ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,075, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Split formation of unitary substrates" was invented by Todd Douglas Lenser (Liberty Township, Ohio) and Randall Allen Myers (Fairfield, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of forming a laminate may include conveying a first substrate through a first nip, where a first source of vibration energy may be used to alter a portion of the first substrate in the first nip to create an altered area. The method may include conveying the first substrate with the altered area and a second substrate into a second nip and using a second source of vibration en...