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Granted Patent B2
US 11,098,453 · App. 16/798,606 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Absorbent structures with high absorbency and low basis weight

Inventors: James E. Sealey, II (Belton, SC); Justin S. Pence (Anderson, SC); Marc Paul Begin (Simpsonville, SC); Zachary Korkowski (Greenville, SC); Byrd Tyler Miller, IV (Easley, SC)
Assignee: First Quality Tissue, LLC
D21H27/40A47K10/16B32B29/02D04H1/4282D04H1/4291D21H17/46D21H27/007D21H27/30B32B5/024B32B2262/062B32B2307/51D10B2401/02D21H27/02
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Patent No.
US 11,098,453
App. No.
16/798,606
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Absorbent product including a laminate of at least two plies, wherein the absorbent product has a measured Valley Volume parameter greater than 11 microns and a Pit Density of greater than 25 pockets per sq. cm.

Claims (6)

1. A through-air-dried disposable towel product comprising:

a laminate of at least two multi-layer plies, wherein the product has a measured Valley Volume parameter greater than 11 microns and a Pit Density of greater than 25 pockets per sq. cm.

2. The disposable towel product of claim 1 , wherein the disposable towel product has an absorbency of greater than 16.0 grams of water absorbed per gram of product.

3. The disposable towel product of claim 1 , wherein the disposable towel product has a basis weight of less than 43 grams per square meter.

4. The disposable towel product of claim 1 , wherein the disposable towel product is produced using a wet laid structured tissue process.

5. The disposable towel product of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least two multi-layer plies comprises cellulosic-based fibers.

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 Mar 6, 2020
From: SEALEY, JAMES E., II; PENCE, JUSTIN S.; BEGIN, MARC PAUL; KORKOWSKI, ZACHARY; MILLER, BYRD TYLER, IV
To: FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC
Reel/Frame 052038/0354 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62842629 · May 3, 2019
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