Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
604383000 | Needled or punched layer | 22 |
20080281287 | SANITARY NAPKIN INCLUDING BODY-FACING PROTRUSIONS FOR PREVENTING SIDE LEAKAGE AND OBLIQUELY ARRANGED EMBOSSED CHANNELS - A sanitary napkin adapted to provide enhanced fluid handling characteristics and minimize side leakage, the sanitary napkin including a first embossing pattern including first and second spaced portions and a second embossing pattern including first and second spaced portions. | 11-13-2008 |
20090259208 | HYDROENTANGLED NONWOVEN FABRIC, METHOD OF MAKING IT AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE CONTAINING THE FABRIC - A nonwoven fabric comprising at least 50% by weight microfibers having a fineness of 1.0 dtex or less and a length of at least 30 mm and having been combined by hydroentangling. The fabric is apertured by said hydroentangling, and has been carded before hydroentangling. The fabric may be used as a topsheet material on an absorbent article. | 10-15-2009 |
20100168707 | ABSORPTIVE ARTICLE - An absorptive article that has increased flexibility and in which separation of a sheet is prevented. The absorptive article that is longer than is wide has a front surface sheet at least a portion of which is liquid pervious, e liquid impervious rear surface sheet, an absorptive body having liquid retaining properties and placed between the front and rear surface sheets, two side sheets arranged on both sides of the absorptive body such that at least a part of each of the two side sheets covers the front surface sheet, and embossed sections having compressed sections respectively formed along the two side sheets. The embossed sections are each composed of first embossed sections formed on the front edge side and the rear edge side of the absorptive article that are end sections in the longitudinal direction of the absorptive article, and of a second embossed section formed at the center in the longitudinal direction of the absorptive article. The first embossed sections are wider in the lateral direction than the second embossed sections, and each of the compression sections structuring the second embossed sections is formed separated from each other. | 07-01-2010 |
20110009842 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - The present invention aims to provide an absorbent article to prevent stuffiness generated between a barrier sheet and a wearer's skin and thereby to prevent eczema due to such stuffiness. An absorbent article including a chassis and a barrier sheet. The barrier sheet has a pair of lateral zones opposed to each other in a transverse direction and a middle zone connecting the lateral zones and the middle zones lies on a crotch region. Front and rear through-holes, are defined by the lateral zones and the middle zone. The lateral zones lying outside the middle zone as viewed in the transverse direction are partially cutaway to form notches. The notches are formed by the lateral zones. | 01-13-2011 |
20110028929 | Absorbent Products with Beneficial Indicia - A system for visually identifying the performance level of feminine care pads comprises a first feminine care pad and a second feminine care pad, each having a body-facing surface, a garment-facing surface, and a printed pattern that is visible to a user on at least one of the body-facing surface or the garment-facing surface. The first feminine care pad and the second feminine care pad are related. The second feminine care pad has a higher absorbent capacity level than the first feminine care pad. In addition, the total printed surface area of the printed pattern of the second feminine care pad is greater than the total printed surface area of the printed pattern of the first feminine care pad. | 02-03-2011 |
20110106036 | ABSORBENT PRODUCT - The invention refers to an absorbent product including a liquid permeable apertured top sheet facing the wearer during use, and a liquid-impermeable back sheet facing away from the wearer during use, whereby longitudinally extending textile-like edges are positioned on both longitudinal sides of the top sheet whereby the textile-like edges comprise apertures. Hereby, the textile-like edges will amongst others have the capacity to transport moisture that is formed at the interface between the textile-like edges and the wearer skin. Further, the apertures will allow a certain acquisition, i.e., liquid can be transported to the absorbent structure of the product. | 05-05-2011 |
20110125121 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - The present invention aims to provide an absorbent article with a barrier sheet preventing body waste from coming in contact with a wearer's skin and thereby to alleviate skin trouble such as eczema the wearer might suffer from. The article includes an absorbent chassis, a barrier sheet and a leak-barrier cuffs. An absorbent panel is disposed on the inner surface of the chassis, the barrier sheet is disposed above the absorbent panel and the leak-barrier cuffs are disposed along a lateral side of the barrier sheet. The barrier sheet has lateral zones a middle zone connecting the lateral zones, and front and rear through-holes defined by the lateral zones and the middle zone. Barrier sheet elastic members are provided along the lateral zones. Folds are formed so as to cross the middle zone in a transverse direction. | 05-26-2011 |
20110196330 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING FLUID HANDLING ZONES - An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent article comprises a first fluid handling zone having a first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance and a second fluid handling zone having a second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance. The first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance is at least about 50% greater than said second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance, which results in an absorbent article that is better able to handle bodily fluids and reduce the risk of accidental leakage of bodily fluids onto a consumer's undergarments. | 08-11-2011 |
20120041405 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE INCLUDING A FORMED FIBROUS ARTICLE - The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for a making a formed fibrous article and more specifically to method and apparatus for making a formed fibrous article useful as an absorbent core structure in a disposable sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, panty liner, diaper or the like. The present invention also relates to a disposable sanitary article including a formed fibrous article according to the present invention as a core structure thereof. | 02-16-2012 |
20120041406 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE INCLUDING A FORMED FIBROUS ARTICLE - The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for a making a formed fibrous article and more specifically to method and apparatus for making a formed fibrous article useful as an absorbent core structure in a disposable sanitary article such as a sanitary napkin, panty liner, diaper or the like. The present invention also relates to a disposable sanitary article including a formed fibrous article according to the present invention as a core structure thereof. | 02-16-2012 |
20120136329 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH AN ACQUISITION DISTRIBUTION LAYER WITH CHANNELS - An absorbent article, such as a sanitary napkin, includes a top sheet and a back sheet with an absorbent core sandwiched therebetween. To decrease transverse leakage, a channeled acquisition distribution layer is placed between the absorbent core and the top sheet. The acquisition distribution layer has apertures and channels open toward the top sheet extending in the longitudinal or machine direction of the article. The channels have a lower permeability through the layer than the remaining portions of the acquisition distribution layer by containing less apertures or by melting the channels so that material fills in substantially all of the apertures in the channels. In further embodiments, the channels may be impermeable and extend substantially the full length of the acquisition distribution layer. | 05-31-2012 |
20120220972 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article adapted to accelerate an absorption rate of the absorbent member, to enlarge an absorption area in the absorbent member and to improve an absorption capacity of the absorbent member. A urine absorption pad includes a topsheet, a backsheet, a first layer element and a second layer element. The first layer element is formed with a slot-like first through hole extending nearly vertically in a thickness direction from its upper surface to its lower surface. The second layer element is formed with a slot-like second through hole extending nearly vertically in the thickness direction from its upper surface to its lower surface and overlapping with the first through hole. An opening area of the first through hole is larger than that of the second through hole and, in an overlapping state of the first through hole and the second through hole, front and rear ends and opposite side edges of the second through hole extend inward from front and rear ends and opposite side edges of the first through hole so as to define a stepped region between the first through hole and the second through hole. | 08-30-2012 |
20140031779 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING FLUID HANDLING ZONES - An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent article comprises a first fluid handling zone having a first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance and a second fluid handling zone having a second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance. The first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance is at least about 50% greater than said second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance, which results in an absorbent article that is better able to handle bodily fluids and reduce the risk of accidental leakage of bodily fluids onto a consumer's undergarments. | 01-30-2014 |
20140121623 | Absorbent Article - An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121624 | Absorbent Article - An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121625 | Absorbent Article - An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article. | 05-01-2014 |
20140128828 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING INTAKE STRUCTURE - An absorbent article including a fluid permeable topsheet, a fluid impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core enclosed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core includes a first absorbent layer having an opening extending therethrough. A fluid flow control structure is arranged between the first absorbent layer and the backsheet. The fluid flow control structure is a layered structure including a non-perforated fibrous polymeric layer and a first perforated polymeric layer having a basis weight of from 50 g/m | 05-08-2014 |
20140296815 | Coordinated Apertured and Embossed Topsheet Layer Materials, and Absorbent Articles Containing Such - A topsheet layer material for use on an absorbent article includes a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a depth direction and comprises a planar sheet. The topsheet layer material includes visually and spatially coordinated embossed channels and apertures. The embossed channels are curvilinear indentations configured along either the longitudinal, the transverse direction, or a combination of longitudinal and transverse directions. The apertures are positioned along the topsheet layer material laterally adjacent to the channels such that at least a portion of the apertures have an overall shape configuration that is substantially similar or the same as at least a portion of the shape of the embossed channel. Such coordinated aperture configuration may also be generally concentric with or generally parallel to the embossed channels. | 10-02-2014 |
20140303585 | Three-Dimensional Apertured Film For Transmitting Dynamically-Deposited And Statically-Retained Fluids - A three-dimensional film for use as a transfer layer in an absorbent article has a continuous surface and a discontinuous surface disposed generally parallel to and spaced from said continuous surface; both the continuous surface and the discontinuous surface have large scale apertures defined by sidewalls originating on the surface and extending outwardly therefrom and sized to permit acquisition of fluids by gravity, and optionally each surface also includes small scale apertures sized to acquire fluids by capillary action. | 10-09-2014 |
20150297420 | EMBOSSED TEXTURED WEBS AND METHOD FOR MAKING - Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture are shown for creating a soft textile expanded apertured film. | 10-22-2015 |
20190142654 | NONWOVEN FABRIC FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLE | 05-16-2019 |
20220133551 | Patterned Apertured Nonwoven - The present disclosure relates to a nonwoven substrate comprising a plurality of apertures that form a pattern and define a plurality of discrete non-aperture zones. Each of the plurality of discrete non-aperture zones has a periphery formed by a continuous line of apertures, with adjacent apertures being spaced apart by an edge-to-edge distance of no more than 3 mm, while each of the plurality of discrete non-aperture zones is substantially free of apertures within the periphery. Particularly, the area ratio of such plurality of discrete non-aperture zones over the nonwoven substrate ranges from 60% to 90%, and at least some of said plurality of discrete non-aperture zones have an area of 100 mm | 05-05-2022 |