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    Patents

    Refastenable Absorbent Article:

    U.S. Patent No. 9,724,251

    10.09.17
    Gary Dean LaVon, Liberty Township, OH; Theodora Beck, Cincinnati, OH; Thomas Henrich, Cincinnati, OH; Aaron Joseph Meirose, Springfield Township, OH; Aaron Duane Seitz, Batavia Township, OH; Bret Darren Seitz, West Chester, OH; Bryan Keith Waye, Mason, OH; and Kevin Michael Smith, Cincinnati, OH.
    Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

    Filed: 3/25/16
    Issued: 8/8/17

    An absorbent article comprising: a back waist region comprising first and second side panels, a front waist region, a crotch region disposed between the front waist region and the back waist region, a front waist end edge, a back waist end edge, a longitudinal axis extending from a mid-point of the front waist end edge to a mid-point of the back waist end edge, a first longitudinally extending side edge, a second longitudinally extending side edge, an exterior surface, an interior surface, a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the backsheet and the topsheet; wherein a portion of the front waist region and a portion of the back waist region are joined in a surface to surface relationship to form a pant comprising a first permanent side edge seam and a laterally opposed second permanent side edge seam, and wherein the first and second permanent side edge seams define an initial waist opening circumference and a pair of leg openings; a first fastening component comprising a first fastening surface and a first attachment surface, wherein each of the first fastening surface and the first attachment surface are disposed on the first side panel, and wherein the first fastening surface comprises a first plurality of elements selected from the group consisting of hooks, bulbs, mushrooms, arrowheads, balls on stems, and combinations thereof, and wherein the first plurality of elements overlap, at least in part, the first permanent side edge seam, and wherein the first attachment surface is disposed on the exterior surface of the absorbent article, and wherein the first fastening surface is in contact with a first non-engagement surface and is capable of being refastenably engaged with the first attachment surface; and
    a second fastening component comprising a second fastening surface and a second attachment surface, wherein each of the second fastening surface and the second attachment surface are disposed on the second side panel, and wherein the second fastening surface comprises a second plurality of elements selected from the group consisting of hooks, bulbs, mushrooms, arrowheads, balls on stems, and combinations thereof, and wherein the second plurality of elements overlap, at least in part, the second permanent side edge seam, and wherein the second attachment surface is disposed on the exterior surface of the absorbent article, and wherein the second fastening surface is in contact with a second non-engagement surface and is capable of being refastenably engaged with the second attachment surface; and wherein the initial waist opening circumference formed by the first and second permanent side edge seams is configured to be opened.
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