Patent ID: 11864984
Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  D | IPC A  B  D

Claim 0:
1. A liquid permeable laminate for an absorbent article, the laminate comprising:
a first nonwoven material;
a second nonwoven material, wherein the second nonwoven material comprises through-air bonds;
portions of the second nonwoven material extending into or through the first nonwoven material to form three-dimensional elements in the laminate;
land areas in the laminate in areas free of the three-dimensional elements;
wherein, in the land areas, the laminate has a first basis weight, according to the Micro-CT Test; and
increased permeability regions formed in the laminate adjacent to at least some of the three-dimensional elements and intermediate at least some of the land areas and at least some of the three-dimensional elements;
wherein the increased permeability regions have a second basis weight in the range of 50% to 5% less than the first basis weight of the land areas, according to the Micro-CT Test.