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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142616 | Papermaking method using one or more quaternized dialkanolamine fatty acid ester compounds to control opacity and paper product made thereby A method for making an opacity relevant grade paper or paperboard product, such as a communication type paper used for printing and writing applications, utilizes an effective amount of quaternized alkanolamine fatty acid ester compounds as an opacification aid to c... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7935222 | Papermaking method using one or more quaternized dialkanolamine fatty acid ester compounds to control opacity and paper product made thereby A method for making an opacity relevant grade paper or paperboard product, such as a communication type paper used for printing and writing applications, utilizes an effective amount of quaternized alkanolamine fatty acid ester compounds as an opacification aid to c... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7682487 | Product for use in papermaking and preparation thereof A paper sizing composition, comprising at least one first sizing component dispersed in water, the said sizing component being prepared of a reaction product of a maleic anhydride and a fatty acid component, and an aluminium component. The fatty acid component compr... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7432309 | Paper softening compositions containing low levels of high molecular weight polymers and soft tissue paper products comprising said compositions Disclosed is a composition suitable for atomizing without excessive aerosolization in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprising: a) a continuous aqueous phase, and b) a discontinuous oil phase wherein the rheology of the aqueous phase is modified by the additi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7413631 | Opacifying composition for paper or paperboard, processes using same and paper or paperboard produced therefrom An agent for enhancing brightness and opaqueness in paperboard comprises a reaction product selected from the groups consisting of: A) an amide reaction product of a C12-C22 fatty acid, condensed with an amine selected from monoalkanol a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7361361 | Waterless lotion and lotion-treated substrate A lotion includes a micro-emulsion composition, which is liquid at room temperature and undergoes a phase change to a semi-solid or solid upon contact with a substrate. The micro-emulsion composition can include a polar emollient, a non-polar emollient, a non-ionic ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7303650 | Splittable 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... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300544 | Sanitary paper It is intended to provide sanitary paper which is excellent in texture such as moistness and softness and scarcely causes skin irritation or blushing even if it is brought into contact with the skin frequently. Namely, sanitary paper having an oil absorbance specifi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297229 | Paper bulking promoter This invention is to provide a paper bulking promoter with which a highly bulky sheet can be obtained without impairing paper strength. Namely, this invention provides a process for producing a bulky paper, comprising the step of making paper from pulp in the presen... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7270727 | Paper sized with a sizing agent and a selected sizing promoter Sized paper containing an amphoteric promoter resin that is a polymerization reaction product of a quaternary diallylammonium monomer, optionally a diallylammonium monomer, and an unsaturated organic acid is described. The method of sizing paper with such amphoteric... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267743 | Wax emulsion coating applications Waxes prepared from hydrogenated plant oils, such as castor, palm, and soybean, are used to prepare water based emulsions. The inventive waxes, obtained from naturally derived, renewable resources, were emulsified under anionic, cationic and nonionic conditions, pro... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7208068 | Dullish coated paper for printing A dull coated printing paper that is bulky (low in density) having a density of 0.90 to 1.15 g/cm3 and yet offers excellent pliability, superior surface smoothness, high degree of print gloss and minimal small-scale gloss variations in the image area are ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7172678 | Process of making composite sheet material A composite sheet material, useful as a component of roofing shingles, and a process of making same, which includes a glass fiber web bound with a thermosetting resin which includes a fatty acid amide having the structural formula RCOONH2, where R is a C | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147751 | Wiping products having a low coefficient of friction in the wet state and process for producing same Base sheets are disclosed having a reduced coefficient of friction in the wet state. In accordance with the present invention, the base sheets can be treated with a high molecular weight polyethylene oxide, a derivatized polyethylene oxide or an acrylate copolymer c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7122098 | Paper quality improver for papermaking and method for producing pulp sheet The present invention provides a paper quality improver for papermaking, for improving bulk value, brightness, and opacity of the pulp sheet. Further, the present invention provides a dry efficiency improver. A compound is used as the paper quality improver for pape... | 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 |
| 7101459 | Printing coated paper A coated printing paper the product of whose basis weight, density, Young's modulus in the machine direction and breaking length in the machine direction is within the range of no less than 1.0×1021g2·N/m6 but not greater than 4.0... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7008508 | Composition for increasing wet strength of paper including water-soluble blocked urethane prepolymers For use as a wet strength agent, a water-soluble blocked urethane prepolymer having a hydrophilic group and a blocked isocyanate group is combined with a cationic charge-adjusting agent. The adsorption and retention of the water-soluble blocked urethane prepolymer t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994770 | Strength additives for tissue products A paper product having improved strength properties as disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, the paper product is treated with a strength agent comprising a derivatized polyethylene oxide. The paper product can be, for instance, a facial tissue, a bat... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6984290 | Method for applying water insoluble chemical additives with to pulp fiber Pulp fibers can be treated with water insoluble chemical additives resulting in a minimal amount of unretained water insoluble chemical additives present after redispersing the treated pulp fibers in the process water. One embodiment of the present invention is a me... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6977026 | Method for applying softening compositions to a tissue product A method for applying a softening composition to a paper web of a tissue product is provided. The softening composition is applied primarily to the elevated regions of the tissue product. The application of the softening composition in this manner allows for the use... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969443 | Method of making absorbent sheet from recycle furnish A process for making absorbent sheet material from recycle furnish includes treatment with a synergistic debonder composition. The debonder is capable of reducing tensile strength by 40 percent or more by way of a quaternary ammonium surfactant component and a nonio... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6946058 | Method and system for manufacturing tissue products, and products produced thereby A process and product of making a tissue product is provided. For example, the method can comprise (a) providing a first papermaking furnish containing refined softwood fibers; (b) providing a second papermaking furnish containing hardwood fibers; (c) incorporating ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6918993 | 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... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918994 | Soft printing paper Printing paper superior in a texture, a feel and ease in turning the page is provided by adjusting the product of the paper density, the breaking length of a paper-making direction and the Young's modulus of the paper-making direction of the paper made by a paper ma... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6902770 | Method of transparentizing paper subtrate and paper assembly with transparentized window The invention provides an improved method of transparentizing a paper substrate to produce a translucent area or “window” through which information and data are displayed. The method of the invention applies a transparentizing material to a preselected applicati... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6864292 | Defoamer and/or deareator on the basis of oil-in-water dispersions Antifoams and/or deaeraters based on oil-in-water dispersions contain, in the hydrophobic oil phase, 3-thiaalkan-1-ols, 3-thiaoxoalkan-1-ols, 3-thiadioxoalkan-1-ols, esters of said compounds or mixtures thereof as compounds having an antifoam and/or deaerating effec... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6860967 | Tissue paper penetrated with softening lotion A tissue paper penetrated with a lotion composition being a liquid, viscous W/O emulsion includes (A) 20 to 75 weight % of at least one oil, (B) 3 to 40 weight % of at least one non-ionic W/O emulsifier, ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6855229 | Low viscosity bilayer disrupted softening composition for tissue paper Disclosed is a composition for softening a wet laid cellulosic structure. A particularly preferred structure is an absorbent tissue. Further disclosed are tissue structures softened using the composition. The composition includes an effective amount of a softening a... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6827819 | Soft bulky multi-ply product An ultra soft, bulky, multi-ply tissue having low overall sidedness and a geometric mean tensile strength of less than about 800 g/3″ wherein an embossed ply has a TMI sidedness of at least about 0.45 and an embossed area of at least about 2%, which is capable of ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824650 | Fibrous materials treated with a polyvinylamine polymer Textile materials, including paper webs, treated with a polyvinylamine polymer and a second agent that interacts with the polyvinylamine polymer is disclosed. The second agent added with the polyvinylamine polymer can be, for instance, a polymeric anionic reactive c... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6824648 | 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 formed by conve... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6797117 | Low viscosity bilayer disrupted softening composition for tissue paper Disclosed is a composition for softening a wet laid cellulosic structure. A particularly preferred structure is an absorbent tissue. Further disclosed are tissue structures softened using the composition. The composition includes an effective amount of a softening a... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6758943 | Method of making a high utility tissue A toilet tissue product which having a cellulosic ply having at least one layer incorporating a repellant agent and a debonder which are each substantially dispersed throughout the layer. The layer is configured to provide a substantially homogeneous structure havin... | 07/06/2004 |
