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US 7,871,492 · App. 12/080,921 · Granted Jan 18, 2011

Decorative tissue sheets

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Patent No.
US 7,871,492
App. No.
12/080,921
Granted
Jan 18, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Forming fabrics for making tissue webs are provided with structural icons on the side of the fabric that does not contact the tissue web during formation. The resulting tissue web has good formation without pinholes, yet contains a watermark corresponding to the shape of the structural icon.

Claims (3)

1. A single-ply tissue sheet comprising a tissue sheet having a basis weight of from about 10 to about 40 grams per square meter, one or more shaded watermarks and a Pinhole Coverage Index of about 0.25 or less.

2. A single-ply tissue sheet comprising a tissue sheet having a basis weight of from about 10 to about 40 grams per square meter, one or more shaded watermarks and a Pinhole Count Index of about 65 or less.

3. A single-ply tissue sheet comprising a tissue sheet having a basis weight of from about 10 to about 40 grams per square meter, one or more shaded watermarks and a Pinhole Size Index of about 600 or less.

Assignments (1)
NAME CHANGE Recorded Feb 3, 2015
From: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
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