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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:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wen Schroeder, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06M 1/177 ; C11D 3/37 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06M 1/177 ; C11D 3/37 ;
Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to a softening composition that can be applied to a fibrous web, such as a tissue. In one embodiment, the softening composition contains up to about 40% by weight of a silicone polymer, up to about 20% by weight of a silicone polyether, up to about 20% by weight of a softness-enhancing agent; and up to about 40% by weight of a solvent. Other components, such as odor control agents, foaming aids, etc., can also be incorporated into the softening composition.