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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097123 | Fibrous support intended to be impregnated with liquid Fibrous support intended to be impregnated, the fibers of which are formed 100% of cellulose fibers, characterized in that it presents, before creping or embossing, a wet traction strength of over 2.4 N/15 mm in the cross-machine direction, a water absorption capaci... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7402225 | Veil with a PVOH fibre binding agent The process according to the invention comprises: a step in which chopped filaments and discontinuous PVOH fibers are dispersed in a process water, followed by a step in which a bed is formed in a forming device by... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7381297 | Fibrous structure and process for making same Fibrous structures, especially fibrous structures incorporated into facial tissue, toilet tissue and paper towel and napkin products, that comprise a fiber having a length of from about 0.4 mm to about 1.2 mm and a coarseness of from about 3.0 mg/100 m to about 7.5 ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7226526 | Starch and fiber mixture for papermaking and methods of making paper with the mixture The invention relates to a starch and fiber mixture, and the application of a starch and fiber mixture in paper manufacturing. The starch and fiber mixture is applied to a paper mat, after the paper mat is formed. The starch and fiber mixture may be obtained by the ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7189322 | Charged membrane The present invention provides a hydrophilic charged microporous membrane comprising a porous hydrophobic substrate and a coating comprising a charge-providing agent. The present invention further provides a hydrophilic charged membrane comprising a porous hydrophob... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7125490 | Porous filter A filter has a longitudinal axis with an inner diameter defined by a hollow longitudinally extending center. The filter has fingers extend radially outwardly arcuately from the longitudinal axis. The fingers have base ends near the longitudinal axis and outer edges ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7094319 | Additive for paper making The object of the invention is an additive for paper making by means of which the dusting tendency of paper can be reduced. The agent is based on starch, the molecular size of which has been reduced, and which has been cationized to a charge of less than 1.5 meq/g w... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083703 | Filler and a process for the production thereof A filler comprising cellulose or lignocellulose fibrils on which light-scattering material particles have been deposited, and a process for the manufacture thereof. In the filler according to the invention, an alkyl derivative of cellulose, such as CMC, has been sor... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7037642 | Removing compounds from blood products with porous particles immobilized in a matrix Methods and devices are provided for reducing the concentration of low molecular weight compounds in a biological composition containing cells while substantially maintaining a desired biological activity of the biological composition. The device comprises highly po... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7011729 | Starch and fiber mixture for papermaking and methods of making paper with the mixture The invention relates to a starch and fiber mixture, and the application of a starch and fiber mixture in paper manufacturing. The starch and fiber mixture is applied to a paper mat, after the paper mat is formed. The starch and fiber mixture may be obtained by the ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6998016 | Method of making a non compacted paper web containing refined long fiber using a charge controlled headbox and a single ply towel made by the process The present invention is a through-air-drying process for producing a fibrous web that possesses not only softness and absorbency but also strength. The method of the present invention monitors and controls the overall charge in the headbox. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6951713 | Absorbing pathogen-inactivating compounds with porous particles immobilized in a matrix Methods and devices are provided for reducing the concentration of low molecular weight compounds in a biological composition, while substantially maintaining a desired biological activity of the biological composition. The device comprises highly porous adsorbent p... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6933038 | Fiber reinforced mineral-based materials and methods of making the same The present invention relates to a method for reinforcing mineral-based materials using reinforced fiber material. More particularly, the present invention relates a method for more uniformly dispensing a fiber material with a mineral-based material, such as cement ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6908531 | Calendered paper product and method of producing a calendered paper web The invention relates to a method for producing a calendered paper web. According to the method, a paper web is formed from a fibrous raw material in a paper machine, and the paper web is calendered. According to the invention, a fibrous raw material is used which i... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6841041 | Method for producing pulp molded article A method for producing a pulp molded article (7) comprising the steps of supplying a pulp slurry into the cavity (1) of a mold (10) composed of a set of splits (3 and 4), the set of splits (3 and 4) being assembled to... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6767851 | Chopped strand non-woven mat production A non-woven mat useful for a wide variety of purposes, including forming reinforced resin products, is produced in a manner having different specific uses of, and advantages over, conventional chopped strand mats and conventional glass tissue. The mat is preferably ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6733628 | Method of making fibre-based products and their use Thermoplastic fibers of different melting points are present in an aqueous slurry of refractory fibers, binder and flocculant. The slurry is passed through a screen to form a wet body which is heated to dry the body and melt the thermoplastic fibers to bind the refr... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6716313 | Additive for paper making The object of the invention is an additive for paper making by means of which the dusting tendency of paper can be reduced. The agent is based on starch, the molecular size of which has been reduced, and which has been cationized to a charge of less than 1.5 meq/g w... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6716495 | Ink-jet recording apparatus and recording medium An ink-jet recording apparatus is adapted to eject ink from an ink-jet head onto a recording medium held in position by means of an electrostatic adsorption system. The surface resistance of the recording medium is not greater than 1×1011 Ω/□. ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6706340 | Recording medium, process for production thereof, and image-forming method employing the recording medium A recording medium having a non-sized single-layer fibrous structure which is composed mainly of a fibrous material and contains no filler and employing a face of the single-layer fibrous structure as an ink-receiving face, wherein alumina hydrate of a boehmite stru... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6692615 | Method of making a slurry An organic substrate is manufactured from recycled waste paper, cotton fiber and cotton gin waste, and gypsum. The recycled waste products are combined to form a slurry mixture for processing by conventional paper making machinery into a substrate that ma... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6607636 | Non-rewetting multi-fiber hand towel and methods of making same An absorbent multilayered web includes a top surface layer, with the top surface layer including first and second fibers, wherein the first fibers are hydrophilic and the second fibers are hydrophobic, and further wherein the first and said second fibers ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6599391 | Filler for use in paper manufacture and procedure for producing a filler The invention relates to a filler used in paper manufacture and mainly consisting of calcium carbonate, and to a procedure for producing the filler. The filler consists of porous aggregates formed by precipitated calcium carbonate particles. In the proced... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6592712 | Method to manufacture paper using fiber filler complexes A method for manufacture of loaded paper or paperboard products, comprising the steps of separating at least one process stream from the papermaking process, wherein the process stream includes fines and/or filler; combining the process stream with long f... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6579413 | Wet-formed mat applications for cement backerboards A wet-formed permeable mat composed of wet use chopped strands (WUCS), chopped roving, and potentially unidirectional roving coupled with an alkaline resistant binder are combined to create an randomly oriented open mat structure with a high degree of ope... | 06/17/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6551456 | Process to prepare synthetic fiber paper The present invention provides a synthetic fiber paper, the synthetic fiber paper comprises poly (phenylene terephthal amide) fiber, polyethylene glycol terephthalate fiber and powdered mica. The synthetic fiber paper has high-temperature resistance, high... | 04/22/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6521085 | Pulp molded article A method for producing a pulp molded article (7) comprising the steps of supplying a pulp slurry into the cavity (1) of a mold (10) composed of a set of splits (3 and 4) the set of splits (3 and 4) being assembled together to form the cavity (1) with a pr... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6517673 | Printed, soft, bulky single-ply absorbent paper having a serpentine configuration and low sidedness and methods for its manufacture The present invention relates to a soft, thick, single-ply, printed, absorbent paper product having a Yankee side and an air side wherein the absorbent paper is printed on before or after embossing on the Yankee side, air side, or both sides, said absorbe... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517676 | Recyclable thermoplastic moldable nonwoven liner for office partition and method for its manufacture A rigid thermoformable recyclable nonwoven liner material is formed by a wet process on a papermaking machine. The rigid thermoformable nonwoven liner material is intended to be laminated to a woven fabric and then thermomolded around a wooden panel to fo... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6511579 | Method of making a paper web having a high internal void volume of secondary fibers and a product made by the process The present invention is a method of making a near-premium quality paper product having good strength and absorbency characteristics and a product made by that method. The invention is also a method for retaining a high ash content within a paper web form... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6488811 | Multicomponent mats of glass fibers and natural fibers and their method of manufacture The invention relates to a method of forming a multicomponent mat, the multicomponent mat which is formed from glass fibers and natural fibers and methods of making a multicomponent mat. Initially in the method of forming a multicomponent mat, a natural f... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6468391 | Method of making sanitary paper from chemical pulp using a single component cellulase that does not contain cellulose-building domain Sanitary paper with improved softness (lower stiffness) can be obtained without significant loss of paper strength by using a papermaking pulp which is treated with a certain type of cellulase component. The cellulase component in question is characterize... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6464830 | Method for forming a multi-layered paper web A multi-layered paper web that has increased strength for minimizing slough and lint is provided. In one embodiment, the paper web contains an outer layer formed from unrefined hardwood fibers and an inner layer formed from refined hardwood, softwood, and... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6458245 | CTMP-process An absorbent, chemithermomechanical pulp produced from lignocellulosic material with a wood yield above 88%, a low resin content | 10/01/2002 |
| 6458244 | Synthetic fiber paper The present invention provides a synthetic fiber paper, the synthetic fiber paper comprises poly (phenylene terephthal amide) fiber, polyethylene glycol terephthalate fiber and powdered mica. The synthetic fiber paper has high-temperature resistance, high... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6440269 | Base sheet for wallcoverings A paper-based sheet for wallcoverings that is made in a single pass on a standard paper making machine is described. The sheet has a print side and a barrier side and is made from softwood pulp in an amount of about 15% to about 40% by dry weight; hardwoo... | 08/27/2002 |
