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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Alan Hermans, Neenah, WI (US);
Gretchen Sarah Koch, Hortonville, WI (US);
Maruizio Tirimacco, Appleton, WI (US);
Erin Ann McCormick, Neenah, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21H 27/00 (2006.01); D21H 11/04 (2006.01); D21H 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21H 27/007 (2013.01); D21H 11/04 (2013.01); D21H 21/20 (2013.01); D21H 27/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure offers an improvement in papermaking methods and products, by providing a tissue sheet and a method to obtain a tissue sheet, with improved absorbency at a given basis weight. Thus, by way of example, the present disclosure provides a single ply tissue sheet having a basis weight greater than about 50 gsm and a specific vertical absorbent capacity greater than about 6.0 g/g.