Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

Donald John Slayton

Samuel August Nelson

Mark Alan Burazin

Kevin Joseph Vogt

Jeffrey Dean Holz

Mark William Sachs

Lynda Ellen Collins

Richard Joseph Behm

Richard Allen Zanon

Douglas Wayne Stage

Jennifer Leigh Jeschke

Joseph Walter Buyeske

The novel tissue products of the present invention are generally produced by calendering a tissue basesheet using at least one patterned roll. In one embodiment the patterned roll replaces the flat steel roll commonly used in calendering. The elements on the patterned roll provide a means of providing a nip having variable loading that yields a web having a smooth surface without subjecting the web to excessive compression forces and preventing excessive caliper loss. Thus, webs converted according to the present invention have comparable or better surface smoothness compared to webs converted using conventional calendering means and also retain a greater percentage of their caliper and bulk.

Smooth and bulky rolled tissue products

The novel tissue products of the present invention are generally produced by calendering a tissue basesheet using at least one patterned roll. In one embodiment the patterned roll replaces the flat steel roll commonly used in calendering. The elements on the patterned roll provide a means of providing a nip having variable loading such that Z-direction variability in the web is reduced, yielding a smoother web, but without subjecting the web to excessive compression forces and preventing excessive caliper loss. Thus, webs converted according to the present invention tend to retain a greater percentage of their caliper and bulk when converted compared to webs converted using conventional calendering means.

Spirally wound paper products are disclosed having desirable roll bulk, firmness and softness properties. The rolled products can be made from single ply tissue webs formed according to various processes.

High bulk tissue sheets and products

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Appleton, WI, United States of America

Donald John Slayton