US Patent No.: 8,674,169 B2    
Jonathan Paul Brennan, Sharonville, OH, US; Giovanni Carlucci, Chieti, Italy; and Maurizio Tamburro, Sambuceto, Italy. Assigned to The Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH, US.
Filed: 7/15/11
Issued: 3/18/14
An absorbent core for an absorbent article, said core comprising a substrate layer having a basis weight from about 75 g/m2 to about 120 g/m2, said substrate layer comprising a first surface and a second surface, said absorbent core further comprising a layer of absorbent polymer material, said layer of absorbent polymer material comprising a first surface and a second surface, said absorbent core further comprising a layer of adhesive, said layer of adhesive comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein said layer of absorbent polymer material is comprised between said layer of adhesive and said substrate layer, said second surface of said layer of absorbent polymer material is in contact with said first surface of said substrate layer, and said first surface of said layer of absorbent polymer material is in contact with said second surface of said layer of adhesive, wherein said substrate layer comprises a composite of at least a first layer and third layer of fibrous non-woven webs, said first layer and said third layer comprising synthetic fibers with an average fiber denier from about 1 to about 6.0, said composite further comprises a second layer comprising pulp, wherein said first layer is joined to a face of said second layer in a face to face relationship by bonding between the layers and said third layer is joined to a second face of said second layer in a face to face relationship by bonding between the layers, wherein said bonding comprises intertwining of the fibers between the layers. n