Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Kimberly-clark Corporation

Evonik Stockhausen Gmbh

Weyerhaeuser Nr Company

University of Illinois

Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Evonik Corporation

Jian Qin

Donald Eugene Waldroup

Xiaomin Zhang

Cathleen Mae Uttecht

Palani Raj Ramaswami Wallajapet

Sridhar Ranganathan

Yong Li

Charles Wilson Colman

Scott J Smith

Tong Sun

Richard Norris Dodge, Ii

Ilker S Bayer

Dave Allen Soerens

Neil T Scholl

Jacek K Dutkiewicz

Gonglu Tian

Stephen Michael Lindsay

Vasily Aramovich Topolkaraev

Fu-Jya Daniel Tsai

Anthony John Wisneski

Davis Dang H Nhan

Jeffrey Dean Lindsay

Fung-jou Chen

Scott W Wenzel

Mengkui Luo

David Martin Jackson

Lawrence Howell Sawyer

S Ananda Weerawarna

Michael Ralph Lostocco

Stacy Averic Mundschau

Jayant Chakravarty

James Hongxue Wang

Mike Thomas Goulet

Kenneth John Zwick

Sheng-Hsin Hu

Susan Elaine Shawver

Timothy J Young

Frank Paul Abuto

Adrienne Rae Loyd

Wen Zyo Schroeder

Candace Dyan Krautkramer

Hoa La Wilhelm

MaryAnn Zunker

David Louis Zenker

Robert A Stevens

Matthew James Kalinowski

Yvette Lynn Hammonds

Deborah Joy Calewarts

Constantine Michael Megaridis

Francis P Abuto

Yaru Shi

Thomas Schutzius

Jeffrey Frank Jurena

Antonio J Carrillo Ojeda

Hannong Rhim

Alice Y Romans-Hess

Liyi Shi

Wendy Lynn Van Dyke

Edwin T Ta

Keyur M Desai

Michael Andrew Zawadzki

Xin Ning

William Clayton Bunyard

Kenneth Raymond Schueler, Jr

Vikram Sharad Kaul

Nancy Birbiglia Lange

Stephen Michael Campbell

Michael John Niemeyer

Gary M Strandburg

Clifford Jackson Ellis

Michael William Veith

Rob David Everett

Mark Joy

David L Bergman

Lori A Eslinger

James H Wiley

Youquan Su

Jason Matthew Laumer

Sandra Marie Rogers

Sandra M Yarbrough

Markus Frank

Whei-Neen Hsu

Barbara Ann Gossen

Christopher Dale Fenwick

Linda Susan Huard

Stan McIntosh

Gary Douglas Williams

Jenny L Day

Richard N Dodge

Palani Raj Wallajapet

James R Gross

Feng Chen

Steven Michael Hurley

Roland Columbus Smith, Jr

Kambiz Bayat Makoui

Angela Jones Lang

Scott Smith

Douglas Wayne Stage

Lynn Carol Brud

Kurt J Bevernitz

A spray dried non-hydrogen bonded (NHB) nano-fibrillated cellulose (NFC) composition and methods for preparing such composition are disclosed. The spray dried NFC with a NHB effect results in low packing density.

Nanofibrillated cellulose fibers

Methods of manufacturing a substrate including a component, such as superabsorbent material, having a volatile hydrophobic coating are disclosed. The method can include providing a fluid supply including a liquid and providing a supply of the component. The component can include a volatile hydrophobic coating. The method can include introducing the component to the fluid supply. The method can also include transferring the component in the fluid supply to provide the substrate. The method can further include applying heat to the substrate. The heat can remove the volatile hydrophobic coating from the component.

Component including a volatile hydrophobic coating and methods including the same

Superabsorbent particles having less than 1000 ppm non-solvent, a median size of from about 50 to about 2,000 micrometers, and containing nanopores having an average cross-sectional dimension of from about 10 to about 500 nanometers are provided. The superabsorbent particles exhibit a Vortex Time of about 80 seconds or less.

Nanoporous superabsorbent particles with low non-solvent levels

A method for producing a high-bulk, foam-formed substrate includes producing an aqueous-based foam including at least 1% by weight crimped synthetic fibers and at least 1% by weight binder fibers; forming a wet sheet from the aqueous-based foam; and drying the wet sheet to obtain the foam-formed substrate. A substrate includes an aqueous-based polymer foam including at least 1% by weight crimped synthetic fiber and at least 1% by weight binder fiber, wherein the substrate is free of superabsorbent material. A method for producing a high-bulk, foam-formed substrate includes producing an aqueous-based foam including at least 2% by weight crimped binder fibers; forming a wet sheet from the aqueous-based foam; and drying the wet sheet to obtain the foam-formed substrate, wherein the foam-formed substrate is free of superabsorbent material, and wherein the substrate has a dry density between 0.02 g/cc and 0.1 g/cc.

Foam-formed fibrous sheets with crimped staple fibers

Methods and apparatuses for producing a zoned and/or layered substrate are described. A substrate can include a first layer including a first zone, a second zone, and an interface between zones. The first zone can include a plurality of fibers. The second zone can include a plurality of fibers and can be offset from the first zone in a cross-direction. The interface can include at least some of the plurality of fibers of the first zone and at least some of the plurality of fibers of the second zone to provide a purity gradient with a transition width less than 3.8 cm as defined by the Purity Gradient Test Method as described herein.

Zoned and/or layered substrates and method and apparatus for producing the same

Methods and apparatuses for producing a zoned and/or layered substrate are described. A method can include providing a first supply of fibers, providing a second supply of fibers, and providing a headbox. The headbox can include a machine direction, a cross-direction, and a first cross-directional divider that separates a first zone of the headbox from a second zone of the headbox in a cross-directional manner. The method can further include transferring the first supply of fibers and the second supply of fibers to the headbox. The method can also include transferring the first supply of fibers and the second supply of fibers through the headbox to provide the substrate.

Method and apparatus for producing a zoned substrate

A method for making a high topography nonwoven substrate includes generating a foam including water and synthetic binder fibers; depositing the foam on a planar surface; disposing a template form on the foam opposite the planar surface to create a foam/form assembly; heating the foam/form assembly to dry the foam and bind the synthetic binder fibers; and removing the template from the substrate after heating the foam/form assembly, wherein the substrate includes a planar base layer having an X-Y surface and a backside surface opposite the X-Y surface; and a plurality of projection elements integral with and protruding in a Z-direction from the X-Y surface, wherein the projection elements are distributed in both the X- and Y-directions, and wherein the density of a projection element is the same as the density of the base layer.

Process for making three-dimensional foam-laid nonwovens

A method for producing a foam-formed multilayered substrate that includes producing an aqueous-based foam including at least 3% by weight non-straight synthetic binder fibers, wherein the non-straight synthetic binder fibers have an average length greater than 2 mm; forming together a wet sheet layer from the aqueous-based foam and a cellulosic fiber layer, wherein the cellulosic fiber layer includes at least 60 percent by weight cellulosic fibers; and drying the combined layers to obtain the foam-formed multilayer substrate. A multilayered substrate includes a first layer including at least 60 percent by weight non-straight synthetic binder fibers having an average length greater than 2 mm; and a second layer including at least 60 percent by weight cellulosic fiber, wherein the first layer is in a facing relationship with the second layer, and wherein the multilayered substrate has a wet/dry tensile ratio of at least 60%.

Fibrous sheet with improved properties

Method and apparatus for producing a zoned and/or layered substrate

A tissue paper product is provided having at least one ultra-low density ply having a highly porous, open-celled structure and that comprises cellulosic fibers, a water insoluble binder and a foaming surfactant. The cellulosic fiber comprises greater than 50% by weight of the ply and are bonded to one another by hydrogen bonding. Further, the ply has a density less than about 0.04 g/cc and yet still provides low lint and high strength properties with the use of minimal binder. The ultra-low density ply may comprise or be included in sheets forming a stack of dispensable wipers or may be employed as or part of an absorbent core or liquid distribution layer of a personal care absorbent personal care product such as a diaper or feminine pad.

Paper tissue with high bulk and low lint

A composition configured to create a superhydrophobic surface includes a fluorinated hydrophobic component dispersible in an aqueous dispersion; cellulosic elements of a size ranging from 100 nm to 100 &#x3bc;m; and water. The hydrophobic component is selected from the group consisting of fluorinated polymers, perfluorinated polymers, and mixtures thereof; and the cellulosic elements are micro- and nano-fibrillated cellulose. A disposable absorbent article includes a substrate having a surface, the surface including a composition including a fluorinated hydrophobic component dispersible in an aqueous dispersion; cellulosic elements of a size ranging from 100 nm to 100 &#x3bc;m; and water, wherein the surface exhibits a contact angle greater than 150 degrees.

Low-fluorine compositions with cellulose for generating superhydrophobic surfaces

The present invention provides a treated fiber having reduced hydrogen bonding capabilities, which may be useful in the production of tissue products having improved bulk and softness. The treated fiber comprises a water-insoluble inorganic compound that is generated in situ by reacting at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a silicate, a silyl, a silane, and an alkaline metal and a precipitation agent in the presence of the fiber at or above the critical fiber consistency.

Treated fibers and fibrous structures comprising the same

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