Patent ID: 7033453

Claim:
A method comprising the steps of: providing at least two plies, each ply having a first and a second opposing surface; combining the at least two plies together to form a multi-ply web treating either the first or the second opposing surface of at least one ply of the multi-ply web forming a treated multi-ply web wherein the treating process is selected from the group consisting of flexographic printing, rotogravure printing, offset printing, letterpress, direct gravure coating, offset gravure coating, reverse roll coating, flexographic coating, slot coating, dip coating, rod coating, knife coating, air knife coating, blade coating, slide coating, curtain coating, spraying, hot melt spraying, foam application, brushing, and embossing; winding the treated multi-ply web into a roll; changing the location of the treated surface within the multi-ply web to form a reoriented multi-ply web; unwinding the roll; and winding the multi-ply web into a second roll after changing the location of the treated surface.