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Soft through air dried tissue

US9702090B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 2016
Grant dateJul 11, 2017
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21H27/40
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process for manufacturing tissue including providing a first pulp mix, delivering a wet-end additive to the first pulp mix at a first point in the process, forming a tissue web comprising the first pulp mix after the first point in the process, monitoring the tissue web for breaks and preventing delivery of the wet-end additive to the first pulp mix at the first point in response to detecting a break in the monitoring step. In an exemplary embodiment, a switching valve is used to control delivery of the wet-end additive to the first pulp mix.

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