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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2002
Fung-jou Chen, Appleton, WI (US);
Jeffrey D. Lindsay, Appleton, WI (US);
Julie Bednarz, Neenah, WI (US);
Peiguang Zhou, Appleton, WI (US);
Fung-Jou Chen, Appleton, WI (US);
Jeffrey D. Lindsay, Appleton, WI (US);
Julie Bednarz, Neenah, WI (US);
Peiguang Zhou, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses a disposable meltblown scrubbing product for use in household cleaning or personal care applications and an abrasive aggregate fiber which may be utilized in the scrubbing product. The meltblown web is formed primarily of polymeric fibers in a disordered or random distribution as is typical of fibers deposited in meltblown processes so as to form an open, porous structure. The aggregate fibers of the present invention generally are formed of two or more separate abrasive polymer fibers or strands which are adhered together along at least about 5 mm of the fiber length. The abrasive fibers of the meltblown web are generally greater than about 15 microns in diameter.