Abstract: New and improved methods and products are disclosed relating to softness of fibrous webs. Increased softness, among other things, is obtained by abrading the surface of the web to create fuzziness from protruding fibers.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 7, 2004
Publication date:
November 18, 2004
Applicant:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Inventors:
James L. Baggot, Ronald Gropp, Kevin Berkebile, Kurt Otto, Bernhardt E. Kressner
Abstract: New and improved methods and products are disclosed relating to softness of fibrous webs. Increased softness, among other things, is obtained by abrading the surface of the web to create fuzziness from protruding fibers.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 18, 2000
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2004
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Inventors:
James L. Baggot, Ronald Gropp, Kevin Berkebile, Kurt Otto, Bernhardt E. Kressner