07.10.17
David Christopher Oetjen, West Chester, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 2/25/14
Issued: 5/9/17
A method of producing a multi-layered absorbent article having two or more colored regions, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing an absorbent article converting line; b. supplying a first precursor web to the converting line; c. printing a first colored region to the first precursor web using contact printing at a contact printing station; d. supplying a second precursor web to the converting line; e. producing a composite substrate from the first and second precursor webs; f. supplying a lower substrate to the converting line; g. printing a second colored region to the lower substrate using non-contact printing at a non-contact printing station wherein the second colored region is printed to a surface of the lower substrate that faces the composite substrate; h combining the composite substrate having a first colored region with the lower substrate having a second colored region to produce a laminate web; and i. cutting the laminate web into individual absorbent articles.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 2/25/14
Issued: 5/9/17
A method of producing a multi-layered absorbent article having two or more colored regions, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing an absorbent article converting line; b. supplying a first precursor web to the converting line; c. printing a first colored region to the first precursor web using contact printing at a contact printing station; d. supplying a second precursor web to the converting line; e. producing a composite substrate from the first and second precursor webs; f. supplying a lower substrate to the converting line; g. printing a second colored region to the lower substrate using non-contact printing at a non-contact printing station wherein the second colored region is printed to a surface of the lower substrate that faces the composite substrate; h combining the composite substrate having a first colored region with the lower substrate having a second colored region to produce a laminate web; and i. cutting the laminate web into individual absorbent articles.
