Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

Irene Beatrice Strohbeen

Mark Alan Burazin

Andrew Peter Bakken

Michael John Smith

Ryan Leslie Fulscher

Anne Catherine Paschke

Papermaking fabrics, particularly those fabrics useful for making tissue and towel products, can be modified to alter their structure, such as surface texture, and re-used to make a different product. The fabrics can be modified after removal from the paper machine or while on the paper machine, including while the machine is running, so that down time between making different products can be eliminated or greatly reduced.

Method of making paper using reformable fabrics

Low density, resilient webs are highly calendered to significantly increase density. The resulting tissue has low caliper and stretch but retains good Void Volume and premium-like softness.

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Menasha, WI, United States of America

Irene Beatrice Strohbeen