IP Library Granted Patent US 10,570,570
Granted Patent B2
US 10,570,570 · App. 16/115,723 · Granted Feb 25, 2020

Soft through air dried tissue

Inventors: Karthik Ramaratnam (Anderson, SC); Byrd Tyler Miller (Easley, SC); Shane Ervin Hayes (Anderson, SC); James E. Sealey (Belton, SC)
Assignee: FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC
D21H27/38D21F11/145D21H11/04D21H21/14D21H21/18D21H21/20D21H27/002D21H27/004D21H27/005D21H27/008D21H27/30D21H27/40
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,570,570
App. No.
16/115,723
Granted
Feb 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-layer through air dried tissue including a first exterior layer comprised substantially of hardwood fibers, an interior layer comprised substantially of softwood fibers, and a second exterior layer comprised substantially of hardwood fibers. The interior layer includes a first wet end additive comprising an ionic surfactant and a second wet end additive comprising a non-ionic surfactant.

Claims (4)

1. A multi-layer structured tissue comprising an outer surface having an Average Peak to Valley Waviness of 140 microns or less.

2. The multi-layer structured tissue of claim 1 , wherein the outer surface has a Waviness Uniformity of 27 microns or less.

3. The multi-layer structured tissue of claim 1 , wherein the outer surface has an Average Primary Amplitude of 50 microns or less.

4. The multi-layer structured tissue of claim 1 , wherein the outer surface has an Amplitude Uniformity of 8 microns or less.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2022
From: FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058563/0800 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2020
From: RAMARATNAM, KARTHIK; MILLER, BYRD TYLER, IV; HAYES, SHANE ERVIN; SEALEY, JAMES E., II
To: FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC
Reel/Frame 051475/0505 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 15614156 · Jun 5, 2017
Division 15182391 · Jun 14, 2016
Continuation 14534631 · Nov 6, 2014
Division 13837685 · Mar 15, 2013
Provisional Application 61679337 · Aug 3, 2012
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