03.15.19
Rodrigo Rosati, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Jill Orr, Liberty Township, OH; John Lee Hammons, Hamilton, OH; John Brian Strube, Okeana, OH; and Shirdish Poondru, Cincinnati, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 3/9/17
Issued: 2/5/19
A textured nonwoven web having a plurality of fibers, a generally planar first region and a plurality of discrete integral second regions, the generally planar first region comprising a first and a second surface, the plurality of discrete integral second regions comprising protrusions extending outward from the first surface of said nonwoven material and openings in the second surface of the nonwoven material, said protrusions being formed from said fibers, wherein the protrusions comprise a base proximate the first surface of said nonwoven material, an opposed distal end extending outward from the base, sidewalls between said base and said distal end of said protrusion, and a cap comprising at least a portion of the sidewalls and the distal end of the protrusions, wherein each of said sidewalls and distal ends have inner surfaces and opposed outer surfaces, wherein multiple fibers extend from the base of the protrusions to the distal end of the protrusions, and contribute to form a portion of the sides and cap of a protrusion, and said fibers at least substantially surround the sides of the protrusions, wherein the inner surfaces of the sidewalls define a base opening at the base of the protrusion, and wherein a first composition is disposed on the textured nonwoven web in the first region and/or a portion of the plurality of discrete integral second regions, wherein the first composition is more hydrophilic than the plurality of fibers as measured by the SEM Method for determining contact angle on fibers and is disposed on at least a portion of the plurality of discrete integral second regions, and wherein the protrusions extend in a negative Z-direction.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 3/9/17
Issued: 2/5/19
A textured nonwoven web having a plurality of fibers, a generally planar first region and a plurality of discrete integral second regions, the generally planar first region comprising a first and a second surface, the plurality of discrete integral second regions comprising protrusions extending outward from the first surface of said nonwoven material and openings in the second surface of the nonwoven material, said protrusions being formed from said fibers, wherein the protrusions comprise a base proximate the first surface of said nonwoven material, an opposed distal end extending outward from the base, sidewalls between said base and said distal end of said protrusion, and a cap comprising at least a portion of the sidewalls and the distal end of the protrusions, wherein each of said sidewalls and distal ends have inner surfaces and opposed outer surfaces, wherein multiple fibers extend from the base of the protrusions to the distal end of the protrusions, and contribute to form a portion of the sides and cap of a protrusion, and said fibers at least substantially surround the sides of the protrusions, wherein the inner surfaces of the sidewalls define a base opening at the base of the protrusion, and wherein a first composition is disposed on the textured nonwoven web in the first region and/or a portion of the plurality of discrete integral second regions, wherein the first composition is more hydrophilic than the plurality of fibers as measured by the SEM Method for determining contact angle on fibers and is disposed on at least a portion of the plurality of discrete integral second regions, and wherein the protrusions extend in a negative Z-direction.
