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Thomas H. Roessler

Charles R. Fallen

Robert L. Popp

Thomas Harold Roessler

Michael Tod Morman

Paul Theodore Van Gompel

Yung Hsiang Huang

Duane Girard Uitenbroek

Paul Theodore VanGompel

Robert Lee Popp

Marcille Faye Ruman

Georgia Lynn Zehner

Bruce Michael Siebers

John Philip Vukos

Yung Hsaing Huang

David Arthur Fell

Daniel Robert Schlinz

Jacqueline Ann Gross

Jennifer Elizabeth Pozniak

Kenneth M Enloe

Dan D Endres

Robert Eugene Vogt

Timothy James Blenke

Paul Joseph Datta

Jeffrey Dean Lindsay

Herb F Velazquez

Joseph Daniel Coenen

Peiguang Zhou

Jody Dorothy Suprise

Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt

David Fleger Bishop

Edward E Werner

Michael John Faulks

Eric Donald Johnson

Bryan David Haynes

David Louis Zenker

Catherine Marguerite Hancock-Cooke

Walter Caswell Reade

Cassandra E Morris

James Marcus Carr

John Timothy Hahn

Mark Michael Mleziva

Thomas Walter Odorzynski

Fred R Radwanski

Howard Martin Welch

Michael Joseph Garvey

James Russell Fitts, Jr

Charles John Morell

Stanley Roy Kellenberger

Gary Lee Travis

Kathleen Irene Bennett

Joseph John Sina

Andrew Edsel Huntoon

Marianne Keevill Leick

Gregory K Hall

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Annamaria Cesco-Cancian

Franklin M C Chen

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Kenneth A Leick

Paula M Hanson

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Barbara Ann Gossen

Timothy Wilson Reader

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Earle Harry Sherrod

David John Enz

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Varunesh Sharma

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Steven R Stopper

Mary P Jordan

Mark George Everson

Anita Marie-Nanette Gilgenbach

Brooke Ashley Berg

Cynthia Helen Nordness

David Andrae Justmann

Wendy Lynn VanDyke

Robert David Wright

Patricia Hsiaoyin Hwang

Alanna Nicole Haessler

Braulio Arturo Polanco

Michael A Sciaraffa

Raymond Jeffrey May

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Kristi Jo Schroeder

Robert John Schwartz

Dennis John DeGroot

Eric Mitchell Johns

Lynn Carol Brud

Roger L Lance

An absorbent article () can include a waist containment member () with a first longitudinal side edge (), a second longitudinal side edge (), a proximal portion (), and a distal portion (). A fold () can separate the proximal portion () from the distal portion (). The proximal portion () can be coupled to the chassis () and the distal portion () can be configured to freely move with respect to the chassis () when the absorbent article () is in a relaxed configuration to provide a containment pocket (). The absorbent article () can include a pair of containment flaps (). The containment flaps () can each include a base portion () and a projection portion ().

Absorbent article with waist containment member and method of manufacturing thereof

A method for manufacturing absorbent articles comprises delivering a continuous web assembly including a backsheet material, a liquid permeable bodyside liner material, and an absorbent structure interposed between the backsheet material and the bodyside liner material, the web assembly having a body-facing side and a garment-facing side; attaching a discrete segment of first waist elastic material to the body-facing side of the web assembly; attaching a discrete segment of second waist elastic material to the garment-facing side of the web assembly such that the web assembly is interposed between the discrete segments of first and second waist elastic materials; and cutting the web assembly to form a plurality of absorbent articles.

Method of manufacturing an absorbent article having fully encircling bodyside and garment-side waistband

A flexible package having a recyclable closure is disclosed along with a method of configuring the package for recycling. The flexible package includes a front surface, a back surface, an open first end, a closed second end, and a pair of sides joining the open first end to the closed second end to form an enclosure. A closing seal is formed to close the open first end after the enclosure has been filled with a product. The flexible package also has a recyclable closure spaced apart from the closing seal. The recyclable closure has a first end and a second end. The first end is secured to one of the front or back surfaces, whereby once the product has been removed from the enclosure, the flexible package is configured into a 3-dimensional shape. The recyclable closure is then used to retain the flexible package in the 3-dimensional shape.

Flexible package having a recyclable closure and a method of configuring said package for recycling

An absorbent article has attachment regions having body adhesive. The attachment regions have a protected condition where the body adhesive is fully covered. The attachment regions are adapted to transition from the protected condition to a fixed donning condition where a portion of the body adhesive is exposed and a portion of the body adhesive is covered. The attachment regions are adapted to transition from the fixed donning condition to a fully exposed condition where the body adhesive is fully exposed.

Body attached absorbent article donning system

A folded absorbent article is provided. The folded absorbent article includes an absorbent assembly having a liquid permeable inner layer, an outer layer, and an absorbent body between the inner and outer layers. The folded absorbent article further includes a pair of ears extending outward from absorbent assembly in the back waist region, with each ear including a loop fastening component, and a pair of spaced-apart hook fastening components on the outer layer in the front waist region. A pair of longitudinally extending foldlines are also provided in the front waist region. An outboard-most longitudinal edge of each of the hook fastening components is spaced apart from a respective side of the absorbent assembly, and an inboard-most longitudinal edge is spaced apart from a respective longitudinally extending foldline at least a distance equal to a predetermined process range.

Absorbent article having a fastening system

An absorbent article having a body-facing side and a garment-facing side generally comprises a chassis, a liquid permeable bodyside liner, an absorbent structure, a front bodyside waist elastic member, a rear bodyside waist elastic member, a front garment-side waist elastic member, and a rear garment-side waist elastic member. The chassis has a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region extending between the front waist region and the back waist region. The front and rear bodyside waist elastic members are disposed on the body-facing side of the absorbent article, and the front and rear garment-side waist elastic members are disposed on the garment-facing side of the absorbent article. At least one of the garment-side waist elastic members and the bodyside waist elastic members are configured to fully extend around a waist opening of the absorbent article when the absorbent article is in the wear configuration.

Absorbent article having fully encircling bodyside and garment-side waistband

A containment pant includes a chassis having a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region joined between the front waist region and the back waist region. The containment pant includes a sling positioned within the chassis and being joined to the front waist region and the back waist region. The sling includes a fluid-impervious base sheet and a containment flap joined with the base sheet to define a fluid-impervious pouch. The fluid-impervious pouch defines a first end containment flap having a first positioning key.

Containment pant with positioning key

A discrete absorbent insert includes a first sheet, a second sheet in facing relation with the first sheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the first sheet and the second sheet. The absorbent core defines a core perimeter which includes a first absorbent core positioning notch. The first sheet and the second sheet extend beyond the core perimeter and are joined together to form a perimeter seal. The perimeter seal defines an absorbent insert perimeter which includes a first absorbent insert positioning notch. The first absorbent core positioning notch has a depth of 30 to 60 mm, the first absorbent insert positioning notch has a depth of 30 to 60 mm, and the first absorbent insert positioning notch is aligned with the first absorbent core positioning notch.

Absorbent insert with positioning notch

Absorbent articles having form fitting properties are disclosed. In particular, the absorbent articles include at least one waist elastic member that extends a substantial distance in the longitudinal direction. The waist elastic member, for instance, may be positioned in a front region of the article, in a back region of the article or in both the front and back regions. The waist elastic member includes a breathable elastic film. In order for the film to be breathable, the film includes apertures. The apertures appear on the film according to a particular pattern and having a particular diameter so that the film retains desired stretch properties.

Waist elastic members for use in absorbent articles

An absorbent article includes a liquid pervious bodyside liner; a liquid impervious outer cover; and an absorbent core positioned between the bodyside liner and the outer cover. The absorbent article defining a crotch portion connected between a front portion and a back portion; the front portion includes a front waist region, a front waist edge, and a front waist relief area. The front waist relief area is defined in part by a first material cut edge and a second material cut edge wherein the second material cut edge extends beyond the first material cut edge to define a fringe.

Absorbent article with waist relief feature

A method of making an absorbent article with a waist relief area includes providing a web of outer cover material moving in a machine direction; cutting a plurality of first relief holes in the web of outer cover material; at least partially covering the plurality of first relief holes with an overlay material to define a fringe; and cutting the web of outer cover material in a cross-machine direction to define a plurality of discrete absorbent articles wherein each cut extends through each first relief hole. The fringe may be made from the waist elastic material, liner material, fastening material, or facing material. The fringe may also be cut with a plurality of second relief holes having an area smaller than the area of the first relief holes.

Method for making a waist relief feature

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Menasha, WI, United States of America

Thomas Harold Roessler