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Granted Patent B2
US 11,732,406 · App. 17/518,011 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Textured fibrous structures

Inventors: Michael Donald Suer (Colerain Township, OH); Fei Wang (Mason, OH); John Daniel Algers (Montgomery, OH); Christopher Michael Young (Loveland, OH); Steven Lee Barnholtz (West Chester, OH); Timothy Duane Smith (Lebanon, OH); Douglas Jay Barkey (Salem Township, OH); Kamilah Gbadamosi Gillispie (West Chester, OH)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
D06N7/00B32B3/30B32B5/266D21H27/002D21H27/02D21H27/30B32B2260/021B32B2262/144B32B2432/00D06N2209/106D06N2211/24D10B2509/02Y10T428/24628
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,732,406
App. No.
17/518,011
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Textured fibrous structures, and more particularly textured fibrous structures having a plurality of deformations such that the textures fibrous structures exhibit novel surface height properties compared to known fibrous structures, and methods for making such textured fibrous structures.

Claims (20)

1. A pre-moistened textured fibrous structure comprising a textured fibrous structure that exhibits a Liquid Absorptive Capacity of at least 2.5 g/g as measured according to the Liquid Absorptive Capacity Test Method, wherein the textured fibrous structure comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface comprises a plurality of deformations comprising protrusions such that the first surface exhibits a root mean square average surface height value (Sq) of greater than 300 μm as measured according to the Surface Height Test Method.

2. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 1 wherein the pre-moistened textured fibrous structure comprises a plurality of fibrous elements.

3. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 2 wherein the plurality of fibrous elements comprise a plurality of filaments.

4. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 2 wherein the plurality of fibrous elements comprise a plurality of filaments and a plurality of fibers commingled together.

5. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 2 wherein at least one of the plurality of fibrous elements comprises a thermoplastic polymer.

6. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 5 wherein the thermoplastic polymer is selected from the group consisting of: polypropylene, polyethylene, and mixtures thereof.

7. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 2 wherein the plurality of fibrous elements comprise a plurality of fibers.

8. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 7 wherein the plurality of fibers comprise a plurality of pulp fibers.

9. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 8 wherein the plurality of pulp fibers comprise a plurality of wood pulp fibers.

10. A wet wipe comprising a pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 1 .

11. A multi-ply pre-moistened textured fibrous structure comprising two or more of the pre-moistened textured fibrous structures according to claim 1 such that surfaces of the pre-moistened textured fibrous structure form exterior surfaces of the multi-ply fibrous structure.

12. A pre-moistened textured fibrous structure comprising a textured fibrous structure that exhibits a Liquid Absorptive Capacity of at least 2.5 g/g as measured according to the Liquid Absorptive Capacity Test Method, wherein the textured fibrous structure comprises a first surface and a second surface wherein each of the first and second surfaces comprises a plurality of deformations such that at least one of the first and second surfaces exhibits a height difference surface height value (Sk) of greater than 825 μm as measured according to the Surface Height Test Method.

13. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 12 wherein the textured fibrous structure comprises a plurality of fibrous elements.

14. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 13 wherein the plurality of fibrous elements comprise a plurality of filaments.

15. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 13 wherein the plurality of fibrous elements comprise a plurality of filaments and a plurality of fibers commingled together.

16. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 13 wherein at least one of the plurality of fibrous elements comprises a thermoplastic polymer.

17. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 13 wherein the plurality of fibrous elements comprise a plurality of fibers.

18. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 13 wherein the plurality of fibrous elements comprise a plurality of pulp fibers.

19. The pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 18 wherein the plurality of pulp fibers comprise a plurality of wood pulp fibers.

20. A wet wipe comprising a pre-moistened textured fibrous structure according to claim 12 .

Continuity (4)
Continuation 16926823 · Jul 13, 2020
Continuation 15209879 · Jul 14, 2016
Provisional Application 62196491 · Jul 24, 2015
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