09.12.25
Andrew James Sauer, Cincinnati, OH; He Su, Beijing, China; Erica Lynne Locke, Cincinnati, OH; Koichi Morimoto, Beijing, China; and Urmish Dalal, Milford, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 5/21/24
Issued: 8/5/25
An absorbent article comprising: a chassis comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; a first and a second opposing longitudinal side edge, a front waist region and a back waist region; a first back ear extending outwardly from the first longitudinal side edge in the back waist region; a second back ear extending outwardly from the second longitudinal side edge in the back waist region; a fastening member disposed on each of the first back ear and the second back ear; wherein each of the first and second back ears comprise a laminate comprising an elastomeric material sandwiched between a first nonwoven layer and a second nonwoven layer; wherein each of the first and second back ears has an engineering strain greater than about 8% at about or below 2N of force when measured according to the Back Ear Extension Test described herein.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 5/21/24
Issued: 8/5/25
An absorbent article comprising: a chassis comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; a first and a second opposing longitudinal side edge, a front waist region and a back waist region; a first back ear extending outwardly from the first longitudinal side edge in the back waist region; a second back ear extending outwardly from the second longitudinal side edge in the back waist region; a fastening member disposed on each of the first back ear and the second back ear; wherein each of the first and second back ears comprise a laminate comprising an elastomeric material sandwiched between a first nonwoven layer and a second nonwoven layer; wherein each of the first and second back ears has an engineering strain greater than about 8% at about or below 2N of force when measured according to the Back Ear Extension Test described herein.
