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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Paul Douglas Beuther, Neenah, WI (US);
Young Ko, Auburn, WA (US);
Paulin Pawar, Appleton, WI (US);
William James Raynor, Jr., Appleton, WI (US);
Michael John Rekoske, Appleton, WI (US);
Terrance David Ries, Appleton, WI (US);
Paul Douglas Beuther, Neenah, WI (US);
Young Ko, Auburn, WA (US);
Paulin Pawar, Appleton, WI (US);
William James Raynor, Jr., Appleton, WI (US);
Michael John Rekoske, Appleton, WI (US);
Terrance David Ries, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A soft, layered, single-ply wet-pressed tissue can be made with improved softness by providing one or both outer layers of the tissue with polysiloxane-treated pulp fibers. A particularly suitable wet-pressing process includes pressing a wet tissue web between a felt and a transfer belt to dewater the web, followed by transfer of the dewatered web to a texturizing fabric where the wet web is provided with a three-dimensional texture. Thereafter the texturized web is transferred to a Yankee dryer, dried and creped. The combination of the polysiloxane fibers and the texturizing step provides a particularly effective combination of surface feel, low stiffness and high bulk (caliper).