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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7988824 | Tissue product having a transferable additive composition A tissue product is disclosed containing an additive composition. The additive composition may be, for instance, a composition designed to provide benefits to a user's skin. In accordance with the present disclosure, the additive composition is located in a target d... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7799169 | Multi-ply paper product with moisture strike through resistance and method of making the same A paper product with absorbency and moisture strike through resistance is disclosed. More particularly, a multi-ply paper product with improved strike through resistance is disclosed, wherein at least one ply is a wetting resistant ply comprising at least one wettin... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7754050 | Fibrous structures comprising a tuft Fibrous structures comprising a tuft. More particularly, the present invention relates to fibrous structures comprising at least two chemically different compositions wherein less than all of the chemically different compositions present in the fibrous structures fo... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7662257 | Multi-ply paper towel with absorbent core A multi-ply absorbent sheet of cellulosic fiber with continuous outer surfaces is provided an absorbent core between the outer surfaces. The absorbent core includes a non-woven fiber network having: (i) a plurality of pileated fiber enriched of relatively high local... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7641764 | Non-woven fabric for gypsum board and process for producing the same The object of the present invention is to provide a non-woven fabric comprising a glass fiber which has a strength, flexibility and water resistance, has less skin irritancy and a good surface decoration property, and a process for producing the same, more specifica... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7491293 | White top paperboard A multi-layered paperboard having a high brightness and exceptional uniformity. The white topped paperboard has a base layer(s) made from wood pulp and a top fibrous layer made of unbleached wood fiber, filler and a binder to create a top fibrous layer of sufficient... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7429307 | Method of forming a fibrous web In a method of forming a layered fibrous web, the method includes the steps of leading at least two different fiber suspensions through a head box (10), separating the fiber suspensions from each other by a blade device (18, 180), supplying the fiber s... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422658 | Two-sided cloth like tissue webs The present invention is generally directed to paper products having great softness and strength. The paper products are formed from one or more paper webs that can be made according to various methods. In one embodiment, the paper web is an uncreped through-air dri... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7399379 | Process of attaching reinforcing ply to ply containing mica-rich and mica-poor faces The present invention relates to a sheet structure for electrical insulation or flame resistance comprising a barrier ply having a mica-rich face and a mica-poor face and a reinforcing ply containing a saturable backing layer attached to the mica-poor face of the ba... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387702 | Paper or paperboard laminate and method of producing such a laminate Paper or paperboard laminate composed of at least one bulk-promoting layer, here termed bulk layer (1), 40-98% of which is composed of cellulose fibers with a freeness value of 550-950 ml CSF, and on at least one side of the bulk layer at least one secondary ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381299 | Apertured tissue products The fluid intake rate of a tissue product having at least one hydrophobic exterior layer can be increased significantly by the addition of apertures through the hydrophobic exterior layer to the tissue product's hydrophilic interior layer. The apertures allow for fl... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364642 | Recycling of latex-containing broke Methods for recycling latex-containing broke are generally provided. Specifically, mechanical treatment may be employed to rework latex-containing broke for reuse in various products without the need for treatment with chemicals, such as hypochlorite, chlorine, or h... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361253 | Multi-ply wiping products made according to a low temperature delamination process The present invention is generally directed to paper products having great softness and strength. The paper products are formed from one or more paper webs that can be made according to various methods. In one embodiment, the paper web is an uncreped through-air dri... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348067 | Composite paperboards and method of making composite paperboards A laminate composite sheet comprising a two-ply base layer comprised of a bottom ply and a top ply, wherein the bottom ply is comprised of unbleached cellulosic fibers and wherein the top ply is comprised of bleached or brightened cellulosic fibers and a further lay... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7323085 | Basis weight of the liner in a fibrous web A method for determining the basis weight of a first ply of a fibrous web, which covers a second ply of the fibrous web including the steps of positioning an electromagnetic transmitter and an electromagnetic receiver, radiating the fibrous web, receiving a measurin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7291246 | Liquid board The invention relates to liquid board comprising one or more layers of material containing cellulose, one or more of said layers comprising an additive that has the capacity to react with or decompose a disinfectant with which said liquid board is treated, so that a... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7211171 | Multiply tissue product A multiply tissue product comprising at least two plies of a tissue interconnected to each other. The multiply tissue further comprises a layer including super absorbent fiber-like particles in at least one interface region in between two adjacent plies of the tissu... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182984 | Ink jet-recording medium and method for producing the same An ink jet-printing medium comprising a substrate and an ink-receptive layer which has at least one layer and is formed on at least one major surface of the substrate, in which at least one layer of the ink-receptive layer contains fibrous fine powder as a pigment i... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182837 | Structural printing of absorbent webs A process and method which ‘locks in’ three-dimensional texturing added to a paper web by virtue of an adhesive material which is printed onto the surface of the web is generally disclosed. The adhesive may be applied to the web either before, during, or after t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156954 | Soft tissue Soft throughdried tissues, which are sufficiently soft to serve as premium bathroom tissues, can be made without the use of a Yankee dryer. The typical Yankee functions of building machine direction and cross-machine direction stretch are replaced by a wet end rush ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156953 | Process for producing a paper wiping product A process for producing wiping products and wiping products made by the process are disclosed. According to the present invention, a paper web is treated on both sides with a bonding material. After the bonding material is applied, the web is then subjected to a dry... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7125470 | Unitary stratified composite A unitary stratified composite composed of a first stratum and a second stratum integrally connected by a transition zone is disclosed. The first stratum serves as a liquid acquisition stratum that rapidly acquires and then transfers liquid to the second stratum. Th... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118648 | Paper Strap Among other things, the present invention provides various apparatus useful in paper manufacturing and recycling. On such apparatus is a paper strap that includes a paper body that is formed of a compound structure. Such a paper strap further includes an adhesive ma... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7041364 | Security paper The invention relates to security paper (1) including at least one zone (2; 3) that reacts with nonpolar solvents. The paper also includes a barrier (4) that is impermeable to nonpolar solvents between a first outside face (10) of the sec... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041196 | Process for making a fibrous structure comprising cellulosic and synthetic fibers A fibrous structure and method for making the fibrous structure, wherein the method includes the steps of: providing a plurality of cellulosic fibers onto a forming member having a pattern of channels such that at least some of the cellulosic fibers are disposed in ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7005035 | Packaging device and method for absorbing moisture A packaging device and method for absorbing and reducing moisture as well as a manufacturing process for such device. The packaging device is a container made from paperboard such as containerboards or linerboards with a corrugated medium. The paperboard is insulate... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998017 | Methods of making a three-dimensional tissue An improved method for imprinting a paper web during a wet pressing event is disclosed which results in asymmetrical protrusions corresponding to the deflection conduits of a deflection member. In one embodiment, differential velocity transfer during a pressing even... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6989075 | Tension activatable substrate A dual intensive property tissue. The tissue has a first set of intensive properties including density, surface area, thickness and void volume as presented to the consumer. The consumer plastically activates the tissue by pulling it in tension. A series of slits | 01/24/2006 |
| 6979386 | Tissue products having increased absorbency A tissue product containing a cellulosic fibrous material and less than about 10 wt. % of a superabsorbent material (e.g., fibers, particles, etc.) is provided. In some instances, the superabsorbent material can absorb between about 100 to about 350 grams of an aque... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6949166 | Single ply webs with increased softness having two outer layers and a middle layer “Products made from a process for increasing the tactile properties of a base web without adversely affecting the strength of the web is disclosed. In general, the process includes the steps of placing a base web in between a first moving conveyor and a second mov... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6929714 | Tissue products having reduced slough A method for forming a tissue product that is soft and produces relatively low levels of slough is provided. The method includes providing a liquid furnish of cellulosic fibers and forming a multi-layered wet web therefrom. The web is dried (e.g., through-dried) to ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6911114 | Tissue with semi-synthetic cationic polymer The present invention is a tissue web comprising cellulosic fibers and a semi-synthetic cationic polymer having a molecular weight less than about 5 million. The semi-synthetic cationic polymer can be heterogeneously distributed in the tissue web. The semi-synthetic... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6887350 | Tissue products having enhanced strength A tissue product containing a multi-layered paper web that has at least one outer layer formed from a blend of pulp fibers and synthetic fibers is provided. A polymer latex is also applied to the outer layer of the tissue product. It is believed that the polymer lat... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6888045 | Method of producing a fibrous material layer, a fibrous material layer and an absorbent article containing same A fibrous material and a method of producing it, the material is mainly intended to be incorporated in an absorbent article and comprises a layer of continuous fibers, so-called tow, which have been bonded together in points, lines or spots in a bonding pattern, but... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6797114 | Tissue products In the practice of the invention, a multi-ply paper product or tissue having hardwood layers on the outside and on the inside provides reduced amounts of undesirable sloughing. The multi-ply product includes at least two plies, with three layers in each ply. Hardwoo... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6752905 | Tissue products having reduced slough A method for forming a tissue product that is soft and produces relatively low levels of slough is provided. The method includes providing a liquid furnish of cellulosic fibers and forming a multi-layered wet web therefrom. The web is dried (e.g., through-dried) to ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6723203 | Absorbent paper product with asymmetric structure The invention concerns a cotton-wool-like cellulose having a basis weight of about 20 to about 80 g/m2 comprising, an embossed ply of 10 to 40 g/m2, including raised designs consisting at least partly of discrete protuberances oriented towards ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6699362 | Method for the manufacture of paper, and paper machine line Fine paper is manufactured in a paper machine by feeding stock into a headbox (100) from a short circulation the stock volume of which has been minimized, water is removed from the paper web (W) most advantageously in a gap former (250), in the press sect... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6673203 | Soft low lint tissue A multi-ply tissue product is described in which the two outer plies are layered such that the inwardly-facing layer of each outer ply contains a chemical debonder to impart softness while confining lint and slough from that layer to the inside of the tis... | 01/06/2004 |