IP Library Granted Patent US 8,034,215
Granted Patent B2
US 8,034,215 · App. 11/068,125 · Granted Oct 11, 2011

Patterned fibrous structures

Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
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Patent No.
US 8,034,215
App. No.
11/068,125
Granted
Oct 11, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Patterned fibrous structures, more particularly to fibrous structures that comprise a pattern that conveys to a user a characteristic of the fibrous structure and/or single- or multi-ply sanitary tissue product comprising such a patterned fibrous structure and methods for making same are provided.

Claims (7)

1. A fibrous structure comprising a plurality of individually discrete softness regions wherein an individually discrete softness region comprises an area encircled by a plurality of embossments, wherein the area encircled by the plurality of embossments is void of embossments and strength regions comprising a plurality of dome embossments different from the plurality of embossments encircling the area forming the discrete softness regions, wherein the softness regions are dispersed throughout the strength regions and wherein the fibrous structure surface area ratio of softness regions to strength regions is from about 1:10 to about 1:2.

2. The fibrous structure according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the embossments exhibits a dry structural height of at least 100 μm.

3. A single- or multi-ply sanitary tissue product comprising a fibrous structure according to claim 1 .

4. An embossed fibrous structure comprising a plurality of individually discrete softness regions wherein an individually discrete softness region comprises an area encircled by a plurality of embossments, wherein the area encircled by the plurality of embossments is void of embossments and strength regions comprising a plurality of dome embossments different from the plurality of embossments encircling the area forming the discrete softness regions, the discrete softness regions being dispersed throughout the strength regions, and the softness regions comprise less embossments than the strength regions wherein the embossed fibrous structure surface area ratio of softness regions to strength regions is from about 1:10 to about 1:2.

5. A single- or multi-ply sanitary tissue product comprising an embossed fibrous structure according to claim 4 .

6. An embossed fibrous structure comprising a plurality of individually discrete softness regions wherein an individually discrete softness region comprises an area encircled by a plurality of embossments, wherein the area encircled by the plurality of embossments is void of embossments and strength regions comprising a plurality of dome embossments different from the plurality of embossments encircling the area forming the discrete softness regions, wherein the embossed fibrous structure essentially consists of a plurality of dome embossments, wherein the plurality of dome embossments exhibit a substantially similar shape wherein the embossed fibrous structure surface area ratio of softness regions to strength regions is from about 1:10 to about 1:2.

7. A single- or multi-ply sanitary tissue product comprising an embossed fibrous structure according to claim 6 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2005
From: KNOBLOCH, THORSTEN; ROSA, LUIS DE LA; WEAVER, GREGG THOMAS; DOLAN, JENNIFER HOPE
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 60631344 · Nov 29, 2004
Related Publication 20060113049A1 · Jun 1, 2006