Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Ruth A McVettie

Adrienne Rae Loyd

Katie Ann Boland

Matthew Edward Gerstle

Brian L Alberts

Russell Paul George

Steven John Shimon

David J Krysiak

A process for manufacturing a package of folded absorbent articles is disclosed. In one embodiment, the process includes providing a plurality of absorbent cores, and embossing at least one fold line into each core, each fold line defining a fold region. The process further includes folding each core along the fold region of each fold line to create a plurality of folded absorbent garments, and placing the plurality of folded absorbent garments into a container. In particular embodiments, each core can include two transversely opposed absorbent ears. The process can include folding each core along the fold region of each fold line to move each ear closer to a longitudinal centerline of the core to create a plurality of folded absorbent garments. A package of folded absorbent articles is also disclosed.

Process for manufacturing a package of folded absorbent articles, and package made thereby

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Freedom, WI, United States of America

Ruth A McVettie