Thick and smooth multi-ply tissue

US6602387B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Scott Thomas Loughran · Bad Soden, DE
• Hasnaa Agouzoul · Eschborn, DE
• Claudia Christiane Bollinger-Krause · Heusenstamm, DE
• Marianne Malmbak · Idstein, DE
• Anja Werth · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 13, 2002
• Grant date: Aug 5, 2003
• Expiry date: May 13, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/24463
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a paper tissue, and in particular to facial tissue, and disposable handkerchiefs. Claimed and described is a paper tissue comprising at least two plies, characterized in that the paper tissue has a physiological surface smoothness parameter of less than 700 microns, preferably from 650 microns to 50 microns, more preferably from 650 microns to 300 microns and in combination has a caliper per ply of more than 0.09 mm, preferably from 0.09 mm to 0.5 mm, more preferably from 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm. In one preferred embodiment a three-ply tissue with embossed middle ply is provided. Further is a related process claimed and described.