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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Barth Venturino, Appleton, WI (US);
Derek Paul Murphy, Menasha, WI (US);
Susan Joan Daniels, Neenah, WI (US);
Joseph Michael Kugler, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ; B27N 3/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ; B27N 3/14 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus ( ) for forming a fibrous web ( ) includes a movable, foraminous forming surface ( ) and a substantially stationary, vacuum-commutator duct system ( ) which is located substantially subjacent the forming surface ( ). The vacuum-commutator duct system ( ) has an entrance opening ( ) that changes in configuration along a longitudinal dimension ( ) of the entrance opening ( ).