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US 12,590,417 · App. 18/545,976 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Coreless rolls of a tissue paper product and methods of manufacturing coreless rolls

Inventors: Nicolas Weisang (Kunheim, FR); Sébastien Jeannot (Kunheim, FR)
Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG
D21H27/002D21H27/32
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Patent No.
US 12,590,417
App. No.
18/545,976
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A coreless roll of a tissue paper product has first and second ends, a web of absorbent material being wound to define an axially extending inner hole centrally positioned relative to the coreless roll, the product including at least two plies, at least one of which being an embossed ply, and the coreless roll having an outer diameter of 95-150 mm, an inner hole diameter being 20-50 mm, and a density of 110-160 kg/m 3 , the product including glued areas, and non-glued areas between the glued areas, at least some of the glued areas including embossments of the embossed ply, a sum of areas of all glued embossed areas being at least 6% of all glued areas and all non-glued areas over at least 80% of the glued embossed areas, a maximum distance between adjacent embossments of the embossed ply being 2.5 mm or less.

Claims (83)

1 . A method of manufacturing a coreless roll of a tissue paper product including one or a combination of toilet paper or household towel, the tissue paper product comprising at least two plies, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

feeding at least two plies and embossing at least one of the at least two plies to form an embossed ply, wherein all of the fed plies are made of Conventional Wet Press (CWP) paper;

ply-bonding the at least two plies using an adhesive including, a lamination glue, thereby forming glued areas and leaving non-glued areas between the glued areas, wherein at least some of the glued areas are glued embossed areas comprising embossments of the embossed ply, such that a sum of areas of all glued embossed areas is at least 6% of a sum of the areas of all glued areas and of areas of all non-glued areas, to form the tissue paper product;

spirally winding up the tissue paper product on a mandrel to form a coreless roll and to define an axially extending inner hole facing the mandrel, with a first end of the tissue paper product being located on the outer side of the coreless roll and the second end being located at the inner hole;

withdrawing the mandrel, wherein the coreless roll comprises an outer diameter in the range of from 95 to 150 mm and a diameter of the inner hole is in the range of from 20 to 50 mm, and the density of the coreless roll lies in a range of 110 to 160 kg/m 3 ;

wherein the steps of embossing and of ply-bonding are performed such that, over at least 80% of the glued embossed areas, a maximum distance between adjacent embossments of the embossed ply is 2.5 mm or less.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the steps of embossing the at least one ply and of ply-bonding are performed such that, over at least 80% of the glued embossed areas, an embossment density of at least 20 embossments/cm 2 ,

the method comprising the step of providing at least 90% of the adhesive to tips of embossments of the embossed ply,

wherein the method comprises embossing the at least one ply with first embossments with a first embossment height and at least one further type of embossments with a height smaller than the first embossment height, and comprises providing at least 90% of the adhesive of the adhesive to tips of the first embossments of the embossed ply in the tissue paper product.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the ply-bonding is performed to at least 80% of all areas of the embossed ply which have been embossed.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the embossing to form the embossed ply comprises providing at least 25 embossments to at least 80% of all areas to be embossed and ply-bonded.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method comprises the step of coating at least a part of an innermost circumvolution of the absorbent material of the coreless roll at the second end with a stabilizing coating composition.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tissue paper product is manufactured to comprise exactly two plies, a first ply and a second ply, wherein the method comprises embossing the first ply and the second ply,

the density of the coreless roll lying in a range of 110 to 150 kg/m 3 ,

wherein the sum of the areas of all glued embossed areas is at least 6% of the sum of the areas of all glued areas and of all non-glued areas,

a caliper of the tissue paper product being at least 0.35 mm or at least 0.40 mm, and

a grammage of the tissue paper product being in a range of from 24 g/m 2 to 50 g/m 2 .

7 . The method of claim 6 , further including the steps of:

embossing the first ply to form first embossments with a first height (h 1 ), the first height (h 1 ) being in a range of 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm;

applying the adhesive to tips of the first embossments of the first ply;

embossing the second ply to form second embossments with a second height (h 2 ), the second height (h 2 ) being in a range of 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm;

embossing the first ply to form third embossments with a third height (h 3 ) smaller than the first height (h 1 ) (h 1 >h 3 ); and

embossing the second ply to form fourth embossments with a fourth height (h 3 ) smaller than the second height (h 2 ) (h 2 >h 4 ).

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tissue paper product is manufactured to comprise exactly three plies, the embossed ply being an outermost ply,

the density of the coreless roll lying in a range of 130 to 160 kg/m 3 ,

wherein the sum of the areas of all glued embossed areas is at least 6% of the sum of the areas of all glued areas and of all non-glued areas, and

a caliper of the tissue paper product being at least 0.40 mm,

a grammage of the tissue paper product being in a range of from 34 g/m 2 to 65 g/m 2 .

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the three plies are a first ply, a second ply, and a third ply, and wherein the third ply is positioned between the first ply and the second ply, the method further including:

embossing the first ply to form first embossments with a first height (h 1 ), the first height (h 1 ) being in a range of 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm;

applying the adhesive to tips of the first embossments of the first ply;

embossing the second ply to form second embossments with a second height (h 2 ), the second height (h 2 ) being in a range of 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm;

embossing the first ply to form third embossments with a third height (h 3 ) smaller than the first height (h 1 ) (h 1 >h 3 ); and

embossing the second ply to form fourth embossments with a fourth height (h 3 ) smaller than the second height (h 2 ) (h 2 >h 4 ).

10 . The method of claim 8 , absent the step of embossing the third ply.

11 . The method of claim 8 , further including the steps of:

embossing the first ply and the third ply together to form the first embossments on the first ply and the third ply; and

one of forming the third embossments only on the first ply but not on the third ply, or, embossing the first ply and the third ply together to form the third embossments on the first ply and the third ply.

12 . The method of claim 8 , further including the step of:

embossing the third ply of form fifth embossments with a fifth height (h 5 ), the fifth height (h 5 ) being in a range of 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm, wherein the third ply has been embossed separately from the first ply and the second ply.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tissue paper product is manufactured to comprise exactly four plies,

the density of the coreless roll lying in a range of 130 to 160 kg/m 3 ,

wherein the sum of the areas of all glued embossed areas is at least 6% of the sum of the areas of all glued areas and of all non-glued areas, and

a caliper of the tissue paper product being at least 0.50 mm.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the four plies are a first ply, a second ply, a third ply, and a fourth ply, wherein the first ply and the second ply are outermost plies of the tissue paper product, the method comprising the steps of:

embossing the first ply to form first embossments with a first height (h 1 ), the first height (h 1 ) being in a range of 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm;

applying the adhesive to tips of the first embossments of the first ply;

embossing the second ply to form second embossments with a second height (h 2 ), the second height (h 2 ) being in a range of 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm;

embossing the first ply to form third embossments with a third height (h 3 ) smaller than the first height (h 1 ) (h 1 >h 3 ); and

embossing the second ply to form fourth embossments with a fourth height (h 4 ) smaller than the second height (h 2 ) (h 2 >h 4 ).

15 . The method of claim 14 , further including embossing the first ply and the third ply together to form the first embossments on the first ply and the third ply,

the method not comprising a step of embossing the fourth ply, or the method comprising a step of embossing the fourth ply separately from the first ply, the second ply, and the third ply, and

the method comprising the step of forming the third embossments only on the first ply but not on the third ply, or of embossing the first ply and the third ply together to form the third embossments on the first ply and the third ply.

16 . The method of claim 14 , further including the steps of:

embossing the first ply, the third ply, and the fourth ply together to form the first embossments on the first ply, the third ply, and the fourth ply;

embossing the first ply, the third ply, and the fourth ply together to form the third embossments on the first ply, the third ply, and the fourth ply; or

forming the third embossments on the first ply and the third ply, but not on the fourth ply; or

forming the third embossments on the first ply, but not on the third ply and the fourth ply.

17 . The method of claim 14 , further including one of the steps comprising:

embossing the third ply and the fourth ply together separately from the first ply and the second ply; or

embossing one of the third ply and the fourth ply separately from the first ply and the second ply, and not embossing the other one of the third ply and the fourth ply; or

neither embossing the third ply nor the fourth ply.

18 . The method of claim 14 , further including the steps of:

embossing the first ply and the third ply together to form the first embossments on the first ply and the third ply;

embossing the fourth ply and the second ply together to form the second embossments on the fourth ply and the second ply; and

one of embossing the first ply and the third ply together to form the third embossments on the first ply and the third ply, or forming the third embossments only on the first ply but not on the third ply.

19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tissue paper product is manufactured to comprise exactly five or six plies, the density of the coreless roll lying in a range of 150 to 160 kg/m 3 ,

wherein the sum of the areas of all glued areas is at least 6% of the sum of the areas of all glued areas and of all non-glued areas, and

a caliper of the tissue paper product being at least 0.60 mm.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further including the steps of:

embossing at least one of the outermost plies of the tissue paper product to form first embossments with a first height (h 1 ), the first height (h 1 ) being in a range of 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm;

applying the adhesive to tips of the first embossments of the first ply; and

embossing the other one of the outermost plies of the tissue paper product to form second embossments with a second height (h 2 ), the second height (h 2 ) being in a range of 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm.

21 . A coreless roll of a tissue paper product including one or a combination of toilet paper or household towel, the tissue paper product made of a spirally wound continuous web of tissue paper having a first end and a second end, the web of absorbent material being wound to define an axially extending inner hole centrally positioned relative to the coreless roll and such that the first end is located on the outer side of the coreless roll and the second end is located at the inner hole,

wherein the tissue paper product comprises at least two plies, the at least two plies including at least a first ply and a second ply, being the outermost plies of the tissue paper product, wherein all of the plies of the tissue paper product are made of Conventional Wet Press (CWP) paper,

wherein the coreless roll has an outer diameter in the range of from 95 to 150 mm, a diameter of the inner hole being in the range of from 20 to 50 mm, and the density of the coreless roll being in a range of 110 to 160 kg/m 3 ,

wherein the first ply is embossed with first embossments and the second ply is embossed with second embossments,

the tissue paper product comprising glued areas and non-glued areas between the glued areas, where the plies are ply-bonded to each other using an adhesive,

wherein at least some of the glued areas are glued embossed areas that comprise first embossments of the first ply and second embossments of the second ply,

wherein a sum of areas of all glued embossed areas is at least 6% of a sum of the areas of all glued areas and of areas of all non-glued areas.

22 . The coreless roll of a tissue paper product of claim 21 ,

wherein the adhesive includes a lamination glue, and

wherein, over at least 80% of the glued embossed areas, a maximum distance between adjacent embossments of the embossed ply is 2.5 mm or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2023
From: WEISANG, NICOLAS; JEANNOT, SÉBASTIEN
To: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG
Reel/Frame 066092/0939 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 18012956
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