Disposable absorbent articles having inkjet printed wetness indicators
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorKuang-kai Liu
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Abstract
The present invention relates to disposable absorbent articles. The disposable absorbent articles include: (a) a body contacting surface; (b) a garment contacting surface opposite the body contacting surface; and (c) an inkjet printed wetness indicator which is seen through either the body contacting surface or the garment contacting surface. The wetness indicator includes a central graphic and a background graphic, the central graphic having at least one permanent ink composition and the background graphic having at least one water soluble ink composition.
Claims20
A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a) a body contacting surface;
- b) a garment contacting surface opposite the body contacting surface;
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- c) an inkjet printed wetness indicator which is seen through either the body contacting surface or the garment contacting surface;
- wherein the wetness indicator comprises a central graphic and a background graphic, the central graphic having at least one permanent ink composition and the background graphic having at least one water soluble ink composition.
A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a) a liquid pervious topsheet;
- b) a liquid impervious backsheet that is at least partially joined to the topsheet;
- c) an absorbent core disposed at least partially between the topsheet and the backsheet;
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- d) a wetness indicator inkjet printed onto a surface of either the absorbent core or the backsheet, the wetness indicator having a central graphic and a background graphic, wherein the central graphic includes at least one permanent ink composition and the background graphic includes at least one water soluble ink composition.
A method of printing a wetness indicator onto an absorbent article, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing an absorbent article wherein said article comprises a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core;
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- b) inkjet printing a wetness indicator onto a surface of the absorbent article, the wetness indicator having a central graphic and a background graphic, wherein the central graphic includes at least one permanent ink composition and the background graphic includes at least one water soluble ink composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.