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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2023
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Misael Omar Aviles, Hamilton, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article having a liquid pervious topsheet wherein at least a portion of the topsheet has been treated to become hydrophobic; a backsheet joined to said topsheet; an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet, said absorbent core having an inner surface oriented toward the skin of the wearer when said absorbent article is being worn and an outer surface oriented toward the garment of the wearer when said absorbent article is being worn; and a surfactant applied to at least a portion of said outer surface of said topsheet wherein the topsheet has been treated hydrophobic and wherein the hydrophilic surfactant is added to the areas treated hydrophobic.