US 11,944,522 B2
Absorbent article with ear portion
Nelson Edward Greening, II, Cincinnati, OH (US); Erica Lynne Locke, Cincinnati, OH (US); Urmish Popatlal Dalal, Milford, OH (US); Marcus Schönbeck, Versmold (DE); Maria Oude-Lansink, Gronau (DE); Jan Michael Trinkaus, Euskirchen (DE); Marius Janas, Oberhausen (DE); and Marcel Grossmann, Essen (DE)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/916,655.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/869,063, filed on Jul. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0000656 A1, Jan. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. A61F 13/47 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/511 (2006.01); A61F 13/514 (2006.01); A61F 13/53 (2006.01); A61F 13/51 (2006.01); A61F 13/62 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/15203 (2013.01) [A61F 13/15699 (2013.01); A61F 13/49011 (2013.01); A61F 13/511 (2013.01); A61F 13/514 (2013.01); A61F 13/53 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15422 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15869 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49098 (2013.01); A61F 2013/5108 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An absorbent article comprising:
a first waist region, a second waist region and a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions;
a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and
a laminate comprising an elasticized region and being disposed in an ear or a waist feature disposed in one of the first or second waist regions;
wherein the laminate further comprises:
a first nonwoven and a second nonwoven and an elastomeric material sandwiched between said first and second nonwovens in the elasticized region;
a bonding region comprising a plurality of discrete bonds and a bond density of at least 4%, wherein the bonding region at least partially overlaps the elastomeric material; and
wherein the bonding region at least partially overlaps a dead zone.