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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
May. 21, 2018
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Kevin Joseph Vogt, Neenah, WI (US);
Mark Alan Burazin, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Jeffrey Dean Holz, Sherwood, WI (US);
Mark William Sachs, Appleton, WI (US);
Priya Pari Bhagat, Mobile, AL (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides tissue webs and products having improved z-directional properties. The improved z-directional properties may be achieved by providing the structure with a unique three-dimensional surface topography, which increases the structure's Exponential Compression Modulus (K) and Caliper Under Load (C0). By improving both K and C0, the present inventors have also been able to provide tissue structures with relatively high Compression Energy (E), which enables the structures to be calendered at high loads without significant loss of sheet bulk or degradation of strength.