David Christopher Oetjen, West Chester, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 4/3/18
Issued: 6/4/19

A method of producing a multi-layered absorbent articles having two or more colored regions, the absorbent articles each comprising a lateral centerline and a longitudinal centerline, the method comprising the steps of: supplying materials for a first plurality of absorbent articles to an absorbent article converting line, the materials comprising: a printed first precursor web having a first colored region; a second precursor web; and an absorbent core web; printing a second colored region onto the second precursor web, wherein the first colored region is laterally more extensive than the second colored region, wherein the first colored region and the second colored region are longitudinally spaced apart; cutting the second precursor web and/or the absorbent core web creating individual sheets of the second precursor web and/or individual sheets of the absorbent core web; placing the individual sheets of the second precursor web and/or the absorbent core web onto the first precursor web forming an absorbent article web; cutting the absorbent article web into a first plurality of individual absorbent articles; packaging in a plurality of first packages the first plurality of individual absorbent articles; supplying materials for a second plurality of absorbent articles to an absorbent article converting line, the materials comprising: a printed third precursor web having a third colored region; a fourth precursor web; and an absorbent core web; printing a fourth colored region onto the fourth precursor web, wherein the third colored region is laterally more extensive than the fourth colored region, wherein the third colored region and the fourth colored region are longitudinally spaced apart, and wherein the second colored region is different than the fourth colored region; cutting the fourth precursor web and/or the absorbent core web creating individual sheets of the fourth precursor web and/or individual sheets of the absorbent core web; placing the individual sheets of the fourth precursor web and/or the absorbent core web onto the third precursor web forming a second absorbent article web; cutting the second absorbent article web into a second plurality of individual absorbent articles; and packaging in a plurality of second packages the second plurality of individual absorbent articles.