Patent ID: 9707133
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61F,B32B,B41F,B41M,B41P,G03F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A process for manufacturing a disposable absorbent article comprising a wearer-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first nonwoven layer comprising first constituent fibers, wherein the first constituent fibers comprise bi-component fibers, and wherein the first nonwoven layer has a first surface and an opposing second surface; color printing the first nonwoven layer on at least one of the first surface or second surface, wherein the color printing comprises more than one color; providing a second nonwoven layer comprising second constituent fibers, wherein the second constituent fibers comprise bi-component fibers, and wherein the second nonwoven layer has a first surface and an opposing second surface; joining the first nonwoven layer and the second nonwoven layer together to form a laminate structure, wherein the color printing is disposed on the surface which faces the second nonwoven layer; providing a topsheet, an absorbent core, and a backsheet, wherein the topsheet forms a portion of the wearer-facing surface and the backsheet forms a portion of the garment-facing surface; and placing the laminate between a topsheet and an absorbent core such that the color printing is visible through the wearer-facing surface.