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Granted Patent B2
US 10,711,395 · App. 15/209,879 · Granted Jul 14, 2020

Textured fibrous structures

Inventors: Michael Donald Suer (Colerain Township, OH); Fei Wang (Mason, OH); John Daniel Algers (Montgomery, OH); Christopher Michael Young (Loveland, OH); Steven Lee Barnholtz (West Chester, OH); Timothy Duane Smith (Lebanon, OH); Douglas Jay Barkey (Salem Township, OH); Kamilah Gbadamosi Gillispie (West Chester, OH)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
D06N7/00D21H27/002D21H27/02D06N2209/106D06N2211/24D10B2509/02
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Patent No.
US 10,711,395
App. No.
15/209,879
Granted
Jul 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Textured fibrous structures, and more particularly textured fibrous structures having a plurality of deformations such that the textures fibrous structures exhibit novel surface height properties compared to known fibrous structures, and methods for making such textured fibrous structures.

Claims (18)

1. A pre-moistened textured co-formed fibrous structure comprising a co-form layer comprising a plurality of filaments and fibers commingled together and a scrim layer, wherein the co-formed fibrous structure comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface comprises a plurality of deformations comprising protrusions such that the first surface exhibits an average absolute surface height value (Sa) of greater than 250 μm as measured according to the Surface Height Test Method and wherein the second surface comprises at least one depression that is registered with at least one of the protrusions of the first surface.

2. The pre-moistened textured co-formed fibrous structure according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the filaments comprises a thermoplastic polymer.

3. The pre-moistened textured co-formed fibrous structure according to claim 2 wherein the thermoplastic polymer is selected from the group consisting of: polypropylene, polyethylene, and mixtures thereof.

4. A pre-moistened multi-ply textured co-formed fibrous structure comprising two or more of the textured co-formed fibrous structures according to claim 1 such that surfaces of the textured co-formed fibrous structures form exterior surfaces of the multi-ply textured co-formed fibrous structure.

5. The pre-moistened textured co-formed fibrous structure according to claim 1 wherein the fibers comprise pulp fibers.

6. A wet wipe comprising a pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 1 .

7. A pre-moistened textured co-formed fibrous structure comprising a co-form layer comprising a plurality of filaments and fibers commingled together and a scrim layer, wherein the co-formed fibrous structure comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface comprises a plurality of deformations comprising protrusions such that the first surface exhibits a root mean square average surface height value (Sq) of greater than 300 μm as measured according to the Surface Height Test Method and wherein the second surface comprises at least one depression that is registered with at least one of the protrusions of the first surface.

8. The pre-moistened textured co-formed fibrous structure according to claim 7 wherein at least one of the filaments comprises a thermoplastic polymer.

9. A pre-moistened multi-ply textured co-formed fibrous structure comprising two or more of the textured co-formed fibrous structures according to claim 7 such that surfaces of the textured co-formed fibrous structures form exterior surfaces of the multi-ply textured co-formed fibrous structure.

10. The pre-moistened textured co-formed fibrous structure according to claim 7 wherein at least one of the filaments comprises a thermoplastic polymer selected from the group consisting of: polypropylene, polyethylene, and mixtures thereof.

11. The pre-moistened textured co-formed fibrous structure according to claim 7 wherein the fibers comprise pulp fibers.

12. A wet wipe comprising a pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 7 .

13. A pre-moistened textured co-formed fibrous structure comprising a co-form layer comprising a plurality of filaments and fibers commingled together and a scrim layer, wherein the co-formed fibrous structure comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface comprises a plurality of deformations comprising protrusions such that the surface exhibits a height difference surface height value (Sk) of greater than 825 μm as measured according to the Surface Height Test Method and wherein the second surface comprises at least one depression that is registered with at least one of the protrusions of the first surface.

14. The pre-moistened textured co-formed fibrous structure according to claim 13 wherein at least one of the filaments comprises a thermoplastic polymer.

15. A pre-moistened multi-ply textured co-formed fibrous structure comprising two or more of the textured co-formed fibrous structures according to claim 13 such that surfaces of the textured co-formed fibrous structures form exterior surfaces of the multi-ply textured co-formed fibrous structure.

16. The pre-moistened textured co-formed fibrous structure according to claim 13 wherein at least one of the filaments comprises a thermoplastic polymer selected from the group consisting of: polypropylene, polyethylene, and mixtures thereof.

17. The pre-moistened textured co-formed fibrous structure according to claim 13 wherein the fibers comprise pulp fibers.

18. A wet wipe comprising a pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 13 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2016
From: SUER, MICHAEL DONALD; WANG, FEI; ALGERS, JOHN DANIEL; YOUNG, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL; BARNHOLTZ, STEVEN LEE; SMITH, TIMOTHY DUANE; BARKEY, DOUGLAS JAY; GILLISPIE, KAMILAH GBADAMOSI
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62196491 · Jul 24, 2015
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