# US 12,110,163 B2 · Recyclable absorbent article package material

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- Number: US 12,110,163 B2
- Document ID: US12110163B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/464,371
- Filed: 2023-09-11
- Published: 2024-01-25
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2020-07-30
- Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company
- Applicants: The Procter & Gamble Company
- Inventors: Michael Remus; Edward Daniel Theiss, III; Michael Wayne Taylor; Michaela Monika Czupik; Emily Charlotte Boswell; Benjamin Jacob Clare; Patti Jean Kellett; Peter Kramkowski; Ilana Jessica Krause; Lee Matthew Arent
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12110163B2

## CPC

- B65D 75/20: in sheets or blanks doubled around contents and having their opposed free margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
- B65D 75/566: {Hand holes or suspension apertures}
- A61F 13/551: Packaging before or after use {(general packaging of absorbent pads B65D85/00)}
- B65D 65/14: with areas coated with adhesive
- B65D 65/38: Packaging materials of special type or form
- B65D 65/466: {Bio- or photodegradable packaging materials}
- B65D 75/12: with the ends of the tube closed by flattening and heat-sealing
- B65D 85/07: for compressible or flexible articles (for wearing apparel B65D85/18)
- B65D 2565/385: especially suited for or with means facilitating recycling
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)

## Abstract

A package of one or more absorbent articles is disclosed. The package has a package material including natural fibers. The package has a plurality of panels, including a consumer-facing panel, and wherein the package is sealed such that the one or more absorbent articles are completely enclosed therein. The package material has a basis weight of between 50 gsm to 120 gsm, between 60 gsm to 105 gsm or between 70 gsm to 90 gsm, as determined via ISO 536 as modified herein. The package material is recyclable.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A package of one or more absorbent articles, the package comprising a package material having a caliper of from about 50 μm to about 110 μm, wherein the package material comprises natural fibers, wherein the package comprises a plurality of panels, including a consumer-facing panel, wherein the package is sealed such that the one or more absorbent articles are enclosed therein, wherein the package material comprises a basis weight of between about 50 gsm to about 120 gsm, wherein the package material is recyclable, and wherein the package exhibits a recyclable percentage of between about 70 percent to about 99.9 percent as determined by the PTS-RH:021/97 (Draft October 2019), under category II, test method.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The package of claim 1, wherein the package material comprises between about 50 and about 100 percent by weight of natural fibers.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The package of claim 1, wherein the natural fibers of the packaging material comprise at least one of: cellulose-based fibers, bamboo based fibers, cotton, abaca, kenaf, sabai grass, flax, esparto grass, straw, jute hemp, bagasse, milkweed floss fibers, pineapple leaf fibers, wood fibers, or pulp fibers.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The package of claim 1, wherein the natural fibers comprise at least one of wood fibers or pulp fibers.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The package of claim 1, wherein the package material comprises recycled natural fibers as determined via visual inspection utilizing the human eye and/or microscopy.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The package of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of panels comprises a background color, branding, and/or package information.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The package of claim 6, wherein the at least one of the plurality of panels comprises a percentage of colorant coverage of 75 percent or less.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The package of claim 1, wherein the consumer-facing panel comprises a base color.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The package of claim 1, wherein the consumer-facing panel comprises a first colorant coverage percentage which is greater than a second colorant coverage percentage of another panel of the package.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The package of claim 1, wherein the package comprises a plurality of seals, wherein each of the plurality of seals has a tensile strength of at least 3 N/in.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The package of claim 10, wherein at least one of the plurality of seals has a higher tensile strength than another of the plurality of seals.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The package of claim 11, wherein at least one of the plurality of seals has a tensile strength of from between about 15 N/in to about 40 N/in.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The package of claim 12, wherein the one or more absorbent articles within the package comprise diapers or adult incontinence pants.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The package of claim 10, wherein the tensile strength of at least one seal of the package is from about 3 N/in to about 25 N/in.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The package of claim 14, wherein the one or more absorbent articles comprise at least one of menstrual pads, light adult incontinence pads, and liners.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The package of claim 10, wherein at least one of the seals comprises a dissolvable adhesive or a dispersible adhesive.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The package of claim 1, wherein the package comprises non-recyclable material having a weight percentage of from between about 0.1 percent to about 30 percent.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The package of claim 15, wherein the package material does not comprise a barrier layer.

### Claim 19 (depends on 13)

The package of claim 13, wherein the package material comprises a barrier layer.

### Claim 20

A package of one or more absorbent articles, the package comprising a package material having a caliper of from about 50 μm to about 110 μm, wherein the package material comprises natural fibers, wherein the package comprises a plurality of panels, including a consumer-facing panel, wherein the package is sealed such that the one or more absorbent articles are enclosed therein, wherein the package material comprises a basis weight of between about 50 gsm to about 120 gsm, wherein the package material is recyclable, and wherein the package comprises non-recyclable material having a weight percentage of from between, from about 0.1 percent to about 30 percent.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

The package of claim 20, wherein the package comprises non-recyclable material having a weight percentage of from between 0.1 to about 5 percent by weight.

### Claim 22 (depends on 20)

The package of claim 20, wherein the consumer-facing panel comprises a first colorant coverage percentage which is greater than a second colorant coverage percentage of another panel of the package.

### Claim 23 (depends on 20)

The package of claim 20, wherein the package comprises a plurality of seals, wherein each of the plurality of seals has a tensile strength of at least 3 N/in.

### Claim 24 (depends on 23)

The package of claim 23, wherein at least one of the plurality of seals has a higher tensile strength than another of the plurality of seals.

### Claim 25 (depends on 23)

The package of claim 23, wherein at least one of the plurality of seals has a tensile strength of from between about 15 N/in to about 40 N/in.

### Claim 26 (depends on 25)

The package of claim 25, wherein the one or more absorbent articles within the package comprise diapers or adult incontinence pants.

### Claim 27 (depends on 23)

The package of claim 23, wherein the tensile strength of at least one seal of the package is from about 3 N/in to about 25 N/in.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The package of claim 27, wherein the one or more absorbent articles comprise at least one of menstrual pads, light adult incontinence pads, and liners.

### Claim 29 (depends on 23)

The package of claim 23, wherein at least one of the seals comprises a dissolvable adhesive or a dispersible adhesive.