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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph K. Baker, Cumming, GA (US);
Timothy W. Reader, Suwanee, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 10/02 (2006.01); D04H 1/425 (2012.01); D04H 1/4258 (2012.01); D04H 1/435 (2012.01); D04H 1/485 (2012.01); D04H 1/492 (2012.01); D04H 1/541 (2012.01); D04H 1/732 (2012.01); D04H 5/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 10/02 (2013.01); D04H 1/425 (2013.01); D04H 1/4258 (2013.01); D04H 1/435 (2013.01); D04H 1/485 (2013.01); D04H 1/492 (2013.01); D04H 1/5418 (2020.05); D04H 1/732 (2013.01); D04H 5/00 (2013.01); D10B 2401/063 (2013.01); D10B 2503/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wet laid and hydraulically entangled nonwoven material made from cellulosic fibers and synthetic staple fibers is disclosed. The cellulosic fibers are mixed with the synthetic fibers and formed into a web using a wet lay process. The web is then subjected to multiple hydroentangling processes. In one embodiment, the web is subjected to a first hydroentangling process while being conveyed in a horizontal position. The web is then fed over subsequent hydroentangling drums. Each side of the web is subjected to at least one more hydroentangling process.