MUMBAI, India, Oct. 19 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617088837 A) filed by Unicharm Corporation on July 21, 2026, for Absorbent Article.

Inventors include Suzuki, Kenta; and Kato, Nobuyuki.

The application for the patent was published on October 16, 2026, under issue no. 42/2026.

Abstract: This absorbent article has, in an unfolded state and an extended state, a dorsal elastic member (27) that extends and contracts along at least a left-right direction, on a dorsal side relative to a center in a longitudinal direction, the dorsal elastic member (27) having a crotch elastic member (40) that is positioned closest to a ventral side in the longitudinal direction, is provided closer to a non-skin side t...