Patent ID: 7994385

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a liquid pervious cover layer; a liquid impervious barrier layer; an absorbent core arranged between the cover layer and barrier layer; a transfer layer arranged between the cover layer and the core; a longitudinal centerline; a transverse centerline; wherein the absorbent core has a first region and second region concentrically surrounding the first region, the first region having a first basis weight and the second region having a second basis weight, the first basis weight being less than the second basis weight, the first basis weight being in the range of between 7.5 gsm and 385 gsm and the second basis weight being in the range of between 150 and 450, wherein the basis weight of the first region is about 5% to about 85% the basis weight of the second region; and wherein the first region includes a first end portion located on a first side of the transverse centerline and a second end portion located on an opposite side of the transverse centerline.