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Substrates and Laminates for Absorbent Articles

U.S. Patent No. 12,558,272

Kelyn A. Arora, Cincinnati, OH; John L. Hammons, Hamilton, OH; and Donna R. Hill, Verona, KY.

Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.


Filed: 11/28/23
Issued: 2/24/26

An absorbent article comprising: a front waist region; a back waist region; a crotch region positioned intermediate the front waist region and the back waist region; a substrate; a liquid impermeable backsheet; an absorbent core disposed at least partially intermediate the substrate and the liquid impermeable backsheet; and a pair of back ears extending from the back waist region; wherein the substrate comprises a nonwoven material comprising: fibers; three-dimensional elements; land areas comprising the fibers and positioned in areas free of the three-dimensional elements; wherein, in the land areas, the nonwoven material has a first basis weight, according to the Micro-CT Test; increased permeability regions comprising the fibers and positioned adjacent to at least some of the three-dimensional elements and intermediate at least some of the three-dimensional elements and at least some of land areas; and wherein, in the increased permeability regions, the nonwoven material has a second basis weight in the range of 75% to 25% less than the first basis weight of the land areas, according to the Micro-CT Test.

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