01.08.24
Kelyn Anne Arora, Cincinnati, OH; Stephanie Niezgoda Moss, Cincinnati, OH; Shirdish Poondru, Cincinnati, OH; Timothy Ian Mullane, Union, KY; Nathan Ray Whitely, Liberty Township, OH; and John Lee Hammons, Hamilton, OH.
Filed: 4/7/20
Issued: 11/7/23
An article comprising: a chassis having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and an elastic ear comprising: a first layer comprising a nonwoven web, wherein the nonwoven web comprises: a first plurality of continuous fibers having a hydrophilic melt additive, and a second plurality of continuous fibers having a hydrophobic melt additive; and a second layer comprising a film; wherein the first layer and the second layer are joined together by ultrasonic bonding; wherein the second layer comprises a plurality of apertures, and a portion of the first layer is exposed through at least one of the plurality of apertures, and wherein the first layer comprises a plurality of apertures, and a portion of the second layer is exposed through at least one of the plurality of apertures.
Filed: 4/7/20
Issued: 11/7/23
An article comprising: a chassis having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and an elastic ear comprising: a first layer comprising a nonwoven web, wherein the nonwoven web comprises: a first plurality of continuous fibers having a hydrophilic melt additive, and a second plurality of continuous fibers having a hydrophobic melt additive; and a second layer comprising a film; wherein the first layer and the second layer are joined together by ultrasonic bonding; wherein the second layer comprises a plurality of apertures, and a portion of the first layer is exposed through at least one of the plurality of apertures, and wherein the first layer comprises a plurality of apertures, and a portion of the second layer is exposed through at least one of the plurality of apertures.