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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Michael Alan Hermans, Neenah, WI (US);
David Vincent Spitzley, Appleton, WI (US);
Daniel Scott Westbrook, Sherwood, WI (US);
Michael Alan Hermans, Neenah, WI (US);
David Vincent Spitzley, Appleton, WI (US);
Daniel Scott Westbrook, Sherwood, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A method of making an environmentally-friendly tissue sheet for conversion into a single-ply roll product, such as bath tissue or paper towels, is disclosed. The method utilizes numerous process aspects that are determined to minimize energy consumption, which is about 100 grams COequivalent emissions or less per 38 square feet of tissue, while at the same time producing a tissue roll product having desirable roll bulk, firmness and absorbency.