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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2001
Robert J. Seymour, Appleton, WI (US);
John R. Hanson, Appleton, WI (US);
E. Kent Isom, Appleton, WI (US);
James L. Baggot, Menasha, WI (US);
Steven J. Wojcik, Little Chute, WI (US);
Kenneth A. Pigsley, Greenville, WI (US);
Robert L. Clarke, Appleton, WI (US);
Randall J. LeValley, Neenah, WI (US);
Charles H. Goerg, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A method for directly forming and finishing a web product is provided. The method includes forming a web on a forming apparatus, continuously transferring the formed web to a conveyor, performing a converting step on the web as the web is continuously supported and advanced on the conveyor, and finishing the web into a product substantially ready for packaging. A system for performing the method is also provided.