Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

James River Corporation of Virginia

Frederick John Lang

Yihua Chang

Dave Allen Soerens

Pavneet Singh Mumick

Walter Theodore Schultz

Kelly Dean Branham

Kim G Schick

Franklin M Chen

William S Pomplun

Kenneth Yin Wang

Jeffrey Dean Lindsay

Eric Donald Johnson

Ligia A Rivera

Paige Annette Dellerman

David Martin Jackson

Varsha K Shah

Michael Ralph Lostocco

Christopher Lee Satori

Kevin Christopher Possell

Kenneth John Zwick

Tong Sun

Jeffrey M Kalman

Herb F Velazquez

Mike Thomas Goulet

Michael John Faulks

Yung Hsiang Huang

Michael John Rekoske

Cherry Ann Bochmann

Thomas Joseph Dyer

William Robert Newman

Douglas Bryan Cole

Jeff Lindsay

Scott W Wenzel

Nick E Stanca

Frank Gerald Druecke

Thomas Gerard Shannon

Fung-jou Chen

John Alexander Werner, Iv

Kevin Joseph Vogt

Eugenio Go Varona

W Clayton Bunyard

Gerald P DeGreen

Steven John Romme

Jennifer Cappel Larson

Katherine Denise Stahl

John Eugene Peluso

Erin McBride

Jeffery Richard Seidling

Cathleen Mae Uttecht

Benjamin Joseph Kruchoski

Helen Kathleen Moen

Franklin M C Chen

Mark Anthony Barnes

John Paul David

Kurt J Bevernitz

Stephanie Diana Scharenbroch

Judy Marie Casper

Clay Bunyard

Mickey Joseph Authement, Ii

Troy Michael Runge

Tammy Jo Balzar

Jeffrey James Timm

Kou-Chang Liu

Deborah Joy Nickel

Ann Marie Przepasniak

Brendon Frank Ribble

Elizabeth Oriel Bradley

Perry Howard Clough

Kristi Jo Bryant

Lisa Ann Flugge-Berendes

Duane Kenneth Zacharias

Sarah Lee Christoffel

Marci Elizabeth Sojka

Jonathan Kyle Arendt

Andrew Kuo

Peter Lee Carson

Lisa Ann Flugge

Michelle Lynn Seabaugh

Glenn C Calhoun

Tom G Shannon

Craig Martin Saunders

Catherine A Nennig

Mary F Kutchenriter

David J Martin

Jessica C Heiting

Walter G Bauer

Matthew R Wilson

Richard B Timmers

Rod Weston

Barbra Elaine Copsey

Gil Garnier

Jamie Foster

Mike Lostocco

Jeremy Michael Brunette

John Alexander Werner

Mickey Joseph Authement

Kenneth Zwick

Mickey Joseph Ii Authement

John Alexander Iv Werner

Julie Marie Bednarz

A low-cost, in-line process for treating a fibrous web with a lotion is provided. The process generally involves passing a web through a nip formed by a pair of opposed surfaces, where one of the surfaces has been treated with a lotion having a penetration hardness greater than 5.0 mm. As the web passes through the nip, the lotion is transferred from one of the opposed surfaces to the surface of the web. In certain instances, the web may have a textured surface and only a portion of the web's textured surface is treated with a lotion.

Topically treated tissue product

The invention provides a creped tissue web having satisfactory softness without the excess use of water insoluble creping compositions. The satisfactory softness levels, which may be measured as TS7, are generally less than about 10.0 and may be achieved by creping the tissue web with less than about 100 mg/m(milligrams of creping composition per square meter of creping cylinder surface area) such as from about 25 to about 100 mg/mand more preferably from about 50 to about 75 mg/m. It was previously believed that water insoluble creping compositions need to be added at high add-on levels, such as 100 mg/mor greater to achieve a desirable softness at a given tensile strength. It has now been surprisingly discovered that the add-on of water insoluble creping composition may be reduced significantly by adding a water soluble adhesive to the creping composition.

Soft creped tissue

The invention provides a creped tissue web having satisfactory softness without the excess use of water insoluble creping compositions. The satisfactory softness levels, which may be measured as TS7, are generally less than about 10.0 and may be achieved by creping the tissue web with less than about 100 mg/m2? (milligrams of creping composition per square meter of creping cylinder surface area) such as from about 25 to about 100 mg/m2? and more preferably from about 50 to about 75 mg/m2?. It was previously believed that water insoluble creping compositions need to be added at high add-on levels, such as 100 mg/m2? or greater to achieve a desirable softness at a given tensile strength. It has now been surprisingly discovered that the add-on of water insoluble creping composition may be reduced significantly by adding a water soluble adhesive to the creping composition.

Wiping products, such as facial tissues, contain an interior temperature change composition and an exterior hydrophilic lotion composition that can provide a cooling sensation when contacted with the skin of a user. The temperature change composition, for instance, can contain one or more phase change agents that undergo a phase change at slightly elevated temperatures. The phase change agents, in one embodiment, can have a relatively high heat of fusion. When undergoing a phase change, the phase change agents absorb heat and thereby provide a cooling feeling to the skin of a user. The hydrophilic lotion composition may contain a carrier and a thermo-reversible gelling agent. The hydrophilic lotion composition maintains the temperature change composition within the tissue and helps to prevent skin irritation.

Cooling substrates with hydrophilic containment layer and method of making

The present disclosure relates generally to a tissue product having a creping composition disposed onto at least one surface thereof to increase the softness of the article, while retaining or improving manufacturing efficiency. The tissue products also have a sizing agent that increases the Wet Out time, without negatively impacting softness or machine runability. Preferably the creping composition comprises a cationic component and a film forming component, both of which are preferably water soluble. The cationic component carries a cationic charge that is capable of forming ionic bonds with the negatively charged fibers of the tissue web, thus providing a retention mechanism by which the creping composition is retained on the sheet. The overall retention of the creping composition on the sheet reduces the concentration of the composition in the machine process water, improving machine operability and runability.

Soft creped tissue having slow wet out time

The present disclosure relates generally to a tissue product having a creping composition disposed onto at least one surface thereof to increase the softness of the article, while retaining or improving manufacturing efficiency. Preferably the creping composition comprises a first component that is cationic and a second component that is capable of forming a film. Preferably both the first and second components are water soluble. The first component carries a cationic charge that is capable of forming ionic bonds with the negatively charged fibers of the tissue web, thus providing a retention mechanism by which the creping composition is retained. The overall retention of the creping composition reduces the concentration of the composition in the machine process water, improving machine operability and runability.

A patch is presented for use in conjunction with a surface, the patch including a backsheet having an adherent surface, wherein the backsheet is translucent; an outermost surface opposite the adherent surface; an adhesive applied to the adherent surface; a peel layer removably attached to the adhesive; and a malodor-reducing agent. A method for manufacturing a patch is presented, the method including producing a backsheet from a water-dispersible polymer; applying a malodor-reducing agent to the polymer; adding an adhesive to the backsheet; and adhering a peel strip to the adhesive.

Malodor reduction patch

A tissue product is disclosed containing an additive composition. The additive composition may be, for instance, a composition designed to provide benefits to a user's skin. In accordance with the present disclosure, the additive composition is located in a target delivery zone on a base web. The base web is modified in the target delivery zone so that the additive composition more efficiently transfers to an opposing surface during use.

Tissue product having a transferable additive composition

The present invention is directed to a health-and-hygiene appliance comprising a dispersible component and a releasable component. Some or all of the releasable component is not homogeneously distributed throughout the dispersible component. Instead, the releasable component is disposed adjacent or proximate to the dispersible component, as would occur if the dispersible component was coated, sprayed, injected, deposited, printed, or otherwise associated with a formed dispersible component. One example of such an appliance is a cleansing product in which, on exposure to liquid, such as water, the dispersible component disperses or disintegrates, thereby releasing, and making available, all or substantially all of the releasable component, in this case a soap, cleanser, or other formulation. The releasable component may be released prior to, concurrent with, and/or after dispersal or disintegration of the dispersing component. The appliance can be sized for convenient handling by a caregiver or user&#x2014;e.g., a child&#x2014;and for delivery of a pre-selected amount of the releasable component in a single use.

Health-and-hygiene appliance comprising a dispersible component and a releasable component disposed adjacent or proximate to said dispersible component; and processes for making said appliance

Soft tissue products with a good rate of absorbency, such as facial and bath tissue, are provided by forming a tissue sheet with a non-fibrous polymeric surface structure and thereafter topically applying a softening composition comprising a polysiloxane, a fatty alkyl derivative and glycerin. The non-fibrous polymeric surface structure is created by applying an additive composition to the surface of a tissue sheet prior to or after drying. The additive composition can be an aqueous dispersion containing an alpha-olefin polymer, an ethylene-carboxylic acid copolymer, or mixtures thereof. The alpha-olefin polymer may comprise an interpolymer of ethylene and octene, while the ethylene-carboxylic acid copolymer may comprise ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer.

Tissue products containing non-fibrous polymeric surface structures and a topically-applied softening composition

The present invention is directed to ion triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers. The present invention is also directed to a method of making ion triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers and their applicability as binder compositions. The present invention is further directed to fiber-containing fabrics and webs comprising ion triggerable, water-dispersible binder compositions and their applicability in water-dispersible personal care products, such as wet wipes.

Ion triggerable, cationic polymers, a method of making same and items using same

The present invention is directed to ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers. The present invention is also directed to a method of making ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers and their applicability as binder compositions. The present invention is further directed to fiber-containing fabrics and webs comprising ion-sensitive, water-dispersible binder compositions and their applicability in water-dispersible personal care products.

Ion-sensitive, water-dispersible polymers, a method of making same and items using same

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Neenah, WI, United States of America

Frederick John Lang