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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7871493 | Environmentally-friendly tissue A method of making an environmentally-friendly tissue sheet for conversion into a single-ply roll product, such as bath tissue or paper towels, is disclosed. The method utilizes numerous process aspects that are determined to minimize energy consumption, which is ab... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7351307 | Method of dewatering a fibrous web with a press belt A method of dewatering a fibrous web in a paper machine including the steps of carrying the fibrous web on a side of a first fabric; contacting the fibrous web with a side of a second fabric, the fibrous web being between the first fabric and the second fabric; and ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350279 | Drum for a production unit for a non-woven material, method for production of a non-woven material and non-woven material obtained thus A drum for processing nonwovens has a perforated lateral surface and an interior divided into first and second compartments, respectively associated with first and second lateral surface portions of the drum. A partial vacuum in each of the compartments aspirates an... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326318 | Hydraulically entangled nonwoven material and method for making it A wetlaid or foam formed hydraulically entangled nonwoven material containing at least 30%, by weight, pulp fibres and at least 20%, by weight, man-made fibres or filaments. The material has a basis weight variation in a non-random pattern in that it comprises a plu... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7293336 | Method for consolidating a material web made from wood pulp Production of a non-woven tissue from wood pulp on a wet strip is known. The above has a cardboardy, paper-like feel to it. In order to achieve a web with sufficient resilience, the desired wood pulp fibres used to advantage in the hygiene industry for absorbing liq... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7250382 | Water-disintegratable sheet and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed is a water disintegratable sheet including bast/leaf fibers and at least one kind of primary fibers. The bast/leaf fibers have a Canadian Standard freeness value of at most 600 milliliter and occupy 2 to 75% by weight of a total fiber weight of the sheet. | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241711 | Water-disintegratable sheet and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed is a water disintegratable sheet of which fibers are hydroentangled about each other. The water disintegratable sheet includes: at least one kind of primary fibers having a fiber length of at most 10 millimeter; and bast/leaf fibers having a Canadian Stand... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7189309 | Water draining device Water draining device for a paper machine or the like, in particular for a felted press of such a paper machine, including a receiving tank extending at least essentially over the machine width. The receiving tank includes a first chamber that receives arriving wate... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186317 | Method for producing soft bulky tissue A process for producing tissue webs is disclosed. The process includes the step of partially dewatering a tissue web and then subjecting the web to multiple deflections against fabrics prior to drying the tissue web. For instance, in one embodiment, the tissue web i... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7160418 | Wet crepe throughdry process for making absorbent sheet and novel fibrous products An improved process for making sheet from a fibrous furnish includes: depositing the furnish on a foraminous support; compactively dewatering the furnish to form a nascent web; drying the web on a heated cylinder; creping the web therefrom and throughdrying the web ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7118647 | Process for producing a fibrous structure having increased surface area A process for making a fibrous structure including the steps of: providing a deflection member comprising a macroscopically monoplanar, patterned framework having a backside forming an X-Y plane and a web-side opposite to the backside, wherein the framework comprise... | 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 |
| 7056572 | Thin, soft bath tissue having a bulky feel Low density, resilient webs are highly calendered to significantly increase density. The resulting tissue has low caliper and stretch but retains good Void Volume and premium-like softness. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7005037 | Device for detaching a paper web from a wire The invention relates to a device for detaching a paper web 9 from a wire 4, where the pulp suspension is fed in between a wire 4 and a felt 5 by a headbox 2, the wire 4 and felt 5 are guided together over a forming r... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6921460 | Modified conventional wet pressed tissue machine A tissue sheet is made using a modified wet pressed tissue machine employing an integrally sealed air press. The apparatus includes: a forming roll; a drying cylinder positioned downstream of the forming roll; an air press positioned between the forming roll and the... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6818101 | Tissue web product having both fugitive wet strength and a fiber flexibilizing compound A tissue product comprising cellulosic fibers and having at least 10% of fugitive wet strength and at least about 3% of a fiber-flexibilizing composition. The fugitive wet strength can be generated by adding a binder that promotes acid-catalyzed formation of hemiace... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6808598 | Water-decomposable fibrous sheet containing gel compound Herein provided is a water-decomposable fibrous sheet includes water-dispersible fibers having a fiber length of at most 20 mm, and a gel compound. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6784126 | High pulp content nonwoven composite fabric A high pulp content nonwoven composite fabric is disclosed. The composite fabric contains 1) from more than about 0 to less than about 30 percent, by weight, of a nonwoven layer of conjugate spun filaments, the filaments containing at least one low-softening point c... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6749718 | Water-disintegratable sheet and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed is a water-disintegratable sheet including water-dispersible fibers and microfibrillated cellulose. The water-dispersible fibers are hydroentangled about each other to provide high fiber density regions and low fiber density regions. The hydroentangled wat... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6673204 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing non-woven fabric Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a non-woven fabric, in which a predetermined pattern of a forming body is transferred to a non-woven fabric immediately after or simultaneously with its formation by urging the non-woven fabric ont... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6602386 | Fibrillated rayon-containing, water-decomposable fibrous sheet Conventional water-decomposable fibrous sheets for cleaning sheets capable of being disposed of in toilets and others do not have well-balanced decomposability in water and strength. The water-decomposable fibrous sheet containing from 5 to 100% by mass o... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6592713 | Method of producing a nonwoven material Method for producing a nonwoven material comprising at least one layer of continuous filaments, such as spunbond- or meltblown fibers. A first web of continuous filaments (19) are laid on a wire (14) or other permeable support member having a resilient ex... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6572735 | Wet-formed composite defining latent voids and macro-cavities A wet-formed composite defining latent voids and macro-cavities, the wet-formed composite having a basis weight greater than about 100 grams per square meter and a density of about 0.06 grams per cubic centimeter or more. The wet-formed composite comprise... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6547927 | Water-decomposable fibrous sheet containing water-insoluble carboxymethyl cellulose There is disclosed a water-decomposable fibrous sheet including water-dispersible fibers and water-insoluble carboxymethyl cellulose. The water-insoluble carboxymethyl cellulose has a degree of substitution for etherification (DE) falling between 0.3 and ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6544912 | Water-decomposable fibrous sheet containing fibrillated rayon of different fiber length profiles Provided is a water-decomposable fibrous sheet includes fibers containing fibrillated rayon. The fibrillated rayon has primary fibers of a predetermined fiber length and microfibers extending from the primary fibers. The fibrillated rayon includes a first... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6514382 | Process for producing bulky paper A process for producing bulky paper comprising the steps of transferring a fiber web (2) having a water content of 50 to 85% by weight to a patterning zone having a perforated patterning net (31) revolving along a suction unit; patterning the fiber web (2... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6478927 | Method of forming a tissue with surfaces having elevated regions A method for forming a paper web with two surfaces having elevated regions is provided. The elevated regions can be imparted onto the surfaces of the tissue utilizing various papermaking techniques and devices, such as using patterned fabrics, wire-mesh, ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6315864 | Cloth-like base sheet and method for making the same An improved cloth-like base web is disclosed. In particular, the base web of the present invention has a cloth-like look and feel and has improved absorbency. The base web is made by first hydroneedling a web containing pulp and/or staple fibers. A bondin... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6287419 | Water-decomposable non-woven fabric of regenerated cellulose fibers of different lengths There is disclosed a water-decomposable non-woven fabric including a first regenerated cellulose fiber having a fiber length of 3 mm or more to 5 mm or less, a second regenerated cellulose fiber having a fiber length of 6 mm or more to 10 mm or less, and ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6270623 | Method for making apertured nonwoven fabric A method for making an apertured nonwoven fabric includes the steps of: obtaining wet sheet from slurry containing 0.5~20% by weight of fibrous component in water, which comprises, in turn, thermoplastic synthetic fibers having a length of 7~30 mm and a f... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6258210 | Multi-layered water-decomposable fibrous sheet Provided is a multi-layered water-decomposable fibrous sheet with a plurality of layers each having a different fibrous constitution being integrated, including a top layer on a top surface and a back layer on a back surface. The top layer includes fibril... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6194477 | Method of making honeycomb panel structures Expanded cellular structures are formed from dense nonporous cellulose paper with an air permeance of less than 30 ml/min which cellular structure is provided with a shape retention of at least 90%. The shape stability is obtained by forming the cellular ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6190735 | Process for treating a fibrous material and article thereof A process for treating a fibrous material which includes the steps of: 1) providing a liquid suspension composed of fibrous material; 2) intermixing the liquid suspension of fibrous material with a treatment over a time period T1 --wherein the ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6163943 | Method of producing a nonwoven material Method of producing a nonwoven material by hydroentangling a fiber mixture containing continuous filaments, e g meltblown and/or spunbond fibers, and natural fibers and/or synthetic staple fibers. The method is characterized by foamforming a fibrous web (... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6096169 | Method for making cellulosic web with reduced energy input A noncompressive dewatering device generates air streams that can be used to remove water from cellulosic webs in an energy efficient manner. Further, a wet-pressed machine can be modified to economically produce low-density tissue with an energy/capital ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6083346 | Method of dewatering wet web using an integrally sealed air press A tissue sheet is made using a modified wet pressing process employing an integrally sealed air press. After initial formation and conventional vacuum dewatering, the wet web is conformed to the surface contour of a relatively coarse fabric to give the we... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6040797 | Method for detecting a radar target The invention relates to a method of detecting a radar target, especially a sea target, in the presence of clutter caused by ocean waves in particular. To detect a radar target within a predeterminable region, first a measurement window corresponding to t... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6022447 | Process for treating a fibrous material and article thereof A process for treating a fibrous material which includes the steps of: 1) providing a liquid suspension composed of fibrous material; 2) intermixing the liquid suspension of fibrous material with a treatment over a time period T1 --wherein the ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5958186 | Nonwoven material containing a mixture of pulp fibres and long hydrophillic plant fibres and a method of producing the nonwoven material Nonwoven material produced by hydroentanglement of a wet-laid or foam-formed fibre web. The material comprises a mixture of short plant fibres, in particular pulp fibres, and long hydrophillic plant fibres, where the major portion of the fibres presents a... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5893965 | Method of making paper web using flexible sheet of material A process for making a paper sheet is disclosed. After a web is transferred from a forming wire to a papermaking belt preferably having deflection conduits, the web is overlaid with a flexible sheet of material such that the web is disposed intermediate t... | 04/13/1999 |
