Patent ID: 9387136
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61F,B32B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An absorbent article comprising: a fluid pervious top sheet; a fluid impervious bottom sheet; and a discontinuous absorbent core positioned between the top sheet and the bottom sheet including a plurality of superabsorbent sections defining at least one channel in space between the plurality of superabsorbent sections, the at least one channel linearly extending along a length of the absorbent core and the superabsorbent sections positioned on opposing sides of the at least one channel being in parallel arrangement with respect to each other, and the at least one channel being configured to allow fluid flow in the at least one channel, at least one of the plurality of superabsorbent sections defining a first zone comprising a first amount of superabsorbent material and a second zone comprising a second amount of superabsorbent material positioned laterally proximate to the first zone in a transverse direction, the transverse direction being substantially perpendicular to a length of the at least one channel, the first amount of superabsorbent material being greater than the second amount of superabsorbent material, the first and second amounts of superabsorbent material being distributed in a uniform manner through the first and second zones, respectively, and the first and second zones not being separated by a channel of the at least one channel.