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U.S. Patent No. 11,918,442

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By: Tara Olivo

Associate Editor at Nonwovens Industry, Rodman Media

Alizha V. Smith, Wyoming, OH; Christopher S. Cameron, Cincinnati, OH; Nayda Liz Ramos Medina, Cincinnati, OH; Vanessa M. Melendez, Cincinnati, OH; and Brittany D. Canfield, Cincinnati, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 9/19/19
Issued: 3/5/24

An absorbent article comprising: a lateral axis; a front waist region on a first side of the lateral axis; a back waist region on a second side of the lateral axis; a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet; an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet; an outer cover nonwoven material in a facing relationship with the backsheet, wherein the outer cover forms a first portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; and a discrete landing zone, wherein the discrete landing zone forms a second portion of the garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; wherein the outer cover nonwoven material and the discrete landing zone each comprise a pattern on the first and second portions of the garment-facing surface, the pattern comprising: a repeating pattern of apertures or bonds comprising a plurality of repeat units; wherein a portion of the pattern within each of the repeat units is substantially the same; wherein at least some of the repeat units have a repeat unit area in the range of 25 mm2 to 100 mm2, according to a Repeat Unit Measurement Test; wherein the at least some of the repeat units have a repeat unit width in the range of 5 mm to 30 mm, according to the Repeat Unit Measurement Test; wherein the at least some of the repeat units have a repeat unit length in the range of 1 mm to 15 mm, according to the Repeat Unit Measurement Test; wherein the at least some of the repeat units comprise discontinuous bonds; wherein the discontinuous bonds comprise a first discontinuous line comprising a first plurality of spaced elements, a second discontinuous line comprising a second plurality of spaced elements, a third discontinuous line comprising a third plurality of spaced elements positioned intermediate the first and the second discontinuous lines, and a fourth discontinuous line comprising a fourth plurality of spaced elements; wherein the first discontinuous line extends in a direction substantially parallel to a direction of extension of the second discontinuous line; wherein the third discontinuous line extends in a direction transverse to the first and the second discontinuous lines; wherein the third discontinuous line extends in a direction substantially parallel to a direction of extension of the fourth discontinuous line; wherein the first plurality of spaced elements comprise a first element and a second element that are different.

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