IP Library Granted Patent US 8,679,295
Granted Patent B2
US 8,679,295 · App. 13/424,652 · Granted Mar 25, 2014

Soft creped tissue

Inventors: Frank Gerald Druecke (Oshkosh, WI); Dave Allen Soerens (Neenah, WI); Benjamin Joseph Kruchoski (Appleton, WI); Frederick John Lang (Neenah, WI); Christopher Lee Satori (Hortonville, WI); John Alexander Werner, IV (Hortonville, WI); Cathleen Mae Uttecht (Menasha, WI); Mickey Joseph Authement, II (Appleton, WI)
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
B31F1/12D21H17/07D21H17/29D21H17/44D21H21/146D21H27/02
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Patent No.
US 8,679,295
App. No.
13/424,652
Granted
Mar 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to a tissue product having a creping composition disposed onto at least one surface thereof to increase the softness of the article, while retaining or improving manufacturing efficiency. Preferably the creping composition comprises a first component that is cationic and a second component that is capable of forming a film. Preferably both the first and second components are water soluble. The first component carries a cationic charge that is capable of forming ionic bonds with the negatively charged fibers of the tissue web, thus providing a retention mechanism by which the creping composition is retained. The overall retention of the creping composition reduces the concentration of the composition in the machine process water, improving machine operability and runability.

Claims (21)

1. A creped tissue product comprising a creped tissue web having a fine crepe structure, measured as % COV at a STFI wavelength of 0.28 to 0.55 mm, less than about 20% COV, a Fuzz on Edge greater than about 0.95 mm/mm and less than about 0.60 percent water soluble extractives by weight of the tissue web.

2. The creped tissue product of claim 1 wherein the creped tissue web has a bone dry basis weight from about 24 to about 28 gsm and a bulk from about 10 to about 12 cc/g.

3. The creped tissue product of claim 1 having a Hercules Size Test (HST) value of less than about 1 second.

4. The creped tissue product of claim 1 having a Wet Out time of less than about 3 seconds.

5. The creped tissue product of claim 1 wherein the tissue product contains multiple, individual tissue sheets that are in a stacked arrangement.

6. The creped tissue product of claim 1 wherein the tissue product contains multiple tissue sheets spirally wound together, each of the tissue sheets being separated by a line of weakness.

7. The creped tissue product of claim 1 wherein the creped tissue web has from about 0.35 to about 0.60 percent water soluble extractives by weight of the tissue web.

8. The product of claim 1 wherein the creped tissue web has a fine crepe structure, measured as % COV at a STFI wavelength of 0.28 to 0.55 mm, from about 18 to about 20 percent COV, a Fuzz on Edge from about 0.95 to about 1.2 mm/mm and from about 0.2 to about 0.5 percent water soluble extractives by weight of the tissue web.

9. A creped tissue web having a first side and a second side and a creping composition comprising at least one cationic component disposed on at least the first side wherein the tissue web has a fine crepe structure, measured as % COV at a STFI wavelength of 0.28 to 0.55 mm, less than about 25 percent COV, a Fuzz on Edge greater than about 0.90 mm/mm and less than about 1.0 percent water soluble extractives by weight of the tissue web.

10. The creped tissue web of claim 9 wherein the creping composition is water soluble.

11. The creped tissue web of claim 9 wherein the at least one cationic component comprises an amphoteric starch or a cationic starch having a charge density of at least about 0.1 mEq/g.

12. The creped tissue web of claim 9 wherein the at least one cationic component comprises a quaternary ammonium salt having the general formula:

(R 1′ ) 4-b —N + —(R 1′″ ) b X −

wherein R 1′ is a C 1-6 alkyl group, R 1″ is a C 14-22 alkyl group, b is an integer from 1 to 3 and X − is any suitable counterion.

13. The creped tissue web of claim 9 wherein the at least one cationic component comprises a cationic oleyl imidazoline.

14. The creped tissue web of claim 9 wherein the creping composition further comprises a film forming component selected from the group consisting of hydroxylpropyl modified starch, poly(ethylene) oxide, cellulose ethers and esters, and poly(acrylate esters).

15. The creped tissue web of claim 9 wherein the creping composition further comprises an adhesive component selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycols, amine terminated ethylene glycols, and ethylene glycol-propylene glycol block copolymers.

16. The creped tissue web of claim 9 wherein the creping composition comprises at least two different cationic components and a film forming component disposed on at least the first side.

17. The creped tissue web of claim 16 wherein the first cationic component is a cationic starch, the second cationic polymer has the general formula:

(R 1′ ) 4-b —N + —(R 1′″ ) b X −

wherein R 1′ is a C 1-6 alkyl group, R 1″ is a C 14-22 alkyl group, b is an integer from 1 to 3 and X − is any suitable counterion; and the film forming component is selected from the group consisting of hydroxylpropyl modified starch, poly(ethylene) oxide, cellulose ethers and esters, and poly(acrylate esters).

Assignments (2)
NAME CHANGE Recorded Feb 3, 2015
From: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 034880/0674 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2012
From: DRUECKE, FRANK GERALD; SOERENS, DAVE ALLEN; KRUCHOSKI, BENJAMIN JOSEPH; LANG, FREDERICK JOHN; SATORI, CHRISTOPHER LEE; WERNER, JOHN ALEXANDER, IV; UTTECTH, CATHLEEN MAE; AUTHEMENT, MICKEY JOSEPH, II
To: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 027898/0788 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61473601 · Apr 8, 2011
Related Publication 20120255693A1 · Oct 11, 2012