Abstract: Provided are tissue webs, and products produced therefrom, that are generally durable, flexible and have improved cross-machine direction (CD) properties, such as CD tensile energy absorption (CD TEA), CD stretch and CD modulus. The inventive tissue products generally comprise multiple tissue plies, such as two or more plies, that have been prepared by through-air drying and more preferably by through-air drying without creping. Moreover, the plies may be produced in a through-air drying process that utilizes a transfer fabric positioned between the forming fabric and the through-air drying fabric where the transfer fabric imparts the nascent web with a high degree of CD strain.

Abstract: A disposable inker cartridge (10), (210), (310) mountable in a holder (110) attachable to a marking head of a semiconductor wafer testing machine, and the like, provides a large reservoir of ink or other marking fluid a predetermined amount of which can be deposited on an article to be marked by actuation of a solenoid coil (128), (228) associated with the holder. The reservoir of ink can be sealed against leakage during shipment, storage, and handling, but can be easily installed on its associated holder when ready for use. Cartridges according to the invention permit much larger reservoirs of ink to be placed on a testing machine, thus reducing downtime for refilling conventional non-disposable arrangements and eliminating routine maintenance and necessary cleanup encountered with refillable devices.