09.07.18
John Brian Strube, Okeana, OH; Jill Marlene Orr, Liberty Township, OH; James Terry Knapmeyer, Cincinnati, OH; Rodrigo Rosati, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; and Adrien Grenier, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 9/3/15
Issued: 8/14/18
A nonwoven laminate comprising a plurality of fibers, the laminate comprising: a first nonwoven layer of the laminate comprising a first surface of the laminate; a second nonwoven layer of the laminate comprising a second surface of the laminate, wherein the first nonwoven layer is joined to the second nonwoven layer; a generally planar first region having an original basis weight formed in the first and second nonwoven layers; and a plurality of discrete integral second regions that comprise deformations forming protrusions of fibers extending outwardly from the first surface and openings in the second surface, wherein the plurality of discrete integral second regions are formed in the first and second nonwoven layers, and wherein at least a majority of the protrusions comprise: a base proximate to the first surface; an opposed distal end extending outwardly from the base; walls of the fibers between the base and the distal end, wherein the walls have interior surfaces, which define a base opening having a base opening width; and a cap of the fibers comprising the distal end having a distal end basis weight, wherein for each of the at least the majority of the protrusions, multiple fibers extend from the base to the distal end, and contribute to form a portion of the walls, which: completely surround all sides and ends of the protrusion; and have a wall basis weight, which is less than the original basis weight and also less than the distal end basis weight.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 9/3/15
Issued: 8/14/18
A nonwoven laminate comprising a plurality of fibers, the laminate comprising: a first nonwoven layer of the laminate comprising a first surface of the laminate; a second nonwoven layer of the laminate comprising a second surface of the laminate, wherein the first nonwoven layer is joined to the second nonwoven layer; a generally planar first region having an original basis weight formed in the first and second nonwoven layers; and a plurality of discrete integral second regions that comprise deformations forming protrusions of fibers extending outwardly from the first surface and openings in the second surface, wherein the plurality of discrete integral second regions are formed in the first and second nonwoven layers, and wherein at least a majority of the protrusions comprise: a base proximate to the first surface; an opposed distal end extending outwardly from the base; walls of the fibers between the base and the distal end, wherein the walls have interior surfaces, which define a base opening having a base opening width; and a cap of the fibers comprising the distal end having a distal end basis weight, wherein for each of the at least the majority of the protrusions, multiple fibers extend from the base to the distal end, and contribute to form a portion of the walls, which: completely surround all sides and ends of the protrusion; and have a wall basis weight, which is less than the original basis weight and also less than the distal end basis weight.
