199 results about "Incontinence pads" patented technology

A method and an apparatus for pre-fastening disposable absorbent articles having a slot-and-tab fastening system during manufacturing of the pre-fastened disposable articles, such as diapers, pull-on diapers, training pants, adults incontinence pads and the like.

An absorbent article such as a diaper, an incontinence pad, a sanitary towel or the like includes at least one elasticated area. The elasticated area includes a patterned area having a visible pattern.

An absorbent article, especially an incontinence pad, having a length and a width extension, the length being greater than the width, and including absorbent core material, wherein the absorbent core material forms a central portion (6) and a pair of longitudinally extending side portions (7), the flexural rigidity of the article (1) at the side portions (7) is between 3 and 20% of the flexural rigidity of the article (1) of the central portion (6) at a location opposite the side portions (7), preferably between 4 and 15%, most preferred between 4 and 10%.

An absorbent article such as a diaper, an incontinence pad, a sanitary towel or the like includes at least one elasticated area. The elasticated area includes a patterned area having a visible pattern.

The present invention is directed to hygiene articles comprising nanofibers. The hygiene articles include diapers, training pants, adult incontinence pads, catamenials products such as feminine care pads and pantiliners, tampons, personal cleansing articles, personal care articles, and personal care wipes including baby wipes, facial wipes, body wipes, and feminine wipes. The nanofiber webs can be used as a barrier, wipe, absorbent material, and other uses. Particularly, the nanofiber web is used in a diaper as a barrier-on-core, outercover, and / or leg cuff. It may also be used as a wipe for reducing the gradient of liquid, controlled delivery of materials, and other uses. The nanofibers, having a diameter of less than 1 micron, must comprise a significant number of the fibers in one layer of the web contained by the hygiene article. The nanofibers are produced from a melt film fibrillation process. The process generally includes the steps of providing a polymeric melt, utilizing a central fluid stream to form an elongated hollow polymeric film tube, and using this and / or other fluid streams to form multiple nanofibers from the hollow tube.

An absorbent product such as a panty liner, incontinence pad, sanitary towel or the like comprising a top layer consisting of a first material layer and a second material layer, the first material layer being attached directly to the second material layer. The first material layer has a first part and a second part, where the first part and / or the second part contains openings, and where the first part is folded over the second part along a fold line, the first material layer being attached directly to the second material layer adjacent to at least one line extending in the longitudinal direction in an inner joining zone. A method for the manufacture of an absorbent product of this kind.

A packing wrap (1) for enclosing an individual packed absorbent article (2), such as a sanitary towel, a panty liner or an incontinence pad, including a first material piece (3) arranged over the first surface of the absorbent article (2) and a second material piece (4) arranged over the second surface of the absorbent article (2), an opening location (5) having a longitudinal extent, and a region capable of tactile detection of the opening location, the region (12) being arranged adjacent to the opening location (5). The region (12) has a longitudinal extent, and is arranged essentially parallel to the longitudinal extent of the opening location (5).

The invention relates to a fragrance means for an absorbent article such as a sanitary towel, a panty liner, a diaper or an incontinence pad. The fragrance means comprises an activatable fragrance arranged on a carrier, by virtue of which the fragrance means has an active, fragrant state and an inactive, non-fragrant state, and the carrier comprises an attachment element for fastening the fragrance means to the absorbent article. The invention also relates to a packaging containing at least one absorbent article and also comprising at least one fragrance means.

A packing wrap for enclosing an individual packed absorbent article, such as a sanitary towel, a panty liner or an incontinence pad, including a first material piece arranged over the first surface of the absorbent article and a second material piece arranged over the second surface of the absorbent article, an opening location having a longitudinal extent, and a region capable of tactile detection of the opening location, the region being arranged adjacent to the opening location. The region has a longitudinal extent, and is arranged essentially parallel to the longitudinal extent of the opening location.

A feminine hygiene article having a body-facing surface, a first end region and a second end region. The feminine hygiene article is for placement in an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings, the feminine hygiene article comprising at least one functional enhancement indicator visible from said body-facing surface, the functional enhancement indicator corresponding to at least one functionally-enhanced portion of the feminine hygiene article. The feminine hygiene article can be a sanitary napkin, a pantiliner, or an incontinence pad.