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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Thomas Gerard Shannon, Neenah, WI (US);
Dale Alan Burghardt, Buttes des Morts, WI (US);
Lisa Ann Flugge, Appleton, WI (US);
David Andrew Moline, Appleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Gerard Shannon, Neenah, WI (US);
Dale Alan Burghardt, Buttes des Morts, WI (US);
Lisa Ann Flugge, Appleton, WI (US);
David Andrew Moline, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21H 17/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is polysiloxane pretreated pulp fibers comprising pulp fibers, and a polysiloxane. The polysiloxane pretreated pulp fibers have a polysiloxane content of about 0.4 percent or greater by weight of dry pulp fibers, a silicone retention factor of about 0.6 or greater, and an initial water drop absorption value of about 180 seconds or less.