Absorbent article having multiple zones

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11376169-B2
Application number	US-201815969951-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2018
Priority date	May 3, 2017
Publication date	Jul 5, 2022
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022

Abstract

An absorbent article is disclosed. The absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core structure having one or more layers. The absorbent article has multiple zones.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core structure comprising one or more layers, a zone A and a zone B,
the absorbent article comprising a heterogeneous mass comprising a first layer comprising a nonwoven web and a second layer comprising one or more pieces of open-celled HIPE foam disposed beneath the topsheet, wherein the first layer is integrated with the second layer wherein fibers of the nonwoven web have been displaced in a pattern of wells, through a plane occupied by the one or more pieces of HIPE foam, such that fibers of the nonwoven web and the one or more pieces of the open-celled HIPE foam both occupy the plane;
wherein zone A and Zone B exhibit different Cross Direction to Machine Direction slope ratios and exhibit different NMR residual fluid values, and exhibit saturation mass values within 10% of each other.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Bewick-Sonntag Christopher Philip
• Morrow Clint Adam
• Ludher Callida Williams
• Norcom John David

Classifications

• A61F13/51305 Primary

  having areas of different permeability · CPC title

• A61F2013/15284

  characterized by quantifiable properties · CPC title

• A61F2013/530299

  being hydrophilic fibres · CPC title

• A61F2013/8497

  having decorations or indicia means · CPC title

• A61F13/53

  characterised by the absorbing medium (A61F13/20 takes precedence) · CPC title