Process for manufacturing absorbent products having customized graphics

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9108787
APP PUB NO 20140318996A1
SERIAL NO

14329138

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The present disclosure involves absorbent articles having customized graphics disposed inside packages labeled as containing customized articles. During the manufacturing process, customized absorbent articles are constructed with article identity graphics, and the packages to contain the customized articles are labeled with package identity graphics. A controller uses article and package identity graphics to track the manufacture of the customized articles and synchronize placement of the customized articles in the appropriately labeled packages. The methods disclosed herein provides for the manufacture of customized absorbent articles in series with the manufacture of absorbent articles having non-custom graphics. The substrates and/or components having the custom graphics in the manufacturing process are detected by a sensor that provides a feedback signal to a controller. The controller, in turn, commands a packing system to place the customized absorbent articles in packages; label the packages with a package identity graphic; and thereby create customized absorbent products.

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THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYCINCINNATI OH 45202

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Schneider, Uwe Cincinnati, US 298 4328

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