US 12,263,068 B2
Absorbent article having a multi-component visual signal
Signe Christina Larson, Cincinnati, OH (US); Lisa June Hood, Cincinnati, OH (US); David Christopher Oetjen, West Chester, OH (US); and John Lee Hammons, Hamilton, OH (US)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/711,808.
Application 16/711,808 is a continuation of application No. 13/784,014, filed on Mar. 4, 2013, abandoned.
Application 13/784,014 is a continuation of application No. 13/584,914, filed on Aug. 14, 2012, granted, now 9,161,864, issued on Oct. 20, 2015.
Application 13/584,914 is a continuation of application No. 12/548,603, filed on Aug. 27, 2009, granted, now 8,262,633, issued on Dec. 9, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2020/0113747 A1, Apr. 16, 2020
Int. Cl. A61F 13/84 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/472 (2006.01); A61F 13/511 (2006.01); A61F 13/513 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/472 (2013.01) [A61F 13/15203 (2013.01); A61F 13/511 (2013.01); A61F 13/51394 (2013.01); A61F 13/84 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15243 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline and a transverse centerline, a body facing surface and an opposing garment facing surface, the absorbent article further comprising:
a topsheet, the topsheet forming at least a portion of the body facing surface;
a backsheet, the backsheet forming at least a portion of the garment facing surface;
an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
a first absorbent article capacity indicator, the first absorbent article capacity indicator intersecting the longitudinal centerline and the transverse centerline where the longitudinal centerline and transverse centerline intersect, the first absorbent article capacity indicator being visible from the body facing surface;
a second absorbent article capacity indicator, the second absorbent article capacity indicator being disposed longitudinally outboard of the first absorbent article capacity indicator, wherein the second absorbent capacity indicator is visible from the body facing surface; and
a third absorbent article capacity indicator, the third absorbent article capacity indicator being disposed longitudinal and/or transversely outboard of the second capacity indicator, wherein the third absorbent article capacity indicator is visible from the body facing surface, and wherein the second absorbent article capacity indicator and/or the third absorbent article capacity indicator is disposed on one side of the longitudinal centerline;
wherein the second absorbent article capacity indicator and the third absorbent article capacity indicator are symmetric to each other about the transverse centerline.