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US 2014/0276505 A1Published application
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.
Claims16
A disposable pant comprising:
- (a) a liquid-pervious topsheet;
- (b) a liquid-impervious backsheet that is at least partially joined to the topsheet, comprising a film layer and a nonwoven layer;
- (c) an absorbent core disposed at least partially between the topsheet and the backsheet;
- (d) elastically extensible side panels;
- (e) a fastening system comprising refastenable seams on the side panels;
- (f) barrier leg cuffs;
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- (g) a wetness indicator comprising 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;
- wherein upon contact with an aqueous liquid, the water soluble ink composition of the background graphic dissolves and dissipates and the central graphic is not affected by the liquid.
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