IP Library Granted Patent US 9,714,485
Granted Patent B2
US 9,714,485 · App. 14/903,319 · Granted Jul 25, 2017

Smooth bulky tissue

Inventors: Michael Alan Hermans (Neenah, WI); Samuel August Nelson (Menasha, WI); Paulin Pawar (Appleton, WI); Jeffrey James Timm (Menasha, WI); Kyle Andrew Krautkramer (Kaukauna, WI); Robert Eugene Krautkramer (Combined Locks, WI); Frank Stephen Hada (Appleton, WI)
Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
D21H27/005A47K10/16D21H25/005D21H27/002D21H27/40
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,714,485
App. No.
14/903,319
Granted
Jul 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to creped tissue webs that demonstrate low surface-roughness and high sheet bulk. The present disclosure relates to a creped, single ply tissue web having a single wire probe mean deviation of MIU (MMD) of less than about 0.040 and a sheet bulk of greater than about 12 cc/g. The present disclosure also relates to a creped, multi-ply tissue web having a single wire probe mean deviation of MUI (MMD) of less than about 0.035 and a sheet bulk of greater than about 10 cc/g.

Claims (20)

1. A rolled tissue product comprising a single ply creped tissue web spirally wound into a roll, the tissue web having a single wire probe mean deviation of MIU (MMD) of less than about 0.040, a roll bulk greater than about 10 cc/g and a sheet bulk of greater than about 12 cc/g.

2. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the single ply creped tissue web is through-air dried.

3. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the rolled tissue product has a Kershaw roll firmness less than about 7.0 mm.

4. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the single ply creped tissue web has a geometric mean tensile (GMT) from about 650 to about 1,000 g/3″.

5. The tissue product of claim 4 , wherein the single ply creped tissue web has a Stiffness Index of less than about 8.0.

6. The tissue product of claim 1 , wherein the single ply creped tissue web has a single wire probe mean deviation of surface thickness (SMD) of less than about 3 microns.

7. A rolled tissue product comprising a multi-ply creped tissue web spirally wound into a roll, the tissue web having a single wire probe mean deviation of MUI (MMD) of less than about 0.035, a roll bulk greater than about 10 cc/g and a sheet bulk of greater than about 10 cc/g.

8. The tissue product of claim 7 , wherein at least one ply of the multi-ply creped tissue web is through-air dried.

9. The tissue product of claim 7 , wherein the multi-ply creped tissue web comprises two plies.

10. The tissue product of claim 7 , wherein the rolled tissue product has a Kershaw roll firmness from about 5.0 to about 10.0 mm.

11. The tissue product of claim 7 , wherein the multi-ply creped tissue web has a geometric mean tensile (GMT) from about 700 to about 1,000 g/3″.

12. The tissue product of claim 11 , wherein the multi-ply creped tissue web has a Stiffness Index of less than about 10.0.

13. The tissue product of claim 7 , wherein the multi-ply creped tissue web has a single wire probe mean deviation of surface thickness (SMD) of less than about 3.5 microns.

14. The tissue product of claim 7 , wherein the multi-ply creped tissue web has a single wire probe mean deviation of MUI (MMD) from about 0.020 to about 0.035, a roll bulk from about 10 to about 12 cc/g and a sheet bulk from about 10 to about 12 cc/g.

15. A rolled tissue product comprising a two-ply tissue web spirally wound into a roll, the tissue web comprising a first creped tissue ply and a second creped tissue ply, the tissue web having a single wire probe mean deviation of MUI (MMD) of less than about 0.035, a single wire probe mean deviation of Surface Thickness (SMD) of less than about 3.5 microns, wherein the rolled tissue product has a roll bulk from about 8 to about 12 cc/g and a Kershaw roll firmness from about 3.5 to about 5.0 mm.

16. The tissue product of claim 15 , wherein the tissue web has a sheet bulk of greater than about 10 cc/g.

17. The tissue product of claims 15 , wherein the tissue web has a geometric mean tensile (GMT) of greater than about 700 g/3″.

18. The tissue product of claims 17 , wherein the tissue web has a Stiffness Index of less than about 10.0.

19. The tissue product of claim 15 wherein the tissue web is through-air dried.

20. The tissue product of claim 19 wherein the tissue web has a basis weight from about 35 to about 40 gsm.

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