbent article includes an absorbent core disposed at least partially intermediate the liquid permeable topsheet and the garment-facing laminate.

Garment-facing laminates and methods for making the same

A disposable absorbent article may include a chassis that includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a leg gasketing system and a waist gasketing element. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff; the inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge.

A laminate comprises a first layer comprising a plurality of lower opacity zones positioned within a higher opacity zone is provided. The plurality of lower opacity zones form a first pattern. The laminate comprises a second layer comprising a second pattern. The laminate comprises a non-joined span of the first and second layers having a dimension of at least about 20 mm. A first portion of the second pattern is visible through at least some of the plurality of lower opacity zones when the first layer, within the non-joined span, is in a first position relative to the second layer, within the non-joined span. A second portion of the second pattern is visible through at least some of the plurality of lower opacity zones when the first layer, within the non-joined span, is in a second position relative to the second layer, within the non-joined span.

Moir&#xe9; effect laminates and methods for making the same

Folded absorbent article

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Sara Lyn Giovanni