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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2018
Absorbent article with graphics printed in preservative-free ink, and methods of manufacture thereof
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Clarissa Maldonado, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Douglas E. Bugner, Rochester, NY (US);
Wayne Cook, Xenia, OH (US);
Allan Sowinski, Rochester, NY (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Absorbent articles having components bearing graphics printed using particular inkjet ink compositions and fluid sets are disclosed. The aqueous inkjet ink compositions may include a composition consisting of one or more compounds represented by the following Structure I:HO—CH2-CH2-R   (I)wherein R may be a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group. Printed regions of components of the articles may bear deposits of dried ink including constituents of the disclosed compositions, that include the one or more Structure I compound(s). The presence of the Structure I compounds in the printed regions may have an effect of inhibiting bacterial growth thereon.