US 12,336,890 B2
Absorbent article with conforming features
Christopher Philip Bewick-Sonntag, Cincinnati, OH (US); Shirdish Poondru, Cincinnati, OH (US); John Lee Hammons, Hamilton, OH (US); and Kelyn Anne Arora, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/500,597.
Application 18/500,597 is a continuation of application No. 16/181,621, filed on Nov. 6, 2018, granted, now 11,890,171.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/581,813, filed on Nov. 6, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0091070 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/472 (2006.01); A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/511 (2006.01); A61F 13/512 (2006.01); A61F 13/53 (2006.01); A61F 13/536 (2006.01); A61F 13/537 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 37/20 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/06 (2006.01); D04H 1/00 (2006.01); D04H 1/04 (2012.01); D04H 1/425 (2012.01); D04H 1/732 (2012.01); D04H 3/015 (2012.01); D04H 11/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/51 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/15699 (2013.01) [A61F 13/15203 (2013.01); A61F 13/15707 (2013.01); A61F 13/15723 (2013.01); A61F 13/15731 (2013.01); A61F 13/15804 (2013.01); A61F 13/472 (2013.01); A61F 13/49011 (2013.01); A61F 13/51108 (2013.01); A61F 13/5116 (2013.01); A61F 13/5121 (2013.01); A61F 13/53 (2013.01); A61F 13/536 (2013.01); A61F 13/537 (2013.01); A61F 13/53747 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 37/20 (2013.01); B32B 38/0004 (2013.01); B32B 38/06 (2013.01); D04H 1/00 (2013.01); D04H 1/04 (2013.01); D04H 1/425 (2013.01); D04H 1/732 (2013.01); D04H 3/015 (2013.01); D04H 11/00 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15406 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15715 (2013.01); A61F 2013/49093 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51019 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51026 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51028 (2013.01); A61F 2013/5103 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530233 (2013.01); A61F 2013/53024 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530343 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530481 (2013.01); B32B 2555/02 (2013.01); D10B 2401/021 (2013.01); D10B 2509/026 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline and a lateral centerline, the disposable absorbent article further comprising:
a topsheet;
a backsheet;
an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein at least one of the topsheet and the absorbent core comprise at least 15% by weight of long fibers, wherein the long fibers are at least about 6 mm; and
a first plurality of conforming features in at least the absorbent core or a combination of the absorbent core and the topsheet, wherein at least a portion of the conforming features comprising a depression, wherein the depression comprises a bottom and a depression centerline bisecting a length and/or width of the depression, a first strut forming a first sidewall of the depression opposite a second sidewall of the depression formed by a second strut, wherein at least a portion of the first sidewall abuts at least a portion of the second sidewall, wherein neither of the first strut or second strut extend longitudinally and/or laterally beyond the depression centerline by more than 0.75 mm, wherein the conforming features do not include embossing features.