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US 12,590,419 · App. 18/594,472 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Embossed toilet tissue

Inventors: John Allen Manifold (Sunman, IN); Charles Chidozie Ekenga (Boston, MA); Douglas Jay Barkey (Hamilton Township, OH); Kathleen Diane Sands (West Chester, OH); Thorsten Knobloch (Brookline, MA)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
D21H27/005C08L97/02D21H27/02B27N3/28Y10T428/24124Y10T428/253
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Patent No.
US 12,590,419
App. No.
18/594,472
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embossed fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 270 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and more particularly to embossed fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 270 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and a Total Dry Tensile of less than 2375 g/76.2 mm and/or a Geometric Mean Total Dry Tensile of less than 1130 g/76.2 mm as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method are provided.

Claims (9)

1 . An embossed toilet tissue comprising a temporary wet strength agent and exhibiting temporary wet strength, such that the embossed toilet tissue exhibits a GM Total Dry Tensile of less than 1130 g/76.2 mm to about 700 g/76.2 mm as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method described herein.

2 . The toilet tissue according to claim 1 wherein the toilet tissue exhibits a Dry Burst of less than 1500 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method described herein.

3 . The toilet tissue according to claim 1 wherein the toilet tissue exhibits a Dry Burst of greater than about 270 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method.

4 . The toilet tissue according to claim 1 wherein the toilet tissue exhibits a basis weight of greater than 15 g/m 2 as measured according to the Basis Weight Test Method described herein.

5 . The toilet tissue according to claim 1 wherein the toilet tissue exhibits a GM Total Dry Tensile of less than about 1110 g/76.2 mm as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method.

6 . The toilet tissue according to claim 1 wherein the toilet tissue comprises cellulosic pulp fibers.

7 . The toilet tissue according to claim 1 wherein the toilet tissue comprises a throughdried embossed fibrous structure.

8 . The toilet tissue according to claim 1 wherein the toilet tissue comprises an uncreped embossed fibrous structure.

9 . The toilet tissue according to claim 1 wherein the toilet tissue is in roll form.

Continuity (6)
Continuation 17216781 · Mar 30, 2021
Continuation 16205303 · Nov 30, 2018
Continuation 13899706 · May 22, 2013
Continuation 12851945 · Aug 6, 2010
Continuation 12040692 · Feb 29, 2008
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