11.02.18
Jill Marlene Orr, Liberty Township, OH; John Brian Strube, Okeana, 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: 9/4/18
A nonwoven material having a plurality of fibers, the material comprising: a first surface, a second surface, a generally planar first region having an original basis weight, and a plurality of discrete integral second regions that comprise deformations forming protrusions of fibers extending outward from the first surface and openings in the second surface, wherein each of said protrusions comprises: a base proximate to the first surface, an opposed distal end extending outward from the base, walls of said fibers between said base and said distal end, wherein the walls have interior surfaces, which define a base opening having a base opening width, and wherein the walls have a wall basis weight that is less than the original basis weight, and a cap of the fibers comprising the distal end having a distal end basis weight that is greater than the wall basis weight, wherein said cap portion has a portion with a maximum interior width, which is greater than the base opening width.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 9/3/15
Issued: 9/4/18
A nonwoven material having a plurality of fibers, the material comprising: a first surface, a second surface, a generally planar first region having an original basis weight, and a plurality of discrete integral second regions that comprise deformations forming protrusions of fibers extending outward from the first surface and openings in the second surface, wherein each of said protrusions comprises: a base proximate to the first surface, an opposed distal end extending outward from the base, walls of said fibers between said base and said distal end, wherein the walls have interior surfaces, which define a base opening having a base opening width, and wherein the walls have a wall basis weight that is less than the original basis weight, and a cap of the fibers comprising the distal end having a distal end basis weight that is greater than the wall basis weight, wherein said cap portion has a portion with a maximum interior width, which is greater than the base opening width.
