IP Library Granted Patent US 11,668,052
Granted Patent B2
US 11,668,052 · App. 17/158,399 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Soft, low lint, through air dried tissue and method of forming the same

Inventors: James E. Sealey, II (Belton, SC); Byrd Tyler Miller, IV (Easley, SC)
Assignee: FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC
D21H27/005B32B7/12B32B29/002D21F5/181D21F11/145D21F13/00D21H11/04D21H17/02D21H17/28D21H17/37D21H17/375D21H21/14D21H21/18D21H21/20D21H21/24D21H27/002D21H27/30D21H27/32D21H27/38D21H27/40B32B2250/03B32B2250/26B32B2262/02B32B2262/062B32B2262/067B32B2307/54B32B2307/546B32B2307/718B32B2309/105B32B2555/02
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Patent No.
US 11,668,052
App. No.
17/158,399
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-ply through air dried structured tissue having a bulk softness of less than 10 TS7 and a lint value of 5.0 or less. Each ply of the tissue has a first exterior layer that includes a wet end temporary wet strength additive in an amount of approximately 0.25 kg/ton and a wet end dry strength additive in an amount of approximately 0.25 kg/ton, an interior layer that includes a first wet end additive comprising an ionic surfactant, and a second wet end additive comprising a non-ionic surfactant, and a second exterior layer.

Claims (17)

1. A roll bath tissue comprising:

a laminate of two plies of a multi-layer through air dried tissue, each ply comprising a first exterior layer, an interior layer and a second exterior layer, the tissue having a bulk softness of 8.2 to 10 TS7 and a lint value from 4.5 to 6.0, wherein the first and second exterior layers are substantially free of any surface-deposited softener agent or lotions.

2. The roll bath tissue of claim 1 , wherein the first exterior layer comprises a wet end dry strength additive.

3. The roll bath tissue of claim 1 , wherein the interior layer is comprised of at least 75% by weight of softwood fibers.

4. The roll bath tissue of claim 1 , wherein the second exterior layer further comprises a wet end dry strength additive.

5. The roll bath tissue of claim 1 , wherein the second exterior layer further comprises a temporary wet strength additive.

6. The roll bath tissue of claim 1 , wherein the second exterior layer further comprises a dry strength additive.

7. The roll bath tissue of claim 1 , wherein the first exterior layer further comprises a dry strength additive.

8. The roll bath tissue of claim 1 , having an MD tensile strength and a CD tensile strength of at least 35 N/m and having a basis weight of less than 40 gsm.

9. The roll bath tissue of claim 1 , having an MD tensile strength and a CD tensile strength of at least 35 N/m and a caliper of less than 650 microns.

10. The roll bath tissue of claim 1 , wherein the tissue further comprises a non-ionic surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of less than 10.

11. The roll bath tissue of claim 1 , wherein each of the two plies comprises an embossed area, wherein the embossed area occupies between approximately 3 to 15% of the total surface area of a surface of the ply.

12. The roll bath tissue of claim 1 , wherein the tissue has a caliper of at least 500 microns.

13. The roll bath tissue of claim 1 , wherein the tissue has a caliper of 500 microns to 650 microns.

14. The roll bath tissue of claim 1 , wherein the tissue has an Average Primary Amplitude of 50 microns or less and an Amplitude Uniformity of 8 microns or less.

15. A roll bath tissue comprising:

a laminate of two plies of a multi-layer through air dried tissue, each ply comprising a first exterior layer, an interior layer and a second exterior layer, the tissue having a bulk softness of 8.2 to 10 TS7 and a lint value from 4.5 to 6.0, and further wherein the tissue has an Average Primary Amplitude of 30-50 microns, an Amplitude Uniformity of 1 to 8 microns, a Peak to Valley Waviness of 110 to 140 microns, and a Waviness Uniformity of 10 to 27 microns.

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 26, 2021
From: SEALEY, JAMES E., II; MILLER, BYRD TYLER, IV
To: FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC
Reel/Frame 055032/0986 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16598028 · Oct 10, 2019
Continuation 16378790 · Apr 9, 2019
Continuation 15499457 · Apr 27, 2017
Provisional Application 62328350 · Apr 27, 2016
Related Publication 20210148054A1 · May 20, 2021
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