Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163132 | Absorbent paper product having printed indicia with a wide color palette An absorbent paper product is disclosed. The absorbent paper product has an MD modulus of less than about 20,000 g/cm at a load of about 15 g. The absorbent paper product further has indicia provided by five or more process colors. The process colors have L*a*b* col... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8066848 | Absorbent paper product having printed indicia with a wide color palette An absorbent paper product comprising indicia wherein the indicia comprise L*a*b* color wherein the L*a*b* values are outside of the boundary described by the following system of equations: {a*=−29.0 to −5.2; b*=14.0 to 49.5}→b*=... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7588662 | Tissue products containing non-fibrous polymeric surface structures and a topically-applied softening composition Soft tissue products with a good rate of absorbency, such as facial and bath tissue, are provided by forming a tissue sheet with a non-fibrous polymeric surface structure and thereafter topically applying a softening composition comprising a polysiloxane, a fatty al... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7431798 | Security paper Security paper adapted to resist fraudulent alteration of toner-printed information thereon and to make such alteration or attempts at alteration evident has a maximum Scott-Bond strength of 150 J m−2; a Bendtsen roughness of not more than about 150 ml ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429308 | Method of manufacturing an article comprising at least one electronic chip The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an article comprising a fiber layer and at least one electronic chip, the fiber layer being formed by depositing fibers on a surface immersed in a dispersion of fiber material. The method includes the followin... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7419570 | Soft, strong clothlike webs The present invention discloses a process and a method providing a high bulk tissue which is both strong and soft. Specifically, it has been discovered that certain low pressure printing technologies may be used to deliver a bonding material to the surface of a high... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7384505 | Method of manufacturing a hygiene paper product, apparatus for such manufacture and hygiene paper product Method and apparatus for manufacturing a hygiene paper product includes: providing a continuous paper web, moving the continuous web in the direction of its longitudinal extension, applying a repetitive creative structure relative to the longitudinal extension of th... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7351308 | Paper products having a tropical composition applied in discrete droplets A method is disclosed for application of compositions onto non-woven webs, such as paper webs. The present invention is also directed to products made from the process. In general, the method includes applying a composition to a non-woven web using a non-impact prin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335279 | Low density paperboard articles The invention provides a low density paperboard material and associated method for use in producing an insulated container, and is especially well-suited for making cups. The paperboard material comprises a paperboard web including wood fibers and expanded microsphe... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326319 | Method of pre-calendering a board web A method for pre-calendering a board web is provided and comprises passing the board web in a pre-calendering process through at least one hard nip, formed by a metal roll and a counter roll, and through at least one long nip, formed by a thermo roll and a long-nip ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311801 | Newsprint papers The object of the present invention provides a newsprint paper having a friction coefficient in an appropriate range, a sufficient sizing quality, a low “neppari” strength and excellent printability. A newsprint paper having a static friction coefficient in an a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306699 | Tissue product containing a topical composition in the form of discrete droplets A method for application of compositions onto non-woven webs, such as paper webs, and to products made from the process. In general, the method includes applying a composition to a non-woven web using a non-impact printer, such as an ink jet printer. The composition... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303651 | Ink jet recording paper Ink jet printing paper capable of providing, by using a low permeablity or a nonpermeable supporting sheet, a high surface glossiness and a high dot reproducibility of a silver halide photograph level, an excellent absorptivity of ink, and a high recording density, ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294230 | Flexible multi-ply tissue products Lightweight multi-ply tissue products, such as facial tissue and bath tissue, are produced by printing flexible polymeric binder material, such as certain latex binders, onto one or more inner surfaces of the multi-ply tissue product. The resulting products have low... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291249 | Apparatus for the manufacture of a structured fiber web An apparatus for the manufacture of a structured fiber web including an imprinting fabric, a first pressure field device, a second pressure field device and a drying cylinder. The fiber web is formed and carried on the imprinting fabric with an initial dry content o... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291359 | Method and apparatus for making an adhesive cleaning sheet A method of selectively applying pressure-sensitive adhesive to a nonwoven web and thereby forming a cleaning sheet having adhesive free peaks and adhesive containing valleys includes coating an adhesive transfer roll with adhesive, transferring a portion of the adh... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285183 | Making foam coated mats on-line A new foam coated nonwoven fibrous mat having properties particularly suited for a facer on gypsum wallboard, laminates made therefrom and the method of making the mat is disclosed. The mat preferably contains a major portion of glass fibers and a minor portion of a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7252855 | Method and apparatus for making an adhesive cleaning sheet A method of selectively applying pressure-sensitive adhesive to a nonwoven web and thereby forming a cleaning sheet having adhesive free peaks and adhesive containing valleys includes coating an adhesive transfer roll with adhesive, transferring a portion of the adh... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7219672 | Method of preparing paper for self-extinguishing cigarettes A method is described for the manufacture of a paper for self-extinguishing cigarettes, by reducing its permeability to air, obtained by applying continuously or onto well defined areas, a composition based on gum Arabic or acacia gum, with or without a fire retarda... | 05/22/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7175741 | Reducing odor in absorbent products Hydrogen sulfide is removed or reduced in absorbent products by the use of a particulate material attached to pulp fiber by a retention aid. The particulate material can remove or reduce the hydrogen sulfide in the environment surrounding the fiber. Suitable materia... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175739 | Method for incorporating feature substances into a paper web A method and apparatus for incorporating feature substances into a still moist but already sufficiently consolidated paper web provides for directing a feature substance suspension onto the surface of the paper web as a laminar jet with low jet pressure. A special p... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7122248 | Security articles This invention provides security articles comprising fibers, threads and fiber sections (“dots”) possessing multiple verification characteristics. The fibers possess unique and difficulty duplicated combinations of complex cross-sections, components, and multipl... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7077073 | Identifying marker for end of rolled product A rolled product of contiguous separable sheets having at least one indicium to permit visual location of the end of the roll. The rolled product comprises at least a first and second contiguous separable sheet of product wound around an axis, forming a cylindrical ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073684 | Dispenser for housing a plurality of folded wet wipes A dispenser is disclosed which can house a plurality of folded wet wipes, each having a width. The dispenser includes first and second members pivotally connected together to form an enclosed dispenser having a transverse axis. The first and second members are forme... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7037575 | Process for high fidelity printing of tissue substrates, and product made thereby Tissue paper having indicia disposed thereon. The tissue paper may be through air dried, or otherwise structured to provide a texture on at least one face. The textured face of the tissue paper has indicia printed thereon. The indicia provides a high fidelity, reali... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7008507 | Non-impact printing method for applying compositions to webs and products produced therefrom A method is disclosed for application of compositions onto non-woven webs, such as paper webs. The present invention is also directed to products made from the process. In general, the method includes applying a composition to a non-woven web using a non-impact prin... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998020 | Screen and process for paper patterning A screen (i) for use in forming a patterned paper by a wet-laying technique. The screen is of a mesh material (2) that is pervious to water and has formed therein repeats of pattern forming elements 3a–c, 4a–d and 5 whic... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991706 | Clothlike pattern densified web An improved paper and the process of making an improved paper web is disclosed. The improved paper is characterized as having two regions; one is a network (or open grid) region and the other is a plurality of domes. At least a portion of either region of the paper ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6966971 | Absorbent wipe having bonding material logo An absorbent printed paper web and methods for making the printed web, the web having a visually discernible larger pattern, which can be a logo, on at least one surface formed essentially only of a paper web and a strengthening, colored bonding material. The printe... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964726 | Absorbent webs including highly textured surface The present invention discloses a paper web with a highly textured surface and a method of forming the highly textured web. The process includes printing a viscous material onto the surface of a paper web in a pattern with a low pressure printing process. Specifical... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6946186 | Uncoated facestock for adhesive-backed labels Disclosed is an uncoated facestock product having enhanced printability, holdout, and edge wick properties, which are attained through a combination of manufacturing techniques including increased refining of the furnish, sizing, increased hard nip calendering, and ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6936138 | Apparatus for incorporating feature substances into a paper web A method and apparatus for incorporating feature substances into a still moist but already sufficiently consolidated paper web provides for directing a feature substance suspension onto the surface of the paper web as a laminar jet with low jet pressure. A special p... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6896766 | Paper wiping products treated with a hydrophobic additive Paper products treated on two surfaces with a liquid resistant composition are disclosed. The paper products can be, for instance, bath tissues, facial tissues, paper towels, and industrial wipers. The liquid resistant compositions can include any additive that prov... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6846529 | Low density paperboard articles The invention provides a low density paperboard material for use in producing an insulated container, and is especially well-suited for making cups. The paperboard material comprises a paperboard web including wood fibers and expanded microspheres, and has a relativ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6824647 | Method for marking a sheet of paper and sheet with a watermark A method for marking a watermark-type pattern onto at least part of an absorbent paper sheet is described. The method involves stress-deforming the sheet by making it pass between at least one first roll and at least one second roll. A film of additive is applied in... | 11/30/2004 |
