IP Library Granted Patent US 7,947,357
Granted Patent B2
US 7,947,357 · App. 11/607,318 · Granted May 24, 2011

Method for placing indicia on nonwoven material and articles therefrom

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Patent No.
US 7,947,357
App. No.
11/607,318
Granted
May 24, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of placing a logo on an article or substrate by placing a contrast sheet behind the logo and a blocking sheet therebetween to prevent a shadow effect. The contrast sheet and blocking sheet may be hidden within the hem of an article.

Claims (11)

1. An nonwoven article comprising:

a substrate having a first surface and an opposite-facing second surface;

an indicia visible on the substrate first surface and defining an indicia area;

a contrast sheet covering at least a portion of the indicia area on the substrate second surface; and

a first color-blocking sheet covering at least a portion of the indicia area on the substrate second surface, the color-blocking sheet located between the contrast sheet and the substrate, wherein the substrate, the contrast sheet and the first color-blocking sheet have a melt-bond.

2. The nonwoven article of claim 1 wherein the substrate comprises an SFS material.

3. The nonwoven article of claim 1 wherein the contrast sheet has a different value than the substrate.

4. The nonwoven article of claim 1 wherein the contrast sheet and the substrate are complementary in color.

5. The nonwoven article of claim 1 wherein the first color-blocking sheet has a value substantially equal to the substrate.

6. The nonwoven article of claim 1 further comprising a second color-blocking covering the first blocking sheet, and located between the contrast sheet and the substrate.

7. The nonwoven article of claim 6 wherein the contrast sheet, the first color-blocking sheet, and the second color-blocking sheet together define a labeling group, and wherein at least one sheet defining the labeling group further comprises a fragrance.

Assignments (4)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Dec 27, 2023
From: DUKANE IAS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS LENDER
Reel/Frame 066129/0053 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2019
From: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: DUKANE IAS, LLC
Reel/Frame 050214/0034 →
NAME CHANGE Recorded Feb 3, 2015
From: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 034880/0704 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2006
From: BAUER, WALTER G.; JOHNSON, KROY D.; EHLERT, THOMAS D.; MCNICHOLS, PATRICK S.
To: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 018640/0400 →