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US 11,957,556 B2Granted
Absorbent structure
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsChristopher Philip Bewick-Sonntag, Clint Adam Morrow, Wade Monroe Hubbard, Jr.
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Abstract
An absorbent structure comprising one or more absorbent layers wherein the absorbent structure exhibits a first cycle Peak Force compression between about 30 grams and about 150 grams. The absorbent structure further exhibits a fifth cycle dry recovery energy between 0.1 mJ and 2.8 mJ.
Claims9
A sanitary napkin, having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis and comprising an absorbent core structure comprising one or more absorbent layers, the one or more absorbent layers comprising a heterogeneous mass, the heterogeneous mass comprising:
- a nonwoven web of fibers;
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- a plurality of discrete open cell foam pieces polymerized about and enrobing fibers of the nonwoven web,
- wherein the heterogeneous mass is present at an intersection of the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis;
- wherein the plurality of discrete open cell foam pieces are arranged in a pattern.
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