IP Library Granted Patent US 11,952,721
Granted Patent B2
US 11,952,721 · App. 17/842,248 · Granted Apr 9, 2024

Wet laid disposable absorbent structures with high wet strength and method of making the same

Inventors: James E. Sealey, II (Belton, SC); Kevin P. Brennan (Anderson, SC); Justin S. Pence (Anderson, SC)
Assignee: First Quality Tissue, LLC
D21H21/20D21H17/34
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Patent No.
US 11,952,721
App. No.
17/842,248
Granted
Apr 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of making an absorbent structure including mixing ultra-high molecular weight (“UHMW”) glyoxalated polyvinylamide adducts (“GPVM”) and/or high molecular weight (“HMW”), glyoxalated polyacrylamide and/or high cationic charge glyoxalated polyacrylamide (“GPAM”) copolymers and high molecular weight (“HMW”) anionic polyacrylamide (“APAM”) with the furnish during stock preparation of a wet laid papermaking process.

Claims (18)

1. A retail roll paper towel product comprising:

a two ply wet laid product with cross direction wet strength of 80 to 200 N/m and basis weight range of 38-45 g/m 2 , where in the retail roll paper towel contains 0 to 0.1% by weight polyaminoamide-epihalohydrin.

2. The retail roll paper towel product of claim 1 , wherein the product is free from latex.

3. The retail roll paper towel product of claim 1 , wherein the product is wet laid.

4. The retail roll paper towel product of claim 1 , wherein the product is creped.

5. The retail roll paper towel product of claim 1 , wherein the product has a Gravimetric Absorption Testing System (GATS) absorbency from 8 to 18 g/g.

6. The retail roll paper towel product of claim 1 , further comprising a polyamine polymer of a functionalized vinylamine-containing base polymer comprising randomly distributed repeating monomer units having the following formula (I), (II) and (III),

wherein R is a reacted α, β-unsaturated alkyl carbonyl compound through Michael addition by vinylamine in the polymer; n, p and q are the numbers indicating mole % of the repeating units of formula (I), (II) and (III) present in the functionalized vinylamine-containing polymer; and wherein n is from about 5 mole % to about 98 mole %, p is from about 1 mole % to about 80 mole %, q is from about 1 mole % to about 30 mole % the mole ratio of the functionalized vinylamine-containing base polymer to the vinyl monomer in the grail polymer is in the range of from about 10:90 to about 50:50.

7. The retail roll paper towel product of claim 6 , wherein the product is free from plastics or extruded polymers.

8. A retail roll paper towel product comprising:

a two ply wet laid product with cross direction wet strength of 80 to 200 N/m and caliper is 700 to 1300 microns, where in the retail roll paper towel contains 0 to 0.1% by weight polyaminoamide-epihalohydrin.

9. The retail roll paper towel product of claim 8 , wherein the product is free from latex.

10. The retail roll paper towel product of claim 8 , wherein the product is wet laid.

11. The retail roll paper towel product of claim 8 , wherein the product is creped.

12. The retail roll paper towel product of claim 8 , wherein the product has a Gravimetric Absorption Testing System (GATS) absorbency from 8 to 18 g/g.

13. The retail roll paper towel product of claim 8 , further comprising a polyamine polymer of a functionalized vinylamine-containing base polymer comprising randomly distributed repeating monomer units having the following formula (I), (II) and (III),

wherein R is a reacted α, β-unsaturated alkyl carbonyl compound through Michael addition by vinylamine in the polymer; n, p and q are the numbers indicating mole % of the repeating units of formula (I), (II) and (III) present in the functionalized vinylamine-containing polymer; and wherein n is from about 5 mole % to about 98 mole %, p is from about 1 mole % to about 80 mole %, q is from about 1 mole % to about 30 mole % the mole ratio of the functionalized vinylamine-containing base polymer to the vinyl monomer in the graft polymer is in the range of from about 10:90 to about 50:50.

14. The retail roll paper towel product of claim 13 , wherein the product is free from plastics or extruded polymers.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2026
From: FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073780/0057 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2022
From: SEALEY, JAMES E., II; BRENNAN, KEVIN P.; PENCE, JUSTIN S.
To: FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC
Reel/Frame 061147/0848 →
Continuity (1)
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