IP Library Granted Patent US 10,982,393
Granted Patent B2
US 10,982,393 · App. 16/108,935 · Granted Apr 20, 2021

Multi-ply fibrous structure-containing articles

Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz (West Chester, OH); Christopher Michael Young (Loveland, OH); Timothy James Klawitter (Mason, OH); James Roy Denbow (Mason, OH); Michael Gomer Stelljes (Mason, OH); Michael Donald Suer (Colerain Township, OH); Jeffrey Glen Sheehan (Symmes Township, OH); Paul Dennis Trokhan (Hamilton, OH); Kathryn Christian Kien (Cincinnati, OH)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
D21H27/40B31F1/07B31F5/00D21F11/006D21F11/08D21H15/10D21H25/005D21H27/002D21H27/007D21H27/008D21H27/02D21H27/30D21H27/38B31F2201/0738B31F2201/0761B32B3/28B32B3/30B32B5/022B32B5/26B32B7/12B32B29/005B32B29/02B32B37/065B32B37/12B32B2250/20B32B2250/40B32B2307/54B32B2307/546B32B2307/726B32B2307/728B32B2323/10B32B2554/00B32B2555/00D01D5/0985
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Patent No.
US 10,982,393
App. No.
16/108,935
Granted
Apr 20, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Articles, for example multi-ply fibrous structure-containing articles such as multi-ply sanitary tissue products, containing two or more fibrous structure plies, wherein at least one of the fibrous structure plies is embossed and is bonded to at least one other fibrous structure ply by a water-resistant bond such that void volume is created between the bonded fibrous structure plies.

Claims (20)

1. A multi-ply fibrous structure-containing article comprising plurality of fibrous elements, wherein the article comprises two or more fibrous structure plies, wherein a first fibrous structure ply comprises an embossment such that the first fibrous structure ply exhibits a Core Height Value of greater than 0.60 mm and is bonded to a second fibrous structure ply by a water-resistant bond separate from the embossment of the first fibrous structure ply such that a void volume between the first and second fibrous structure plies is formed.

2. The article according to claim 1 wherein the article exhibits a Core Height Difference Value of greater than 0.50 mm as measured according to the Surface Texture Analysis Test Method.

3. The article according to claim 1 wherein the article comprises a non-embossed fibrous structure ply.

4. The article according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second fibrous structure plies is direct formed.

5. The article according to claim 1 wherein the first fibrous structure ply is direct formed.

6. The article according to claim 1 wherein the article is in roll form.

7. The article according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of fibrous elements comprise a plurality of filaments.

8. The article according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of fibrous elements comprise a plurality of fibers.

9. The article according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of fibrous elements comprise a plurality of fibers and filaments commingled together.

10. The article according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second fibrous structure plies comprises a wet-laid fibrous structure web.

11. The article according to claim 10 wherein the article comprises a multi-fibrous element fibrous structure web associated with the wet-laid fibrous structure web along an interface comprising the wet-laid fibrous structure web and the multi-fibrous element fibrous structure web.

12. The article according to claim 10 wherein the wet-laid fibrous structure web is a through-air dried wet-laid fibrous structure web.

13. The article according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second fibrous structure plies comprises a co-formed fibrous structure web.

14. The article according to claim 1 wherein the article comprises at least two different fibrous structure plies.

15. The article according to claim 1 wherein the article exhibits two different exterior surfaces.

16. The article according to claim 15 wherein at least one of the article's exterior surfaces comprises embossments and the other exterior surface is non-embossed.

17. The article according to claim 15 wherein at least one of the article's exterior surfaces comprises fibers and the other exterior surface comprises filaments.

18. The article according to claim 1 wherein the water-resistant bond is a thermal bond.

19. The article according to claim 1 wherein the first fibrous structure ply comprises a co-formed fibrous structure ply and a wet-laid fibrous structure ply and the second fibrous structure ply comprises a wet-laid fibrous structure ply.

20. The article according to claim 1 wherein the first fibrous structure ply comprises a wet-laid fibrous structure ply comprising a plurality of pulp fibers and a plurality of synthetic staple fibers and the second fibrous structure ply comprises a wet-laid fibrous structure ply comprising a plurality of pulp fibers and a plurality of synthetic staple fibers.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2018
From: BARNHOLTZ, STEVEN LEE; YOUNG, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL; KLAWITTER, TIMOTHY JAMES; DENBOW, JAMES ROY; STELLJES, MICHAEL GOMER; SUER, MICHAEL DONALD; SHEEHAN, JEFFREY GLEN; TROKHAN, PAUL DENNIS; KIEN, KATHRYN CHRISTIAN
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 047178/0544 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62548708 · Aug 22, 2017
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