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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventor:
John Gavin MacDonald, Decatur, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21H 27/00 (2006.01); D21H 17/04 (2006.01); D21H 21/00 (2006.01); D21H 17/06 (2006.01); D21H 21/20 (2006.01); D21H 19/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21H 27/007 (2013.01); D21H 17/04 (2013.01); D21H 17/06 (2013.01); D21H 19/16 (2013.01); D21H 21/00 (2013.01); D21H 27/002 (2013.01); B32B 2555/02 (2013.01); D21H 21/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed towards a paper product which can remain intact prior to and during usage and can self-disintegrate over time. Such a paper product can occupy less space in a user's waste bin following usage when compared with a similar paper product that does not self-disintegrate. Such a paper product can be treated with a topical binder that includes a sublimable material. The sublimable material can sublime away from the paper product over time thereby reducing the ability of the fibers of the paper product to remain bonded together.