The Procter Gamble Company

Thomas Tombuelt-Meyer

Torsten Lindner

Bruno Johannes Ehrnsperger

Axel Meyer

Joerg Andreas Mueller

Michael Divo

Gabriele Stiehl

Ludwig Busam

Siegfried Link

Volker Maier

James David Landgrebe

Uwe Jurgen Becker

Sanaul Kabir Siddiquee

Jan Michael Trinkaus

Roland Engel

Walter Pieter Hendrik Laurentius Van Der Klugt

Markus Rosar

Darren Lee Goad

Ronald Engel

Rodrido Rosati

Gabriel Stiehl

Uwe Juergen Becker

Uwe Jürgen Becker

Stiehl Gabriele

Sanaul Siddiquee

Maier Volker

Siegfried Liink

An absorbent article, preferably a disposable absorbent article such as a diaper, is disclosed having an absorbent core which imparts increased wearing comfort to the article and makes it thin and dry. The absorbent core useful for an absorbent article comprises a substrate layer, a discontinuous layer of absorbent material, and a layer of thermoplastic material. A second surface of the discontinuous layer of absorbent material is in at least partial contact with a first surface of the substrate layer. Portions of a second surface of the layer of thermoplastic material are in direct contact with the first surface of the substrate layer and portions of said second surface of the layer of thermoplastic material are in direct contact with a first surface of the discontinuous layer of absorbent material. A process for providing a storage layer for an absorbent core useful in an absorbent article is further disclosed.

Thin and dry diaper

A fastener for a disposable absorbent article, having a fixed portion attachable to the article, a connective portion joined to and contiguous with the fixed portion, and a folding line disposed between the fixed and connective portions. The fastener may be free of a release tape. The fastener may further comprise an adhesive disposed upon a surface of the fixed portion of the fastener being attached to the article, the adhesive being offset from each of the edges of the fixed portion including the edge formed by the folding line, the dimensions of the offsets being defined herein. The adhesive may be applied during the assembly of the absorbent article on a converting line.

Fastening systems for use with absorbent articles

A method and device for turning a continuous supply of absorbent cores oriented in cross machine direction into a machine direction orientation and dividing the supply of absorbent cores into two or more sub-lines is provided. The device includes a plurality of turning plates which each include means for picking up, holding and releasing the absorbent cores, means for reversibly transferring the turning plates from a core pick-up point to a core release point, each turning plate being mounted rotationally on an axis, so that the absorbent cores can be re-oriented from a cross-machine direction at the pick-up point into machine direction at the release point while being held on the turning plates. Each turning plate includes means for picking up, holding and releasing two or more absorbent cores.

Method and apparatus for making personal hygiene absorbent articles

Processes for making water-absorbent cross-linked polymers, such as polyacrylic acids/polyacrylates, using supercritical medium; and water-absorbent polymers, e.g. particles thereof, obtained by such processes, where such particles may be porous.

Processes using supercritical medium to produce polymers

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Nettersheim, Germany

Thomas Tombuelt-Meyer