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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2003
Marcus David Weiher, Sherwood, WI (US);
Shelley Rae Rasmussen, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Andrew Michael Lake, Kimberly, WI (US);
Michael John Bott, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Marcus David Weiher, Sherwood, WI (US);
Shelley Rae Rasmussen, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Andrew Michael Lake, Kimberly, WI (US);
Michael John Bott, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and process () for forming an embossed web or other article can include moving a target, composite web () along an appointed machine-direction () at a selected web speed, and operatively contacting the target web () with a rotary embossing device () to thereby form a non-linear embossment region () in at least a selected embossment portion of the target web (). For example, the web speed can be at least a minimum of about 1.9 m/sec. In a particular aspect, the embossing device () can include an outer peripheral surface () having a lateral cross-direction () and a circumferential-direction (), and can include a non-linear embossing member () located on the outer surface (). In another aspect, the embossing member () can be configured to include a selected traversing occurrence along the circumferential-direction () of the embossing device (). In a further aspect, the embossing member () can be configured to include a selected lateral traversing distance ().