Paper making and fiber liberation – Processes and products – Multi-layer waterlaid webs or sheets
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-01
2005-02-01
Fortuna, José A. (Department: 1731)
Paper making and fiber liberation
Processes and products
Multi-layer waterlaid webs or sheets
C162S111000, C162S129000, C162S130000, C428S153000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06849157
ABSTRACT:
Soft throughdried tissues, which are sufficiently soft to serve as premium bathroom tissues, can be made without the use of a Yankee dryer. The typical Yankee functions of building machine direction and cross-machine direction stretch are replaced by a wet end rush transfer and the throughdrying fabric design, respectively. It is particularly advantageous to form the tissue with chemimechanically treated fibers in at least one layer. The resulting tissues have high bulk (about 6 cubic centimeters per gram or greater) and low stiffness.
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Bahlman Julia Smith
Burazin Mark Alan
Chen Fung-jou
Farrington, Jr. Theodore Edwin
Goerg Kristin Ann
Croft Gregory E.
Fortuna Jos'e A.
Kimberly--Clark Worldwide, Inc.
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