05.06.21
Christine Gail Luzader, Loveland, OH; Michael Philip Krell, Cincinnati, OH; and Maria Fernanda Páez, Edo. Miranda, Venezuela.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 8/17/17
Issued: 3/30/21
An absorbent article comprising: a. a topsheet; b. a backsheet; c. an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; d. a support layer disposed between the absorbent core and the backsheet, wherein the support layer comprises a polymer film; e. a longitudinal centerline; f. a transverse centerline; g. a first half of the article located on one side of the transverse centerline and a second half of the article located on the opposite side of the transverse centerline; h. a pair of wings extending laterally from the article, each of the wings configured for wrapping around a portion of a user’s undergarment and comprising a wing length, wherein 70% or more of the wing length is positioned on the first half; i. a first end associated with the first half; j. a second end associated with the second half, wherein the second end comprises a maximum width that is at least 20% greater than that of the first end so that the first end and the second end are asymmetrical about the transverse centerline; and k. a printed region on at least one of the topsheet, the backsheet, the absorbent core, and the support layer, the printed region intersecting the longitudinal centerline and having a length which is oriented generally parallel thereto; l. wherein the printed region exists in the first half, and wherein the printed region is enclosed, at least in part by a pair of embossed channels which extend generally in a longitudinal direction and are convex with respect to the longitudinal centerline, each of the pair of embossed channels having two end regions and a central region disposed between the two end regions, wherein the two end regions are is disposed more proximal to the longitudinal centerline than the central region.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 8/17/17
Issued: 3/30/21
An absorbent article comprising: a. a topsheet; b. a backsheet; c. an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; d. a support layer disposed between the absorbent core and the backsheet, wherein the support layer comprises a polymer film; e. a longitudinal centerline; f. a transverse centerline; g. a first half of the article located on one side of the transverse centerline and a second half of the article located on the opposite side of the transverse centerline; h. a pair of wings extending laterally from the article, each of the wings configured for wrapping around a portion of a user’s undergarment and comprising a wing length, wherein 70% or more of the wing length is positioned on the first half; i. a first end associated with the first half; j. a second end associated with the second half, wherein the second end comprises a maximum width that is at least 20% greater than that of the first end so that the first end and the second end are asymmetrical about the transverse centerline; and k. a printed region on at least one of the topsheet, the backsheet, the absorbent core, and the support layer, the printed region intersecting the longitudinal centerline and having a length which is oriented generally parallel thereto; l. wherein the printed region exists in the first half, and wherein the printed region is enclosed, at least in part by a pair of embossed channels which extend generally in a longitudinal direction and are convex with respect to the longitudinal centerline, each of the pair of embossed channels having two end regions and a central region disposed between the two end regions, wherein the two end regions are is disposed more proximal to the longitudinal centerline than the central region.