IP Library Granted Patent US 9,745,702
Granted Patent B2
US 9,745,702 · App. 14/571,900 · Granted Aug 29, 2017

High bulk tissue sheets and products

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Patent No.
US 9,745,702
App. No.
14/571,900
Granted
Aug 29, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Spirally wound paper products are disclosed having desirable roll bulk, firmness and softness properties. The rolled products can be made from single ply tissue webs formed according to various processes.

Claims (12)

1. A rolled tissue product comprising a single ply tissue web spirally wound into a roll, the single ply web having a sheet bulk greater than about 15.0 cc/g and the roll having a Roll Structure from about 200 to about 500 cm/g.

2. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the single ply tissue web comprises a through-air dried web.

3. The tissue product of claim 2 , wherein the through-air dried web is uncreped.

4. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the wound roll has a Roll Bulk from about 12 to about 18 cc/g.

5. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the single ply web has a geometric mean tensile (GMT) from about 650 to about 1000 g/3″.

6. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the single ply web has a Stiffness Index from about 4.5 to about 8.

7. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the single ply web has a geometric mean slope from about 4,000 to about 6,500 g/3″.

8. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the single ply web has a percent CD stretch from about 10 to about 15 percent.

9. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the roll has a Roll Structure from about 250 to about 450 cm/g.

10. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the sheet bulk is from about 15.0 to about 20.0 cc/g.

11. The tissue product of claim 1 having a bone dry basis weight from about 28 to about 32 gsm.

12. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the roll has a Roll Firmness from about 5 to about 10 mm.

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