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Patent No.:

US 9707133 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017

Filed:

May. 13, 2015

Color printed laminated structure, absorbent article comprising the same and process for manufacturing the same

Applicant:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Inventors:

Marco Digiacomantonio, Rome, IT;

Carlo Toro, Crailsheim, DE;

Giovanni Carlucci, Pescara, IT;

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Attorney:

George H. Leal

Primary Examiner:

Adam Marcetich

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/51 (2006.01); A61F 13/513 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/511 (2006.01); A61F 13/537 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B41M 1/04 (2006.01); B41F 5/24 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15699 (2013.01); A61F 13/00059 (2013.01); A61F 13/15577 (2013.01); A61F 13/15585 (2013.01); A61F 13/511 (2013.01); A61F 13/5116 (2013.01); A61F 13/51121 (2013.01); A61F 13/51394 (2013.01); A61F 13/53747 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00153 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15243 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15821 (2013.01); B41F 5/24 (2013.01); B41M 1/04 (2013.01); B41P 2200/12 (2013.01); G03F 7/2012 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01);
Abstract

A process for manufacturing a disposable absorbent article is disclosed. The method includes providing a first nonwoven layer with bi-component fibers and having a first surface and an opposing second surface; color printing the first nonwoven layer on at least one of the first or second surface; providing a second nonwoven layer with bi-component fibers and a first and an opposing second surface; joining the first and the second nonwoven layers together to form a laminate structure, wherein the color printing faces the second nonwoven layer; providing a topsheet, an absorbent core, and a backsheet; and placing the laminate between a topsheet and an absorbent core such that the color printing is visible through the topsheet.

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