The Procter Gamble Company

The Procter & Gamble

Stephen Joseph Lange

Mark James Kline

Ebrahim Rezai

James David Landgrebe

Michael Gary Nease

Jay Tao

Larry Kenneth Johnson

Jeromy Thomas Raycheck

Russell P Bridges

James R Golan

Ronald Joseph Zink, Ii

Ronald H Helton

Michael J Madill

Donald Carroll Roe

Uwe Schneider

Bret Darren Seitz

Michael Devin Long

Douglas Herrin Benson

Jason Edward Naylor

Jeffry Rosiak

Michael Brian Quade

Shunketsu Sue

Mark David Whaley

Donna Sue Phillips

Henry William McCusker, Iii

Sarah Marie Young

Sally Lin Kilbacak

John Walter Hackett

Christofer Fuchs

Gary Dean LaVon

Urmish Popatlal Dalal

Todd Douglas Lenser

Bradley Edward Walsh

John Ferney McKibben

David M Weirich

Richard William Hamm

John J Angstadt

Fredrick William Gibson

Michael Douglas Hill

Michael Timothy Looney

Robert H Siegfried

Christopher Krasen

Gary D Lavon

Jeremy Peter Carrle

Michael J Madil

Paul Jackson Marshall

Ronald James Lynch

David Lee Canfield

Lei Li

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

A method for modeling a manufacturing process for an absorbent article. The method may be used in the creation of absorbent articles.

Method for modeling a manufacturing process for a product

A disposable absorbent article that includes a frangible bonding agent for maintaining the absorbent article in a predetermined configuration. The frangible bonding agent may be disposed on a fastening system in order to maintain one or more portions of the fastening system in a particular position during manufacturing but still provide an easy-to-open fastener when used by a consumer.

Disposable absorbent article having a frangible bonding agent

A method for folding a fastener during a high speed manufacturing process and maintaining the fastener in a folded configuration throughout the high speed manufacturing process. The method includes obtaining an article that has a foldable fastener and moving the article in the machine direction during the high speed manufacturing process. The foldable fastener has first and second opposing surfaces, a web and at least one engaging member joined to the web. The method includes applying a frangible bonding agent to a first portion of the first surface of the fastening system; folding the fastening system such that the frangible bonding agent contacts a second portion of the first surface of the fastening system; and allowing the frangible bonding agent to cool at a temperature of less than 60&#xb0; C.

Method for maintaining a fastener in a folded configuration

Methods of using computer based models for simulating the physical behavior of webs.

Computer based models for webs of materials

Fastener tab for an absorbent article

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Stephen Joseph Lange