09.11.17
Digvijay Rawat, Cincinnati, OH; Ronda Lynn Glassmeyer, Cincinnati, OH; Keith Joseph Stone, Fairfield, OH; Pietro Cecchetto, Fairfield, OH; and Lennie Cruz Murphy, Cincinnati, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 7/26/13
Issued: 5/23/17
An article comprising: A first end region and a second end region comprising a first bonding pattern, wherein the first end region and the second end region are between 10% and 30% of the total area of the article, A central region that is between 40% to about 80% of the total surface area of the article comprising a second bonding pattern, a first web comprising a precursor web having a pattern of discrete substantially columnar protruded extensions extending only from a first surface of the precursor web, each of the protruded extensions having a sidewall defining an open proximal portion and a closed distal portion, a second web comprising a mix of synthetic fibers and cellulose underlying the first web, wherein each of the first and second webs comprises; a bonding pattern comprising the first bonding pattern and the second bonding pattern, the first bonding pattern adhering together the first web and the second web, the first bonding pattern comprising a plurality of discrete bonding points and a sized spacing between each adjacent bonding point sufficient to have inscribed therein a circle having a diameter of about 3 mm to about 12 mm, wherein the first bonding pattern is located solely in one of the front end region or the back end region, the second bonding pattern adhering together the first web and the second web, wherein the second bonding pattern covers between 10% and 20% of a first side region and a second side region, wherein the article comprises between about 70 to 100 discrete bonding points for every 25 to 40 mm along a longitudinal axis of the article, wherein the bonding pattern maintains a ratio of number of discrete bonds to length in millimeters along the longitudinal axis of between 2:1 and 4:1, wherein the article is a sanitary napkin.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 7/26/13
Issued: 5/23/17
An article comprising: A first end region and a second end region comprising a first bonding pattern, wherein the first end region and the second end region are between 10% and 30% of the total area of the article, A central region that is between 40% to about 80% of the total surface area of the article comprising a second bonding pattern, a first web comprising a precursor web having a pattern of discrete substantially columnar protruded extensions extending only from a first surface of the precursor web, each of the protruded extensions having a sidewall defining an open proximal portion and a closed distal portion, a second web comprising a mix of synthetic fibers and cellulose underlying the first web, wherein each of the first and second webs comprises; a bonding pattern comprising the first bonding pattern and the second bonding pattern, the first bonding pattern adhering together the first web and the second web, the first bonding pattern comprising a plurality of discrete bonding points and a sized spacing between each adjacent bonding point sufficient to have inscribed therein a circle having a diameter of about 3 mm to about 12 mm, wherein the first bonding pattern is located solely in one of the front end region or the back end region, the second bonding pattern adhering together the first web and the second web, wherein the second bonding pattern covers between 10% and 20% of a first side region and a second side region, wherein the article comprises between about 70 to 100 discrete bonding points for every 25 to 40 mm along a longitudinal axis of the article, wherein the bonding pattern maintains a ratio of number of discrete bonds to length in millimeters along the longitudinal axis of between 2:1 and 4:1, wherein the article is a sanitary napkin.
