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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377995 | Soft durable tissue Single-ply throughdried tissue sheets, particularly suitable as bath tissue, are produced with at least three layers. One or both of the outer layers suitably contain predominantly softwood fibers and a chemical bonding agent. One or more of the inner layers suitabl... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7311853 | Paper softening compositions containing quaternary ammonium compound and high levels of free amine and soft tissue paper products comprising said compositions A composition for softening an absorbent tissue having from about 10% to about 60% by weight of a quaternary ammonium softening active ingredient; free amine compounds at a level such that the softening composition has a tertiary to quaternary amine ratio of greater... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311780 | Coating device and method using pick-and-place devices having equal or substantially equal periods A sufficient number of pick-and-place devices (e.g., rolls) whose periods of contact with a substrate are equal or substantially equal to one another are used to form continuous void-free uniform coatings despite the occurrence of unintended or intended coating cali... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300547 | Absorbent sheet exhibiting resistance to moisture penetration An absorbent paper sheet is treated with an aqueous wax dispersion such that the sheet includes a fused wax and emulsifier residue in an amount of from about 1 to about 20 weight percent of the sheet based on the combined weight of the fiber, wax residue and an emul... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7282116 | Paper softening compositions containing bilayer disrupter Disclosed is a composition for softening an absorbent tissue. The composition includes an effective amount of a softening active ingredient; a vehicle in which the softening active ingredient is dispersed; an electrolyte dissolved in the vehicle; and a bilayer disru... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7229529 | Low odor binders curable at room temperature Topically-applied binder materials for imparting wet strength to soft, absorbent paper sheets, such as are useful as household paper towels and the like, include an epoxy-reactive polymer, such as a carboxyl-functional polymer, and an epoxy-functional polymer. These... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210205 | Water-decomposable fibrous sheet of high resistance to surface friction, and method for producing it Provided is a water-decomposable fibrous sheet including fibers containing at least 3% by mass of fibrillated rayon. The fibrillated rayon has a degree of beating of at most 700 cc and has primary fibers of a predetermined fiber length and microfibers extending from... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7189307 | Low odor binders curable at room temperature Topically-applied binder materials for imparting wet strength to soft, absorbent paper sheets, such as are useful as household paper towels and the like, include an epoxy-reactive polymer, such as a carboxyl-functional polymer, and an epoxy-functional polymer. These... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7101460 | Soft paper product including beneficial agents A method is disclosed for topical application of compositions containing a chemical additive onto a paper web. The present invention is also directed to paper products formed from the method. In general, the method includes the steps of extruding a composition conta... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7067038 | Process for making unitary fibrous structure comprising randomly distributed cellulosic fibers and non-randomly distributed synthetic fibers A process for making a unitary fibrous structure comprises steps of: providing a fibrous web comprising a plurality of cellulosic fibers randomly distributed throughout the fibrous web and a plurality of synthetic fibers randomly distributed throughout the fibrous w... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052580 | Unitary fibrous structure comprising cellulosic and synthetic fibers A unitary fibrous structure comprises a plurality of cellulosic fibers randomly distributed throughout the fibrous structure, and a plurality of synthetic fibers distributed throughout the fibrous structure in a non-random repeating pattern. A process for making the... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045036 | Method and apparatus for producing sized paper of board A method and assembly is disclosed for manufacturing a sized web of paper or paperboard, the method comprising the steps of first forming the web at a headbox (1) from a stock comprising at least water and fiber, then pressing the web for water drainage, and ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029756 | Soft tissue hydrophilic tissue products containing polysiloxane and having unique absorbent properties The present invention is a tissue product having two outer surfaces and at least one layered tissue sheet. The layered tissue sheet has two outer layers. The tissue product comprises at least one layer of the layered tissue sheet comprises polysiloxane pretreated pu... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7012058 | Chemical softening compositions for paper products A chemical softening composition includes a amide-substituted quaternary imidazolinium salt, a nonionic surfactant, and a polyhydroxy compound for use in treating cellulosic materials including papers, textiles and fabrics. The chemical softening composition can be ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6964725 | Soft tissue products containing selectively treated fibers The present invention is a tissue product comprising at least one tissue sheet. Each tissue sheet comprises a first side and an opposing second side. At least one tissue sheet comprises selectively treated pulp fiber treated with at least one hydrophobic chemical ad... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962645 | Reticulated absorbent composite An absorbent composite (10) having a fibrous matrix that includes absorbent material is disclosed. The fibrous matrix defines voids (14) and passages between the voids, which are distributed throughout the composite. Absorbent material (18) is l... | 11/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6899921 | Method for reducing back trap mottle and paper with reduced sensitivity for back trap mottle A method for reducing back trap mottle of coated paper, comprising adjusting the absorbency of the coated surface combined with adjusting the adhesion between the coated paper surface and the ink. Polar additives are used in the paper coating to increase the polar f... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6852198 | Resin composition, water-resistant/moisture-proof paper, containing the same, and process for producing the same Disclosed is a resin composition for water-resistant and moisture-proof paper comprising 40 to 75 parts by weight of a polyolefin (A), 25 to 60 parts by weight of a tackifier (B) and 0 to 20 parts by weight of a compatibilizing agent (C), the total of (A), (B) and (... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6811652 | Multi-layer paper web and a method of forming it A method of making a multilayer paper web, wherein at least two paper sheets are formed and dried separately to a dry content of no more than 80% by weight, imparting a three-dimensional pattern of alternating raised and recessed portions in the paper sheets during ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6702922 | Papers for use in decorative laminates and methods of making the same A process for forming an abrasion resistant, decorative sheet which comprises forming a web of cellulosic fibers on a papermaking machine and applying a coating suspension including an abrasion-resistant grit and decorative inclusion particles to the uppe... | 03/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6610173 | Three-dimensional tissue and methods for making the same 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 pr... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6599393 | Soft absorbent tissue containing hydrophilically-modified amino-functional polysiloxanes A tissue product having improved hand feel and good wettability is produced by printing onto one or both sides of the tissue an aqueous emulsion containing a hydrophilically-modified amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane. The hydrophilically-modified amin... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6599394 | Soft absorbent tissue treated with a chemical composition A tissue product having improved hand feel and good wettability is produced by printing onto one or both sides of the tissue an aqueous emulsion containing a hydrophilically-modified amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane. The hydrophilically-modified amin... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6572736 | Non-woven web made with untreated clarifier sludge The non-woven web of the present invention is comprised of recycled cellulose fiber and untreated Clarifier Sludge, and optionally, recycled glass fiber. Unlike uses of reclaimed Clarifier Sludge whereby the material has been treated in some fashion to im... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6573203 | High utility towel The present invention may provide a towel desirably including first and second layers having cellulosic fibers and a repellant agent. The first and second layers may substantially sandwich a third layer having cellulosic fibers with higher absorbency than... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6547928 | Soft tissue paper having a softening composition containing an extensional viscosity modifier deposited thereon Disclosed is a composition for softening an absorbent tissue and tissue structures softened using the composition. The composition includes an effective amount of a softening active ingredient; a vehicle in which the softening active ingredient is dispers... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6544386 | Ply bonded lotion treated tissue and method for making same A process for producing additive composition treated multi-ply tissue products is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, at least one (1) ply of the tissue product is treated with an additive composition, such as a lotion. Once the additive ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6472056 | Radiation-cured laminate label Provided is a laminate label adapted for use on plastic containers suitable for containing a pharmaceutical or food grade product. The laminate label includes a substantially clear or translucent protective polymeric layer bound to a face stock by a radia... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6458243 | Soft absorbent paper product containing deactivated ketene dimer agents New and improved methods and products are disclosed relating to increasing the softness of paper sheets, without effecting their wetability. Increased softness, without loss of wetability is obtained by adding deactivated ketene dimer sizing agents to the... | 10/01/2002 |
