ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,291, issued on April 21, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Recyclable absorbent article packages" was invented by Andreas Peter Motsch (Taunus, Germany), Jonathan Hodgetts (Taunus, Germany), Jurgen Hugel (Liederbach Deutschland, Germany) and Paul Thomas Weisman (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to a package of one or more moisture- and/or humidity-sensitive unit dose products. The package comprises a package material comprising natural fibers. The package comprises a plurality of panels comprising a consumer-facing panel. The package is sealed such that the one or mor...