Miguel Alvaro Robles, Wyoming, OH; Bruce William Lavash, West Chester, OH; Sion Agami, Mason, OH; and John Lee Hammons, Hamilton, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 2/25/15
Issued: 9/3/19

An absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline and a central point where the longitudinal centerline and the transverse centerline cross, comprising; a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet joined to the topsheet, an absorbent core having an area disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core comprises a first absorbent core comprising upper surface, a first area and a second area wherein the first area and the second area are horizontally arranged and the second area has a lower absorption capacity than the first area, wherein the second area of the first absorbent core contains superabsorbent polymer in a lower percentage by weight than the first area of the first absorbent core, wherein the second area is surrounded by the first area and wherein the second area is a void extending through the first absorbent core; and a second absorbent core having a periphery, wherein the first absorbent core and the second absorbent core are vertically arranged, wherein the second absorbent core at least partially covers the second area of the first absorbent core, wherein the first absorbent core has a pair of transverse ends opposite from one another, and wherein the second absorbent core has a pair of transverse ends opposite form one another, and wherein the transverse ends of the second absorbent core are disposed inboard of the transverse ends of the first absorbent core; and wherein the first absorbent core and the second absorbent core are different from each other at least in one property selected from the group consisting of their composition, density, absorption capacity, opacity, color, flexibility, or resistance to compression or bunching.