12.11.24
Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, South Lebanon, OH; Abhishek Prakash Surushe, Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany; Cornelia Beate Martynus, Nidderau-Ostheim, Germany; Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH; Ernesto Gabriel Bianchi, Bad Soden, Germany; and Bruno Johannes Ehrnsperger, Bad Soden, Germany.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 10/13/22
Issued: 10/22/24
A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising: a first waist region; a second waist region; a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; a first waist edge; a second waist edge; a first longitudinal edge; a second longitudinal edge; a chassis comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a waistband disposed in the second waist region and comprising: a waistband elastic member; a distal lateral edge disposed inboard of the second waist edge of the absorbent article; and a proximal lateral edge disposed between the distal lateral edge and the crotch region; and a leg gasketing system comprising: a web of material forming an inner cuff and an outer cuff; wherein the inner cuff comprises an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge, and wherein the outer cuff comprises an outer cuff material edge, such that the web of material is folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge; wherein at least a portion of the web of material between the inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff material edge is attached to the chassis in the first waist region, the second waist region, and the crotch region, wherein at least a portion of the web of material between the inner cuff folded edge and the inner cuff material edge is attached to the chassis in at least a portion of the first waist region, and wherein a portion of the web of material between the inner cuff folded edge and the inner cuff material edge is unattached to the chassis in at least a portion of the second waist region, forming a leg gasketing system pocket with an opening on an inboard longitudinal edge of the leg gasketing system pocket; and wherein the absorbent core comprises superabsorbent polymer enclosed within a core wrap, and wherein the superabsorbent polymer is disposed on an absorbent material deposition area within the core wrap and the absorbent material deposition area comprises at least one channel which is at least partially oriented in a longitudinal direction of the disposable absorbent article.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 10/13/22
Issued: 10/22/24
A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising: a first waist region; a second waist region; a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; a first waist edge; a second waist edge; a first longitudinal edge; a second longitudinal edge; a chassis comprising: a topsheet; a backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a waistband disposed in the second waist region and comprising: a waistband elastic member; a distal lateral edge disposed inboard of the second waist edge of the absorbent article; and a proximal lateral edge disposed between the distal lateral edge and the crotch region; and a leg gasketing system comprising: a web of material forming an inner cuff and an outer cuff; wherein the inner cuff comprises an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge, and wherein the outer cuff comprises an outer cuff material edge, such that the web of material is folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge; wherein at least a portion of the web of material between the inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff material edge is attached to the chassis in the first waist region, the second waist region, and the crotch region, wherein at least a portion of the web of material between the inner cuff folded edge and the inner cuff material edge is attached to the chassis in at least a portion of the first waist region, and wherein a portion of the web of material between the inner cuff folded edge and the inner cuff material edge is unattached to the chassis in at least a portion of the second waist region, forming a leg gasketing system pocket with an opening on an inboard longitudinal edge of the leg gasketing system pocket; and wherein the absorbent core comprises superabsorbent polymer enclosed within a core wrap, and wherein the superabsorbent polymer is disposed on an absorbent material deposition area within the core wrap and the absorbent material deposition area comprises at least one channel which is at least partially oriented in a longitudinal direction of the disposable absorbent article.
