IP Library Granted Patent US 9,580,871
Granted Patent B2
US 9,580,871 · App. 15/241,176 · Granted Feb 28, 2017

Absorbent tissue

Inventors: Michael Alan Hermans (Neenah, WI); Gretchen Sarah Koch (Hortonville, WI); Maruizio Tirimacco (Appleton, WI); Erin Ann McCormick (Neenah, WI)
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
D21H27/007D21H11/04D21H21/20D21H27/005
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,580,871
App. No.
15/241,176
Granted
Feb 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure offers an improvement in papermaking methods and products, by providing a tissue sheet and a method to obtain a tissue sheet, with improved absorbency at a given basis weight. Thus, by way of example, the present disclosure provides a single ply tissue sheet having a basis weight greater than about 50 gsm and a specific vertical absorbent capacity greater than about 6.0 g/g.

Claims (8)

1. A single-ply wet-laid tissue product having a MD Stretch greater than about 30 percent, a sheet bulk from about 10 to about 12 cc/g, geometric mean tensile (GMT) from about 2,200 to about 3,500 g/3″, a bone dry basis weight from about 60 to about 70 square meter (gsm) and a specific vertical absorbent capacity from about 6.0 to about 7.0 g/g.

2. The tissue product of claim 1 having a GM Slope from about 6.0 to about 8.0 kg.

3. The tissue product of claim 1 having a Stiffness Index less than about 5.0.

4. The tissue product of claim 1 having a MD Stretch greater than about 30 percent.

5. The tissue product of claim 1 wherein the GMT is from about 2,500 to about 3,000 g/3″.

6. The tissue product of claim 1 spirally wound into a roll, the roll having a Roll Firmness from about 6.0 to about 8.0 mm.

7. The tissue product of claim 1 wherein the tissue product is through-air dried.

8. The tissue product of claim 1 wherein the tissue product is uncreped.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 14962676 · Dec 8, 2015
Continuation 14271545 · May 7, 2014
Continuation 13755442 · Jan 31, 2013
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