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Wet crepe, impingement-air dry process for making absorbent sheet

US6432267B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 2000
Grant dateAug 13, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21G3/005
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wet crepe, impingement-air dried process for producing absorbent paper sheet is disclosed. In preferred embodiments, the process utilizes recycle furnish and the web is delaminated as it is wet-creped from a Yankee dryer. Particular embodiments include high consistency (after-crepe) wet-shaping prior to impingement air drying on a drilled vacuum roll.

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