IP Library Granted Patent US 12,674,282
Granted Patent B2
US 12,674,282 · App. 18/048,977 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Discrete cells forming distinct pillow regions

Inventors: Kari B. Ross (Loveland, OH); Kathryn Christian Kien (Cincinnati, OH); Charles Allen Redd (Harrison, OH); Osman Polat (Montgomery, OH); Anthony Paul Bankemper (Green Township, OH)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
D21H27/002D21H5/008D21H27/02D21F11/006D21H27/40
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,674,282
App. No.
18/048,977
Filed
Oct 24, 2022
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1748
USPC
162/109
Abstract

Belts and fibrous structures of the present disclosure may comprise discrete cells comprising one or more legs and/or one or more concavities in certain patterns or Cell Groups. The Cell Group(s) may comprise pillows having different densities.

Claims (18)

1 . A fibrous structure, comprising:

a discrete cell comprising a Cell Width of at least about 0.066 inches and a Cell Height of at least 0.066 inches, wherein the discrete cell comprises a saddle and at least one concavity; and

an emboss element comprising an Emboss Width greater than the Cell Width and/or an Emboss Height greater than the Cell Height, wherein the emboss element and the discrete cell are formed in a same layer of the fibrous structure.

2 . The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the Cell Width is from about 0.068 inches to about 0.085 inches.

3 . The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the Cell Height is from about 0.068 inches to about 0.085 inches.

4 . The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the Emboss Width is from about 0.4 inches to about 2 inches.

5 . The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the Emboss Height is from about 0.4 inches to about 2 inches.

6 . The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the emboss element is a major emboss and comprises a minor emboss.

7 . The fibrous structure of claim 6 , wherein the major emboss is a closed shape and the minor emboss is within the major emboss.

8 . The fibrous structure of claim 7 , wherein the major emboss is a diamond shape.

9 . The fibrous structure of claim 8 , wherein the minor emboss is a diamond shape.

10 . The fibrous structure of claim 6 , wherein the discrete cell is one of at least a plurality of discrete cells that are disposed along an X-axis between a side of the major emboss and a side of the minor emboss.

11 . The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the discrete cell is one of at least a plurality of discrete cells disposed within the minor emboss.

12 . The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the discrete cell is a knuckle.

13 . The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the discrete cell is a pillow.

14 . The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein discrete cell is wet-formed.

15 . The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the discrete cell is one of a plurality of discrete cells, wherein the emboss element is a line, wherein the line is divided into two equal segments, and wherein each segment overlaps approximately the same percentage of the plurality of discrete cells.

16 . The fibrous structure of claim 1 , wherein the discrete cell is one of a Cell Group of at least 4 cells, wherein the Cell Group has a Packing Fraction value of at least about 0.15.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2022
From: ROSS, KARI B.; KIEN, KATHRYN CHRISTIAN; REDD, CHARLES ALLEN; POLAT, OSMAN; BANKEMPER, PAUL
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 17091471 · Nov 6, 2020
Provisional Application 63036767 · Jun 9, 2020
Provisional Application 62932885 · Nov 8, 2019
Related Publication 20230083332A1 · Mar 16, 2023
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