09.10.14
US Patent No.: 8,663,184 B2
Inventor(s): Kuang kai Liu, Cincinnati, OH, US; Joseph David Lussier, Cincinnati, OH, US; and Mary Elizabeth Davis, Cincinnati, OH, US.
Company: The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH, US.
Filed: 8/5/05
Issued: 3/4/14
A disposable absorbent article comprising a pant, further comprising: a) a chassis comprising a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region between the front waist region and the rear waist region, and a pair of longitudinal edges; wherein the chassis comprises a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; b) a side panel, comprising a front side panel portion extending laterally from the front waist region, and a rear side panel portion extending laterally from the rear waist region and attached to the front side panel portion; c) a mechanical bond disposed on the side panel, the mechanical bond comprising a bond zone having a bond zone density that is greater than a density of material adjacent the bond zone, and a bond zone caliper that is less than a caliper of material adjacent the bond zone; and d) an informational indicia selected from the group consisting of a graphic, a symbol, an icon, and a word, and combinations thereof, formed by the bond zone.
Inventor(s): Kuang kai Liu, Cincinnati, OH, US; Joseph David Lussier, Cincinnati, OH, US; and Mary Elizabeth Davis, Cincinnati, OH, US.
Company: The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH, US.
Filed: 8/5/05
Issued: 3/4/14
A disposable absorbent article comprising a pant, further comprising: a) a chassis comprising a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region between the front waist region and the rear waist region, and a pair of longitudinal edges; wherein the chassis comprises a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; b) a side panel, comprising a front side panel portion extending laterally from the front waist region, and a rear side panel portion extending laterally from the rear waist region and attached to the front side panel portion; c) a mechanical bond disposed on the side panel, the mechanical bond comprising a bond zone having a bond zone density that is greater than a density of material adjacent the bond zone, and a bond zone caliper that is less than a caliper of material adjacent the bond zone; and d) an informational indicia selected from the group consisting of a graphic, a symbol, an icon, and a word, and combinations thereof, formed by the bond zone.