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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy Maurice McFarland, Neenah, WI (US);
Michael Francis Drymalski, Menasha, WI (US);
James Martin Kaun, Neenah, WI (US);
Marvin Edsel Swails, Appleton, WI (US);
Eric Francis Sweeney, Waupaca, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
162127 ; 162123 ; 162183 ; 1621641 ; 1621643 ; 162158 ; 428153 ;
Abstract
Facial tissue is rendered resistant to water penetration while retaining softness by treating the fibers with a sizing agent prior to forming the sheet, or topically after the sheet is formed. The resulting tissue prevents the user's hands from becoming wetted during nose care.