Patent ID: 9168186
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An absorbent core for disposable absorbent articles comprising one or more absorbent structures, said absorbent structure comprising a substrate layer and an absorbent layer, said absorbent layer comprising an absorbent material supported by, and immobilized on said substrate layer by a thermoplastic adhesive material; wherein said absorbent core has a longitudinal dimension having a length and a transverse dimension having a width and consists of nine transverse segments in its longitudinal dimension and of six longitudinal segments in its transverse dimension; wherein each of the transverse segments have a length which is equal to the width of the absorbent core and a width which correspond to 1/9 of the length of the absorbent core; wherein each of the longitudinal segments have a length which is equal to the length of the absorbent core and a width which correspond to ⅙ of the width of the absorbent core; wherein in each of said transverse segments, the absorbent layer has an average basis weight of absorbent material (APM wherein in each of said longitudinal segments, the absorbent layer has an average basis weight of absorbent material (APM wherein said absorbent core comprises six transverse segments wherein the APM wherein the APM