Patents by Inventor Christian Bourret

Christian Bourret has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cloth-like textured nonwoven fabric comprising papermaking fibers, calendering roller and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9303362
    Abstract: A calendering roller used to manufacture textured nonwoven fabric including papermaking fibers is disclosed. The calendering roller includes a positive pattern that includes a basic element having a ring shape and a repetition of said basic element along multiple rows and columns substantially overall a peripheral surface of the calendaring roller. The ring defines an apex relatively to a center portion of the ring defining a cavity and a grinded surrounding zone. The ring includes at least one radial channel putting in communication the cavity and the grinded surrounding zone so as to define a discontinuous calendering surface. The repetition is regular except for multiple substantially longitudinally and transversally oriented regions. The regions are of limited size with respect to a calendering roller size and randomly distributed so as to define multiple random longitudinal and transverse lines in the textured nonwoven fabric including papermaking fibers, generating a cloth-like visual texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SCA TISSUE FRANCE
    Inventors: Emilie Pleyber, Jean-Louis Jehl, Pierre Laurent, Christian Bourret, Xavier Caresmel, Benoit Hoeft
  • CLOTH-LIKE TEXTURED NONWOVEN FABRIC COMPRISING PAPERMAKING FIBERS, CALENDERING ROLLER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150140240
    Abstract: A calendering roller used to manufacture textured nonwoven fabric including papermaking fibers is disclosed. The calendering roller includes a positive pattern that includes a basic element having a ring shape and a repetition of said basic element along multiple rows and columns substantially overall a peripheral surface of the calendaring roller. The ring defines an apex relatively to a center portion of the ring defining a cavity and a grinded surrounding zone. The ring includes at least one radial channel putting in communication the cavity and the grinded surrounding zone so as to define a discontinuous calendering surface. The repetition is regular except for multiple substantially longitudinally and transversally oriented regions. The regions are of limited size with respect to a calendering roller size and randomly distributed so as to define multiple random longitudinal and transverse lines in the textured nonwoven fabric including papermaking fibers, generating a cloth-like visual texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Emilie Pleyber, Jean-Louis Jehl, Pierre Laurent, Christian Bourret, Xavier Caresmel, Benoît Hoeft