ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,012, issued on July 28, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Elastomeric laminate with soft noncrimped spunbond fiber webs" was invented by Urmish Popatlal Dalal (Milford, Ohio), Todd Douglas Lenser (Liberty Township, Ohio), LeAnn Nichole Phillips (Cincinnati), Christine A. Methena (Cincinnati), Miguel Angel Caballero (Cincinnati) and Tanner Laurie Williams (Loveland, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An absorbent article includes a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions. The article also includes a chassis having a topsheet, a backsheet,...