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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2000
Jeffrey Dean Lindsay, Appleton, WI (US);
Mark Alan Burazin, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Fung-jou Chen, Appleton, WI (US);
Michael Alan Hermans, Neenah, WI (US);
Philip Sim Lin, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Kathryn Sirovatka Padon, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Improved deflection members are disclosed for imparting texture to a web through the use of pressing, imprinting, or related technologies, In one embodiment, such deflection members include fabrics having raised elements that contact the web and deflection conduits, wherein the deflection member comprises geometries and/or materials capable of creating asymmetrical domes, either through contact in a compression nip or by imprinting the web onto the Yankee dryer. Deflection members of the present invention can include those with elastomeric components in the raised elements, those comprising asymmetrical geometries in the raised elements, those comprising two or more subsets of raised elements having different material properties or geometries, and other fabrics with novel construction and materials.