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Granted Patent B2
US 12,344,997 · App. 17/672,956 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Tissue product made using laser engraved structuring belt

Inventors: James E. Sealey (Belton, SC); Byrd Tyler Miller, IV (Easley, SC); Phillip MacDonald (Anderson, SC); Taras Z. Andrukh (Greenville, SC); Justin S. Pence (Williamston, SC)
Assignee: STRUCTURED I, LLC
D21H27/005D21H17/02D21H17/35D21H21/18D21H21/20D21H21/22D21H21/24D21H27/002D21H27/30D21H27/32D21H27/40
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Patent No.
US 12,344,997
App. No.
17/672,956
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tissue product including a laminate of at least two plies of a multi-layer tissue web, the tissue product having a softness value (HF) of 92.0 or greater, a lint value of 4.5 or less, and an Sdr of greater than 3.0.

Claims (6)

1. A structured tissue product comprising:

a laminate of at least two plies of a multi-layer tissue web, the tissue product having a Caliper/Sdr ratio of less than 150 and a Hand Feel (HF) of 92.0 or greater, where Sdr is a Developed Surface Area Ratio of the tissue product.

2. A structured tissue product comprising:

a laminate of at least two plies of a multi-layer tissue web, the tissue product having a Caliper/Sdr ratio of less than 150 and a basis weight greater than 37 gsm, where Sdr is a Developed Surface Area Ratio of the tissue product.

3. A structured tissue product comprising:

a laminate of at least two plies of a multi-layer tissue web produced using an NTT wet laid paper machine, the tissue product having an Sdr of greater than 3.2 and a HF of 93.0 or greater, where Sdr is a Developed Surface Area Ratio of the tissue product.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2022
From: SEALEY, JAMES E.; MILLER, BRYD TYLER, IV; MACDONALD, PHILLIP; ANDRUKH, TARAS Z.; PENCE, JUSTIN S.
To: STRUCTURED I, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 16810917 · Mar 6, 2020
Division 15684731 · Aug 23, 2017
Related Publication 20220170209A1 · Jun 2, 2022
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