(19)  United States  (12)  Patent Application Publication  McOsker et al.  (10) Pub. No.: US 2002/0147433 Al  (43)  Pub. Date:  Oct. 10, 2002  (54)  PROTON DONATING ACTIVES IN  ABSORBENT ARTICLES  (76)  Inventors:  Jocelyn Elaine McOsker,  Loveland,  OH (US);  Donald Carroll Roe,  West  Chester, OH (US);  James Joseph  Franxman,  Cincinnati, OH (US);  Thomas James Klofta,  Cincinnati, OH  (US);  Ronald Wayne Berg,  Fairfield,  OH (US);  Raphael Warren,  Amberly  Village, OH (US)  (21)  Appl. No.:  10/059,614  (22)  Filed:  Jan.29,2002  (63)  Continuation of application No. 09/041,509, filed on  Mar. 12, 1998.  (51)  Int. Cl.7  .....................................................  A61F 13/15  (52)  U.S. Cl.  ......................................  604/364;  604/385.01  An absorbent article that helps maintain a wearer’s skin pH  in an acidic condition is described. The absorbent article has  a body contacting surface with a skin care composition that  is transferred from the body contacting surface to the  wearer’s skin by contact, normal wearer motion and/or body  heat. The skin care composition contains at least one proton  donating active. Preferred proton donating actives include:  monomeric organic acids, polymeric acids, and inorganic  acid salts. The absorbent article also includes a liquid  impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core positioned  between the body contacting surface and the backsheet.  Correspondence Address:  THE PROCTER  &  GAMBLE COMPANY  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DIVISION  WINTON HILL TECHNICAL CENTER  - BOX  161  6110 CENTER HILL AVENUE  CINCINNATI, OH 45224 (US)  Related U.S. Application Data  Publication Classification  (57)  ABSTRACT  US 20020147433Al  58  570  \\  \  ,  51  57\  \ $_{\ }$ \  560  548  1544  I  ;542  I  I  I  ~-:._-:._~_-:._-:._-:._t+::;::::::;==–=:::;’  I  nnn  I  nnn  111111  I  111111  111111  I  111111  !HIii  I  111111  1:1111  I  111111  llllil  I  111111  111111  I  111111  111111  I  111111  111111  I  11111!  111111  I  I  11111!  /50  I  I  520  /570  --+------530  ::::::  -+-:.~~  ---------54  111111  I  1!1111  111111  I  111111  546  ------- ::::::  I  :  ::::::  -- :~~":  : ::rn:  ::::::  \  I  /  ::::::  lrTii~ - -- - -- - ~il1fl  111111  \  I  /  lillll  ::::::  ::::::  ::::::  II  I  :::!!i,IIIJ___---550  111111  I  /  lllltl  ::::::  I  \  ::rn:  11::::  /  \-----Hi*1 ---------- 546  111111  I  I  111111  53  55  /  \  ;11111  111111  /  \  111111  111111  /  _  $^{_c,’c---~ct--------}$52  ::::::  /  ’::::::  5 49------- 111111 /  \ 111111  U_U_ll-l  $_{I }$UUU  I -- -,  I  I  I  -----549  I ---L  ____ ==-;t--------J  ___ I  I  •  I  I  I  I  I  560  59 