IP Library Granted Patent US 7,744,981
Granted Patent B2
US 7,744,981 · App. 11/707,686 · Granted Jun 29, 2010

Embossed multi-ply fibrous structure product

Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
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Patent No.
US 7,744,981
App. No.
11/707,686
Granted
Jun 29, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embossed multi-ply fibrous structure product having enhanced quilted appearance comprising: two or more plies of fibrous structure wherein at least one of the piles has a plurality of embossments thereon having a total embossment area of from about 6% to about 16%; the embossments forming a latticework defining a plurality of unembossed cells; wherein each cell has a surface area of from about 0.5 square inches to about 6 square inches, the cells being unadhered to the adjacent ply and the embossments having a height from about 350 μm to about 1,500 μm. Further embodiment comprise a product having a Percent Compressibility from about 1.5% to about 4.5%.

Claims (35)

1. An embossed multiply fibrous structure product in roll form comprising:

a first ply of fibrous structure comprising a plurality of embossments thereon having a total embossment area of from about 6% to about 16%;

a second ply of unembossed fibrous structure;

the embossments forming a latticework defining a plurality of unembossed cells; wherein each unembossed cell has a surface area of from about 0.5 square inch to about 6 square inches, the unembossed cells being unadhered to the adjacent second ply;

the embossments having a height from about 600 μm to about 1,500 μm;

the first ply faces outward toward the user;

the product is a paper towel product having a Percent Compressibility from about 1.5% to about 4.5%; a sheet caliper from about 20 mils to about 40 mils; the product consisting essentially of circle shaped embossments; and at least one of the first ply or the second ply is a through air dried fibrous structure.

2. The product of claim 1 wherein the Percent Compressibility is from about 2% to about 4%.

3. The product of claim 1 wherein the cell surface area is from about 0.5 square inch to about 4 square inches.

4. The product of claim 3 wherein the cell surface area is from about 0.5 square inch to about 3 square inches.

5. The product of claim 1 wherein the total embossment area is from about 13% to about 16%.

6. The product of claim 1 wherein the embossment height is from about 600 μm to about 1,200 μm.

7. The product of claim 1 wherein the product comprises only the first ply and the second ply.

8. The product of claim 7 further comprising bond sites wherein the embossments extend outwardly from the plane of the first ply towards and contacting the second ply, the plies being joined to one another at the bond sites.

9. The product of claim 8 wherein the first ply and the second ply are bonded together with an adhesive applied only in the bond sites.

10. The product of claim 1 wherein the sheet caliper is from about 25 mils to about 35 mils.

11. The product of claim 1 further comprising Emboss Spacing of from about 0.05 inch to about 0.5 inch.

12. The product of claim 1 wherein the first ply and the second ply comprise a through-air-dried fibrous structure ply.

13. An embossed multiply fibrous structure product in roll form comprising:

a first ply of fibrous structure comprising a plurality of embossments thereon having a total embossment area of from about 6% to about 16%;

a second ply of unembossed fibrous structure;

the embossments forming a latticework defining a plurality of unembossed cells; wherein each unembossed cell has a surface area of from about 0.5 square inch to about 6 square inches, the unembossed cells being unadhered to the adjacent second ply;

the embossments having a height from about 350 μm to about 1,500 μm;

the first ply faces outward toward the user;

the product has a Percent Compressibility from about 1.5% to about 4.5%; a sheet caliper from about 20 mils to about 40 mils; and the product consisting essentially of circle shaped embossments.

14. The product of claim 13 wherein the Percent Compressibility is from about 2% to about 4%.

15. The product of claim 13 wherein the cell surface area is from about 0.5 square inch to about 4 square inches.

16. The product of claim 15 wherein the cell surface area is from about 0.5 square inch to about 3 square inches.

17. The product of claim 13 wherein the total embossment area is from about 13% to about 16%.

18. The product of claim 13 wherein the embossment height is from about 600 μm to about 1,200 μm.

19. The product of claim 13 wherein the product comprises only the first ply and the second ply.

20. The product of claim 13 further comprising bond sites wherein the embossments extend outwardly from the plane of the first ply towards and contacting the second ply, the plies being joined to one another at the bond sites.

21. The product of claim 20 wherein the first ply and the second ply are bonded together with an adhesive applied only in the bond sites.

22. The product of claim 13 wherein the sheet caliper is from about 25 mils to about 35 mils.

23. The product of claim 13 further comprising Emboss Spacing of from about 0.05 inch to about 0.5 inch.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2007
From: SANTIAGO, ARNALDO VAZQUEZ
To: PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 6077947700 · Mar 6, 2006
Provisional Application 6080025100 · May 12, 2006
Related Publication 20070207293A1 · Sep 6, 2007