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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2022
Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag, Gothenburg, SE;
Lucas Bäck, Gothenburg, SE;
Cleiton Aparecido Ribeiro De Souza, Jarinu, BR;
Montserrat Martinez Estela, Puigpelat, ES;
Fanny Stenholm, Gothenburg, SE;
ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing an absorbent core for a disposable absorbent hygiene article includes providing a first core cover web and at least one pleat in the first core cover web; applying an adhesive to the pleated first core cover web; bringing the pleated first core cover web into conformance with a recess, the recess including at least one channel-forming element arranged on a bottom surface of the recess and causing the pleat to at least partially unfold at the channel-forming element; applying absorbent material on the first core cover web in the recess; applying an adhesive on a second core cover web; applying the second core cover web to the first core cover web; forming an absorbent laminate by pressing together the second and first core cover webs; and forming individual absorbent cores by severing the absorbent laminate. An absorbent core and an absorbent article including the absorbent core are also disclosed.