Patent ID: 8776683
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: A61F,B41F,B65D

Abstract:
1. A method for producing customized absorbent products comprising the steps of: advancing a nonwoven substrate in a machine direction; flexographically printing a repeating series of graphics on the nonwoven substrate; advancing a length of a first liquid impervious film material substrate in the machine direction; receiving a first order for disposable absorbent articles having custom graphics; printing a first series of custom graphics onto a length of a second liquid impervious film material substrate, wherein the first series of custom graphics includes the custom graphics from the first order, and wherein the first series of custom graphics are printed off line with an inkjet process; splicing the second liquid impervious film material substrate to the first liquid impervious film material substrate; joining the length of the first liquid impervious film material with a first length of the nonwoven substrate to form a first laminate; subsequently joining the length of the second liquid impervious film material with a second length of the nonwoven substrate to form a second laminate, wherein the custom graphics are covered by and visible through the second length of the nonwoven substrate; advancing the second laminate to a converting operation; detecting the first series of custom graphics on the second liquid impervious film material; converting the second laminate into a first set of custom disposable absorbent articles, wherein the first set of custom disposable absorbent articles includes the first series of custom graphics; labeling a first package with a first package identity graphic, wherein the first package identity graphic identifies the first series of custom graphics; and synchronizing the placement of the first set of custom absorbent articles into the package labeled with the first package identity graphic.