06.10.20
Juliane Kamphus, Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 10/28/16
Issued: 4/28/20
An absorbent core for an absorbent article comprising: a core wrap enclosing an absorbent material, the absorbent material comprising superabsorbent polymer particles and fibrous absorbent material, wherein the superabsorbent polymer particles represent at least 30% by weight based on the total weight of the absorbent material, and wherein the absorbent material comprises more than 30% by weight of the fibrous absorbent material based on the total weight of the absorbent material; wherein the core wrap comprises a top side and a bottom side; wherein the absorbent core comprises one or more area(s) substantially free of absorbent material through which the top side of the core wrap is attached to the bottom side of the core wrap, so that when the absorbent material swells the core wrap forms one or more channel(s) along the area(s) substantially free of absorbent material; and wherein the superabsorbent polymer particles have a value of absorption against pressure (AAP) of at least 22 g/g according to the Absorption Against Pressure Test Method and a bulk density of at least 0.5 g/ml according to the Bulk Density Test Method.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 10/28/16
Issued: 4/28/20
An absorbent core for an absorbent article comprising: a core wrap enclosing an absorbent material, the absorbent material comprising superabsorbent polymer particles and fibrous absorbent material, wherein the superabsorbent polymer particles represent at least 30% by weight based on the total weight of the absorbent material, and wherein the absorbent material comprises more than 30% by weight of the fibrous absorbent material based on the total weight of the absorbent material; wherein the core wrap comprises a top side and a bottom side; wherein the absorbent core comprises one or more area(s) substantially free of absorbent material through which the top side of the core wrap is attached to the bottom side of the core wrap, so that when the absorbent material swells the core wrap forms one or more channel(s) along the area(s) substantially free of absorbent material; and wherein the superabsorbent polymer particles have a value of absorption against pressure (AAP) of at least 22 g/g according to the Absorption Against Pressure Test Method and a bulk density of at least 0.5 g/ml according to the Bulk Density Test Method.