Dispersible nonwoven wipe material

US9005738B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC. · US

Inventors

• John P. Baker · Gastonia, US
• Maria Curran · Belmont, US
• Jeffrey Scott Hurley · Bartlett, US
• Ronald T. Moose · Lakeland, US
• Jacek K. Dutkiewicz · Cordova, US
• Manuel V. Murcia · Neuenkirchen, DE
• Thomas Heβ · Frankfurt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 8, 2011
• Grant date: Apr 14, 2015
• Expiry date: Dec 8, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/31993
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The current invention involves a dispersible, nonwoven multistrata wipe material that is stable in a wetting liquid and flushable in use. More particularly, the current invention involves multilayered structures including, but not limited to, two, three, or four layers to form the dispersible nonwoven wipe material. The layers contain combinations of cellulosic and noncellulosic fibers, and optionally a binder or additive.