03.15.19
John Lee Hammons, Hamilton, OH; Ronald Bosman Visscher, Cincinnati, OH; Shreedhar Rajpanth Murthy, Cincinnati, OH; and Jeffrey Tupper Roesgen, Anderson Township, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 11/4/15
Issued: 1/29/19
An absorbent article comprising: a. a topsheet comprising a first nonwoven; b. a backsheet; c. an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; d. a second nonwoven disposed between the first nonwoven and the absorbent core; e. a first fluid handling zone comprising a first portion of the topsheet and comprising a first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance, wherein the first portion comprises a first macro feature having an area greater than 2 mm2, and a first micro feature having an area less than that of the first macro feature, wherein the first macro feature and the first micro feature comprise apertures extending out of plane; f. a second fluid handling zone comprising a second portion of the topsheet and comprising a second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance, wherein the second portion comprises a second macro feature that is different than the first macro feature, and wherein the second macro feature has an area of less than 5 mm2; g. wherein the first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance is greater than the second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance; and h. wherein the second portion further comprises micro features.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 11/4/15
Issued: 1/29/19
An absorbent article comprising: a. a topsheet comprising a first nonwoven; b. a backsheet; c. an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; d. a second nonwoven disposed between the first nonwoven and the absorbent core; e. a first fluid handling zone comprising a first portion of the topsheet and comprising a first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance, wherein the first portion comprises a first macro feature having an area greater than 2 mm2, and a first micro feature having an area less than that of the first macro feature, wherein the first macro feature and the first micro feature comprise apertures extending out of plane; f. a second fluid handling zone comprising a second portion of the topsheet and comprising a second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance, wherein the second portion comprises a second macro feature that is different than the first macro feature, and wherein the second macro feature has an area of less than 5 mm2; g. wherein the first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance is greater than the second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance; and h. wherein the second portion further comprises micro features.
