Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
604385040 | Side flap | 41 |
20080208156 | Disposable absorbent article having deployable belt ears - A simple disposable absorbent article including a chassis and an absorbent assembly. The chassis includes laterally opposing side flaps formed by laterally inwardly disposed portions of the chassis and deployable belt ears. Each belt ear is held laterally inwardly disposed until being released and deployed laterally outward so as to project laterally outward beyond the adjacent side flap. Fastening elements may be disposed on at least two of the belt ears, the fastening elements being adapted for fastening portions of the article together to encircle a waist and legs of a wearer. The chassis may be extensible. The absorbent assembly may be attached in a cruciform pattern to the chassis to allow portions of the chassis underlying the absorbent assembly and lying outside the cruciform attachment pattern to extend laterally. | 08-28-2008 |
20080287904 | Absorbent Article with Folded Side Flap Portions - An absorbent article and a method for manufacturing the absorbent article, wherein the article includes a backsheet covered at least partly by a topsheet and delimited by a first and a second longitudinally extending side edge and a first and a second opposing laterally extending short edge. The backsheet includes a first flap portion extending at least partly along the first side edge and folded over the first side edge and over parts of the topsheet. The backsheet further includes a second flap portion extending at least partly along the second side edge and folded over the second side edge and over parts of the topsheet, wherein the first and second flap portions are at least partly covered with an adherent. | 11-20-2008 |
20090062763 | Elastic Member For A Garment Having Improved Gasketing - Various garments are disclosed which include a body adhesive for attaching the garment to the skin of a wearer. More particularly, the garment can include at least one extensible portion. An adhesive member comprising an adhesive layer and a cover member may be positioned over the extensible portion. The cover member may completely cover the adhesive layer when the extensible portion is in a relaxed condition. When the extensible portion is stretched, however, the cover member may define openings that expose the adhesive layer for adhering the adhesive to a wearer. The garment may comprise, for instance, a diaper, a training pant, a swim pant, a hospital gown, an industrial garment, a glove, a feminine hygiene product, an adult incontinence product, and the like. The adhesive member can be positioned over any suitable extensible portion on the garment. | 03-05-2009 |
20090069777 | Disposable wearable absorbent articles with anchoring subsystems - The present disclosure includes an embodiment wherein a fastenable disposable wearable absorbent article comprises a first half, a second half, an absorbent core area, a side, a side ear, and an anchoring subsystem. The side ear is connected to the first half and includes a fastener. The side anchoring subsystem includes a first side anchoring member with a first middle, disposed along a first pathway, and a second side anchoring member with a second middle, disposed along a second pathway. The first side anchoring member includes a first end disposed in the side ear, outside of the absorbent core area, and a second end disposed in the second half. The second side anchoring member includes a third end disposed in the side ear, and a fourth end disposed in the second half. Portions of the middles are coextensive. | 03-12-2009 |
20090069778 | Disposable wearable absorbent articles with anchoring subsystems - The present disclosure includes an embodiment wherein a disposable wearable absorbent article comprises an absorbent core and a side with a side anchoring subsystem. The side anchoring subsystem is configured to indirectly anchor the absorbent core to a wearer of the article. The side includes a first portion, in which substantially all of the side anchoring subsystem is integral with the side, and a second portion, outside of the first portion. | 03-12-2009 |
20090069779 | Disposable wearable absorbent articles with anchoring subsystems - The present disclosure includes an embodiment wherein a disposable wearable absorbent article comprises a side and an anchoring subsystem. The anchoring subsystem includes a first side anchoring member with a first middle, disposed along a first pathway, and a second side anchoring member with a second middle, disposed along a second pathway. At least a portion of the first middle is coextensive with at least a portion of the second middle, and at least a portion of the first pathway is distinct from at least a portion of the second pathway. | 03-12-2009 |
20090088716 | Article for absorption of human exudate - The invention encompasses an absorbent article having a shape so as to guard against leakage, especially when the wearer is in a prone or supine position. In one embodiment, the absorbent article comprises a body, including an exudate impermeable backsheet, and exudate permeable topsheet that is attached to the bottom sheet, and an absorbent core that is positioned between the backsheet and topsheet. Further, a front end comprises a first upraised peak, while a back end comprises a second upraised peak, with a central portion extending between the first and second upraised peaks. | 04-02-2009 |
20090105682 | Disposable Diaper - Provided is a disposable diaper, in which fastening tapes are brought into direct engagement with the surface of an outer-face back sheet made of a nonwoven fabric. The disposable diaper is enabled to adjust its size slightly according to the body shape of a baby, by improving the force of the fastening tapes to engage with the outer-face back sheet and the force to join the outer-face back sheet and a leakage-preventing sheet. | 04-23-2009 |
20090198204 | ABSORPTIVE ARTICLE - Provided is an absorptive article having absorption elements capable of following the wearer's body of a user. This absorptive article comprises at least a generally rectangular base absorption element, a top absorption element disposed on one surface of the base absorption element at substantially lateral center of the base absorbent and along the longitudinal direction of the base absorbent, and a fixing part for fixing the base absorption element to the top absorption element so that at least one end of the top absorption element in the longitudinal direction thereof is made to be a free end. A locking part is provided on the base absorption element side contact surface of the top absorption element near the free end. The locking part is locked to the base absorption element at a position where the top absorption element is so moved as to extend along the gluteal cleft of the user. | 08-06-2009 |
20100057033 | ABSORBING ARTICLE - A sanitary napkin comprises an absorbent interposed between a liquid-permeable surface sheet and a liquid-impermeable back sheet and enlarged to have a larger absorbent width on the back end than that of a crotch portion, and stereo gathers on the two sides of the surface. The stereo gathers have one or more folded-back portions formed at positions on the back end of the vicinity of a body liquid discharging portion, and the sanitary napkin is made to have a larger width between the stereo gathers on the back end thereof than that at the body liquid discharging portion. | 03-04-2010 |
20100069870 | ABSORBENT PAD - An absorbent pad including: a main body having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, including: a liquid pervious topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet; an absorbent layer disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a central adhesive element disposed on the backsheet and extending along a longitudinal centerline of the absorbent pad; and an elastic element disposed along each of the first and second longitudinal edges of the main body and attached to at least one of the topsheet and the backsheet; a first wing element extending from the backsheet and laterally beyond the first longitudinal edge of the main body; and a second wing element extending from the backsheet and laterally beyond the second longitudinal edge of the main body, the first and second wing elements being releasably attachable to an undergarment. | 03-18-2010 |
20100305541 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article including an absorbent article main body which is extended in a longitude direction and having a front end portion and a rear end portion, and which includes an absorber of liquid-retaining, a topsheet of liquid-permeable covering a surface of the absorber, and a backsheet of liquid-nonpermeable supporting the absorber from a back surface of the absorber, the absorbent article includes: a belt-shaped member extended in the longitude direction of the absorbent article main body, including a base end portion fixed to any one of the absorber and the backsheet and a tip portion not fixed, and being stretchable in the longitude direction; and an attaching sheet provided on a back surface of the belt-shaped member and configured to be attached to clothing, wherein the attaching sheet is extended in a width direction of the belt-shaped member and both end portions of the attaching sheet are fixed to the belt-shaped member. | 12-02-2010 |
20100312215 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - Provided is a sanitary napkin having wings that can be easily attached by being properly folded back at correct positions without causing problems in the wing-like flaps, such as adhesion of adhesive surfaces to each other and wrong adhesion. In a sanitary napkin including wing-like flaps disposed on both sides of a main body to be fixed to an undergarment so as to wrap around a crotch portion of the undergarment when it is worn, each wing-like flap has a front outline extending outward from the main body and a back outline extending outward from the main body and is designed such that the angle β formed by the width-direction line of the sanitary napkin and the back outline is larger than the angle θ formed by the width-direction line of the sanitary napkin and the front outline and that the gravity center of the wing-like flap is located more toward the front of the sanitary napkin than the center point of the boundary line of the root of the wing-like flap W and the main body. | 12-09-2010 |
20100312216 | Potty training liners - Potty training liners are a comfortable, child sized, absorbent liner, with a concave center and an expandable, flexible bottom to allow rapid flowing urine collection and retention. The Liner has unique absorbent collapsible side walls with an unobstructed center containing superabsorbent for quick pooling of urine. The liner is adhered to the inside of the child's underwear with a thick adhesive strip on the bottom outer portion of the liner. The Liner is soft and flexible, and does not have the feel of a diaper. It is a unique stop-gap solution for children progressing from pull-on diapers to unprotected underwear. The purpose of the liner is for training, and short term emergency “accident” protection, as opposed to long term wearable protection. | 12-09-2010 |
20110172627 | UNDERGARMENT LINER - A thin disposable undergarment liner for preventing undergarment stains comprises a nonwoven sheet that includes a top side, a bottom side, and an adhesive element permanently affixed to the bottom side; a peel away paper that covers the adhesive element; and a plurality of securing tabs to further secure the liner to a user's undergarment wherein each tab includes adhesive. The peel away paper is removed to expose the adhesive and the nonwoven sheet is attached to an interior region of the user's undergarment and the securing tabs are attached to exterior regions of the user's undergarment. The nonwoven sheet may be rectangular, triangular, or hourglass-shaped which includes a first portion adapted for use within the user's posterior area, third portion adapted for use within the user's anterior area, and second portion positioned between the first and third portions and adapted for use within the user's crotch area. | 07-14-2011 |
20110264067 | Feminine hygiene pads - Feminine hygiene pads are provided that include an elongate main pad portion including an intermediate region between forward and rear regions; and a pair of flaps extending laterally from the intermediate region, wherein at least a portion of the intermediate region and the flaps include material having a color for concealing bodily fluids staining the intermediate region and flaps, e.g., black or other non-white color. For example, the color may be similar to the color of an undergarment to which the pad is secured. Optionally, each flap may include tapered side edges and/or may include an outer edge that includes a plurality of arcuate lobes separated by scallops. | 10-27-2011 |
20120022483 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A sanitary napkin comprises an absorbing body. The absorbing body includes a fluid-permeable top sheet, a fluid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorber arranged between the top sheet and the back sheet. The napkin comprises a cover sheet for covering the surface of the top sheet. A circumferential edge region of the cover sheet is joined to the absorbing body. A plurality of flaps for fixing the absorbing body to underwear are sectionalized by a sectionalizing line in the central region of the cover sheet. At the time of use, the flaps are folded in the folding regions and are expanded so as to be fixed to the underwear. The flaps include a front flat and a rear flap that expand in the back-and-forth direction, and a left flap and a right flap that expand in the right-and-left direction. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022484 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A sanitary napkin comprises an absorbing body. The absorbing body includes a fluid-permeable top sheet, a fluid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorber arranged between the top sheet and the back sheet. The napkin comprises a cover sheet for covering the surface of the top sheet. A circumferential edge region of the cover sheet is joined to the absorbing body. A flap for fixing the absorbing body to underwear is sectionalized by a sectionalizing line in the central region of the cover sheet. At the time of use, the flap is folded in a folding region and is expanded so as to be fixed to the underwear. A mark is provided on the surface of the cover sheet positioned substantially at the center of the absorbing body to facilitate the positioning of the absorbing body relative to clothing. The mark is colored, but a surrounding portion surrounding the mark is not colored. | 01-26-2012 |
20120046630 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article includes a front wing unit which is provided outside in a widthwise direction of the absorbent article more than an absorber, and extends to the outside in the widthwise direction of the absorber in an inside leg region which corresponds to an inside leg portion of a wearer; and a gather which is provided at each of edges of the absorber, which extends along a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article, and which prevents a bodily fluid of the wearer from leaking from the absorbent article. The front wing unit has a base part which is positioned at an innermost side in a widthwise direction of the absorbent article in the front wing unit; and the leakage gather extends to the outside in the widthwise direction of the absorbent article more than the base part as seen in plan view of the absorbent article. | 02-23-2012 |
20120065606 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A sanitary napkin comprises an absorbing body. The absorbing body includes a fluid-permeable top sheet, a fluid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorber arranged between the top sheet and the back sheet. The napkin comprises a cover sheet for covering the surface of the top sheet. A circumferential edge region of the cover sheet is joined to the absorbing body. A plurality of flaps for fixing the absorbing body to underwear are sectionalized by a sectionalizing line in the central region of the cover sheet. At the time of use, the flaps are folded in the folding regions and are expanded so as to be fixed to the underwear. The flaps include a front flap, a rear flap, a left flap and a right flap. A leakage-preventing region is formed on the cover sheet between the folding regions and the circumferential edge region. | 03-15-2012 |
20120238986 | Absorbent Article Having a Fit Guide - An absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline and adapted to be worn in an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings. The absorbent article comprises a main body portion, the main body portion comprising a liquid pervious body-facing surface, a liquid impervious garment facing surface, and an absorbent core positioned between the body-facing surface and the garment-facing surface. The absorbent article comprises at least one indicator marker visible from the body-facing surface, the indicator markers disposed to indicate proper alignment of the absorbent article with respect to undergarment-specific features such as the curved leg openings. | 09-20-2012 |
20120259305 | HYGIENE ARTICLE - A hygiene article, particularly a sanitary napkin or an adult incontinence pad is disclosed. The hygiene article comprises an absorbent core having an elongate shape, being sandwiched between a back sheet and a front sheet. The back sheet and the front sheet extend beyond the absorbent core and are sealed together to form a sealing edge portion. A region of material adapted to form a first fastening means is arranged on the back sheet. A region of material adapted to form a second fastening means, substantially co-extensive with, and adapted to form a protective cover for, the first fastening means is also provided. Preferably at least the second fastening means is provided on the sealing edge. The fastening means may be formed from the same materials, for example, a hermaphroditic fastener, or from different materials for example, a mechanical fastening means and an adhesive fastening means. | 10-11-2012 |
20130041338 | SANITARY OR INCONTINENCE PAD - A sanitary or incontinence pad includes a primary pad part extending in a longitudinal direction of the pad, wherein a front end region of the pad covers at least one quarter of an overall longitudinal extension of the pad, and a rear end region of the pad covers at most one quarter of the overall longitudinal extension of the pad, an absorption body for bodily fluids received by the primary pad part, and front and rear wing pairs, each formed by two wings which extend transversely from respective longitudinal sides of the primary pad part, wherein the front wing pair is arranged outside the front end region, and wherein at least 90% of a top-view-surface of the wings of the rear wing pair is arranged within the rear end region, and wherein each wing is foldable about a web of an undergarment and is delimited by front and rear side flanks. | 02-14-2013 |
20130123731 | Absorbent Personal Care Article Having Intermeshing Flaps - An absorbent personal care article, such as a sanitary napkin or incontinence pad, having a longitudinal centerline and a transverse centerline and including a pair of opposed first and second wings extending along the longitudinal sides of the article. The first wing includes two or more peaks with furrows there between and the second wing includes one or more peaks. The peaks of the first and second wings are sized and positioned on the article such that when folded under the article and around the wearer's undergarments, the peak of the second wing extends across the longitudinal centerline of the article and into the furrow of the first wing. The inter-meshing wings help wearer's properly don the articles, improve the attachment of the article to the wearer's garment and/or reduce unwanted twisting or bunching of the article during use. | 05-16-2013 |
20130165889 | INCONTINENCE LINER - An incontinence liner includes a liquid permeable skin contact side sheet, a liquid impermeable non-skin contact side sheet, and an absorptive body arranged between the skin contact side sheet and non-skin contact side sheet. The absorptive body includes a front region, a rear region, and an intermediate region between the front region and the rear region. The liner further has a pair of wings for fastening the liner to clothing, which are adjoining the intermediate region and are bent and superposed over the intermediate region when worn. The absorptive body includes a hygroscopic material. The basis weight of the hygroscopic material in the intermediate region is greater than the basis weight of the hygroscopic material in the front region and the basis weight of the hygroscopic material in the rear region. | 06-27-2013 |
20130310791 | SANITARY OR INCONTINENCE PAD - A sanitary or incontinence pad includes wings which can be folded around the web of an undergarment, wherein the pad has a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and a front end region in the longitudinal direction and a rear end region in the longitudinal direction, a primary pad part, the longer dimension of which extends in the longitudinal direction and which accommodates an absorption body for body fluids, and further comprising two wings on each longitudinal side of the primary pad part which protrude in the transverse direction starting from the primary pad part such that same form a front and a rear wing pair, wherein the wings of a wing pair can be detachably connected to each other or to an undergarment by means of adhesion zones and are each delimited by a front-side and a rear-side flank, and further comprising barrier elements, which extend and are attached on both sides along longitudinal side edge regions of the primary pad part and which, at the respective distal longitudinal edge, comprise a tensioned elastification means which tries to lift up the barrier element in question, wherein in a front and a rear longitudinal section the respective barrier element, when folded in a flat design, is fixed against an upper face of the primary pad part so as to extend flat such that the barrier element cannot raise up in said longitudinal sections. The properties of the pad during use are improved according to the invention in that, starting from the front or rear end region, the front and rear longitudinal sections of the respective barrier element extend in the longitudinal direction at least to a point at which the neighboring wing has reached half the surface area thereof. | 11-21-2013 |
20140180235 | BODY ADHERING ABSORBENT ARTICLE - In a body adhering absorbent article, an absorbent structure is configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. A shell supports the absorbent structure at the vaginal region and has an adhesive on a body-facing surface for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The article may be configurable between folded and unfolded configurations. Securement components may be provided for securing the article in a folded configuration during wear and/or to the wearer's undergarment. A method of adhering a body adhering absorbent article to a wearer includes adhering the article to the wearer with a portion of the article positioned generally at a predetermined target region. | 06-26-2014 |
20140243773 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin has a respective wing-shaped flap extending outward from each side of the main body of the absorbent article. Each wing-shaped flap has a front profile line and a rear profile line. The front profile line is a wave-shape formed by a repetition of convex portions and concave portions. The angle between a line connecting the vertex of the outermost concave portion of the wing-shaped flap with the origin point of the front profile line of the wing-shaped flap and another line originating at the origin point of the front profile line of the wing-shaped flap is 60-65°. | 08-28-2014 |
20140288520 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - [Problem to be Solved] | 09-25-2014 |
20140343525 | ABSORBENT PERSONAL CARE ARTICLE HAVING WINGS AND PROTECTIVE STRIPS - An absorbent personal care article, such as a sanitary napkin or incontinence pad is described having a longitudinal centerline and a transverse centerline and including a pair of opposed first and second wings extending along the longitudinal sides of the article. The article further includes first and second protective strips attached to the sides of the article such that when the wings are folded under the article and around the wearer's undergarment, the first and second protective strips extend laterally outboard of the article and the edges of the wearer's undergarment to provide additional protection against leakage of body fluids deposited onto the absorbent personal care article | 11-20-2014 |
20150018796 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - Provided is an absorbent article which makes it easy to fold wing sections of the absorbent article so as to match the shape of the edges of the leg openings of underwear. The present invention is an absorbent article ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150057632 | Absorbent Article - Asymmetrical absorbent articles having printed regions to facilitate individual placement of the absorbent article are described. | 02-26-2015 |
20150080833 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A PAIR OF REAR SIDE FLAPS - An absorbent article has longitudinal edges, front and rear end regions, and a central region between the end regions, and an absorbent core disposed between a topsheet and a backsheet. A pair of central side flaps extend laterally outward from longitudinal edges of the absorbent core in the central region, and a pair of rear side flaps extend laterally outward from longitudinal edges of the absorbent core in the rear end region. A support layer disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet in the rear end region extends from one of the rear side flaps to the other outboard of the longitudinal edges of the absorbent core but inboard of the longitudinal edges of the article. The support layer is absent in the central side flaps. A channel with a plurality of first areas and second areas alternately spaced along at least a portion of a length of the channel is present. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080834 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article is disclosed. The article includes a first portion having at least two target strips located on opposite ends of the first portion, at least one visual sizing indicator positioned on the first portion of the article between the at least two target strips, the visual sizing indicator including indicia for indicating that the article is too large for a wearer, a middle portion contoured inwards such that an hourglass shape is formed, and a second portion having at least two fasteners located on opposite edges of the second portion. The absorbent article is formed of several layers including a moisture-impervious outer layer, an inner layer substantially co-extensive with the outer layer, and a filler interposed between the inner layer and the outer layer. | 03-19-2015 |
20150141948 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH COLOR MATCHED SURFACES - A disposable absorbent article having a backsheet, a topsheet and an absorbent element. The topsheet, backsheet, and the absorbent element has an imparted color in which each of the imparted colors for the aforementioned elements are color matched. Color matching exists when the colors are contained within a specified CIELab color space volume, have a specified hue difference, or have a total color difference. | 05-21-2015 |
20150297426 | DISPOSABLE DIAPER - In so far as a disposable diaper is concerned, fastening tapes each are composed of a plurality of nonwoven cloth sheets; embossment is provided at a backsheet which is provided at a most non-skin contact surface side of a respective one of nonwoven cloth sheets which correspond to a joint region in which the fastening tapes are joined at both side edges of the disposable diaper; and embossment having a same shape as or a similar shape to a shape of the embossment that is provided at the backsheet is provided at the nonwoven cloth sheet that is provided at the most non-skin contact surface side of the respective one of nonwoven cloth sheets that constitute the fastening tapes. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305948 | DISPOSABLE DIAPER - In a disposable diaper, a leg stretching unit stretchable in a longitudinal direction is disposed at an inside of a widthwise direction than a pair of leg opening units. An area between a backside leg opening unit and a straight line passing through a center in the widthwise direction and parallel to the longitudinal direction is larger than an area between a foreside leg opening unit and a straight line passing through a center of the longitudinal direction of the leg opening unit and extending in the longitudinal direction. A buttocks part stretching unit running across a crotch region and the back waistline region and stretchable in the longitudinal direction is disposed at an outside of the widthwise direction than the leg stretching unit. A front end of the buttocks part stretching unit is positioned more backward than a center of the longitudinal direction of the leg opening unit. | 10-29-2015 |
20150342795 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH MULTIPLE LAYERS - The present invention corresponds to an absorbent article comprising substrates having a top layer and a bottom layer, wherein the substrates are located one on top of the other. The bottom substrate having attachment media located on the bottom layer, and the top substrate having support media located on the top end and bottom end of the top substrate. The bottom and op substrates are attached throughout the periphery thereof, and the top layer is permeable. | 12-03-2015 |
20150351978 | DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING UNDERGARMENT FASTENING ELEMENTS - Absorbent articles have a chassis with a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed therebetween. A pair of side flaps is attached to the chassis. A portion of each first surface of the pair of side flaps is attached to an outer-facing surface of the chassis. And, another portion of each first surface has adhesive disposed thereon. A release liner covers at least a portion of the adhesive of the first surface. The release liner and free ends of each of the pair of side flaps are superjacent to the chassis prior to use. | 12-10-2015 |
20160008188 | URINE ABSORBENT PAD | 01-14-2016 |
20160184144 | STRETCH LAMINATE, METHOD OF MAKING, AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A stretch laminate includes a first layer including an elastomer film, the first layer having a surface, and a second layer including a nonwoven material, the second layer having a surface that is attached to the surface of the first layer. The tensile behavior in the transverse direction of the stretch laminate is within about 2.5 N/cm of the tensile behavior in the transverse direction of the film at an engineering strain of about 1.5, and exists independent of mechanical activation. A method of making the stretch laminate and an absorbent article having at least one region defined by the stretch laminate are also provided. | 06-30-2016 |