Patent · US Expired

Method of making a tissue basesheet

US7320743B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateAug 25, 2003
Grant dateJan 22, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/50
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of imparting bulk and/or visual aesthetics to a tissue basesheet involves pressing the basesheet with a felt having a raised pattern on it so that the pattern becomes inherent in the sheet. A pattern is stitched into a carrier layer which is joined to a substrate to form the felt. As the basesheet is pressed into the felt, the raised pattern displaces fibers in the sheet, effectively inducing the pattern in the basesheet. The novel felt with a raised patterned layer is also disclosed.

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