Patents Examined by Giner Chapman
  • Diaper with elasticated topsheet
    Patent number: 7273476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article, e.g. a diaper, having a backsheet, an absorbent core and a topsheet, said absorbent article having a length L, said topsheet having an opening and primary elasticated areas and secondary elasticated areas, the latter being curved or angled, having an overall curvature with a radius of from 0.3 L to 3.2L, wherein the average transverse distance between a primary elasticated area and a secondary elasticated area of a crotch side portion is preferably at least 15 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joerg Mueller, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Anja Hoffmann, Mattias Schmidt, John Costello, Ann Sullivan, Gregg Flender