03.03.23
Peter Charles Mason, Jr., Maineville, OH; Ronald Bosman Visscher, Cincinnati, OH; Jeanne Marie Hughes, Loveland, OH; Folke Schlueter, Geneva, Switzerland; Emma Somma, Pescara, Italy; Giovanni Carlucci, Chieti, Italy; and Paul Thomas Weisman, Cincinnati, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 10/6/16
Issued: 1/17/23
An absorbent article, comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core is substantially rectangular, and comprises: a functionally-distinguishable portion of the absorbent core that is different in composition, configuration, or construction to perform enhanced absorbency of the absorbent core that is different relative to absorbency of adjacent portions of the absorbent core adjacent to the functionally-distinguishable portion; and a functional enhancement indicator, on the topsheet, comprising a tactilely-sensed component, a periphery, and an inner area completely defined and encompassed by the periphery, and wherein the functional enhancement indicator corresponds in location to the functionally-distinguishable portion, the functionally-distinguishable portion is correspondingly located within the inner area defined by the periphery of the functional enhancement indicator, and the functional enhancement indicator does not comprise portions that correspond in location to the adjacent portions, wherein the functional enhancement indicator is positioned between a transverse centerline and an edge of an end region such that the functional enhancement indicator does not cross the transverse centerline, wherein the functionally-distinguishable portion of the absorbent core is not perceptible without the functional enhancement indicator.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 10/6/16
Issued: 1/17/23
An absorbent article, comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core is substantially rectangular, and comprises: a functionally-distinguishable portion of the absorbent core that is different in composition, configuration, or construction to perform enhanced absorbency of the absorbent core that is different relative to absorbency of adjacent portions of the absorbent core adjacent to the functionally-distinguishable portion; and a functional enhancement indicator, on the topsheet, comprising a tactilely-sensed component, a periphery, and an inner area completely defined and encompassed by the periphery, and wherein the functional enhancement indicator corresponds in location to the functionally-distinguishable portion, the functionally-distinguishable portion is correspondingly located within the inner area defined by the periphery of the functional enhancement indicator, and the functional enhancement indicator does not comprise portions that correspond in location to the adjacent portions, wherein the functional enhancement indicator is positioned between a transverse centerline and an edge of an end region such that the functional enhancement indicator does not cross the transverse centerline, wherein the functionally-distinguishable portion of the absorbent core is not perceptible without the functional enhancement indicator.