Absorbent article

US9192527B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9192527-B2
Application numberUS-201113824513-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 27, 2011
Priority dateSep 30, 2010
Publication dateNov 24, 2015
Grant dateNov 24, 2015

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Abstract

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An absorbent article includes a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet provided at a location opposing the top sheet, an absorbent provided between the top sheet and the back sheet, and a side sheet provided on both sides of the top sheet in the widthwise direction and having an area that overlaps the top sheet and the absorbent, wherein the absorbent contains an airlaid layer and a crushed pulp layer, the crushed pulp layer is provided on the top sheet side, the airlaid layer is provided on the back sheet side, and the absorbent article has a plurality of indentations formed by pin-embossing the top sheet, the side sheet and the absorbent, and a plurality of indentations formed by pin-embossing the top sheet and the absorbent.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An absorbent article, comprising: a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet opposing the top sheet, an absorbent provided between the top sheet and the back sheet, and a side sheet provided on each side of the top sheet in a widthwise direction of the absorbent article, and having an area that overlaps the top sheet and the absorbent; wherein the absorbent contains an airlaid layer, formed by joining fibers with a binder,…

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What does patent US9192527B2 cover?
An absorbent article includes a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet provided at a location opposing the top sheet, an absorbent provided between the top sheet and the back sheet, and a side sheet provided on both sides of the top sheet in the widthwise direction and having an area that overlaps the top sheet and the absorbent, wherein the absorbent contains an airlaid la…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kato Nobuyuki, Tamura Tatsuya, Hayashi Toshihisa, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61F13/15. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).