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    Patents

    Absorbent Article with a Waistband and Leg Cuffs Having Gathers:

    U.S. Patent No. 9,737,444

    10.09.17
    Kathleen Marie Lawson, West Chester, OH; Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, South Lebanon, OH; and Jeffrey Will Crosby, Cincinnati, OH.
    Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

    Filed: 2/16/16
    Issued: 8/22/17

    A disposable absorbent article comprising: a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge; the disposable absorbent article comprising a waistband and a leg gasketing system, wherein the leg gasketing system extends from the first waist edge to the second waist edge, wherein the leg gasketing system has a first gather count and the waistband has a second gather count such that the ratio of the first gather count to the second gather count is from 0.75 to 1.25 and the first gather count is between 13 and 21.1 per 30 mm, wherein the disposable absorbent article is a taped diaper, wherein the waistband is comprised of a laminate comprising a nonwoven material and at least one elastic strand, wherein the at least one elastic strand has an installed elongation which is the strain that the at least one elastic strand is under when combined with the nonwoven material to form the laminate and has an applied waistband strain which is the strain that the laminate is under when combined with the disposable absorbent article, wherein the installed elongation is higher than the applied waistband strain, wherein the waistband has an Extended Waist Feature Length and a Chassis Extended Length, wherein the waistband has a ratio of Extended Waist Feature Length to Chassis Extended Length of greater than 1.16 and less than 2.07.
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