Silicon Containing Patents (Class 162/164.4)
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Patent number: 6916402Abstract: Articles containing cellulose materials and treated with a chemical additive are disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, at least a portion of the cellulose containing the article is modified to include a first moiety. A chemical additive, such as softener or a humectant, is then chosen that includes a second moiety. When the chemical additive is applied to the article, the second moiety on the chemical additive forms a chemical linkage with the first moiety on the cellulose material. In this manner, the chemical additive becomes bonded to the cellulose material alleviating problems associated with retention. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to the formation of tissue products, such as facial tissue, bath tissue and paper towels.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2002Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Thomas G. Shannon, Gil Bernard Didier Garnier, Alberto Ricardo Negri, Mike T. Goulet
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Patent number: 6896769Abstract: Modified condensation polymers containing azetidinium groups, such as polyamide epichlorohydrin (PAE) resins, can be combined with amphiphilic hydrocarbons containing polyethers into a single molecule to provide several potential benefits, depending upon the specific combination employed, including: (a) wet strength aids that impart softness; (b) softeners that do not reduce wet strength: (c) wet strength with improved wet/dry strength ratio; (d) surface feel modifiers with reduced linting and sloughing; (e) wet strength aids with controlled absorbency; (f) wet strength aids with controlled decay rate after wetting; and (g) Yankee dryer additives that provide surface protection and adhesion with controlled release properties.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2001Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Gerard Shannon, Mike Thomas Goulet, Daniel Arthur Clarahan, Wen Zyo Schroeder
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Patent number: 6893537Abstract: A tissue product that has a relatively low level of lint and slough is provided. For example, the tissue product contains a flexible binder copolymer that is at least formed from an ethylenically unsaturated monomeric constituent and an unsaturated polysiloxane monomeric constituent. In one particular embodiment, the unsaturated polysiloxane monomeric constituent includes at least one unsaturated polysiloxane monomer having the following formula: wherein, R1 is an ethylenically unsaturated group that has free radical polymerizability; R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are the same or different and can be selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an aryl group, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl or aryl group, an ethoxy group, and a propoxy group; m is an integer from 4 to 15,000; and n is an integer from 0 to 15,000.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2001Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Thomas G. Shannon, David A. Moline, Jim D. Lorenz, Lisa A. Flugge
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Patent number: 6749721Abstract: Synthetic co-polymers having moieties capable of forming hydrogen bonds, ionic bonds, or covalent bonds with cellulose fibers and paper modifying moieties capable of modifying a paper sheet are disclosed. These synthetic co-polymers are derived from the reaction of an aldehyde functional polymer and an aldehyde reactive paper modifying agent containing a non-hydroxyl aldehyde reactive functional group.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2000Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Gerard Shannon, Mike Thomas Goulet, Dana Stephanie Kass
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Patent number: 6706147Abstract: The invention relates to a coated fiber mat of improved tear strength upon dividing pieces of the coated mat and the coating which comprises a cured, non-woven, fiber glass mat containing a polysiloxane wherein the fibers are fixedly distributed in a formaldehyde type binder containing a binder modifier which is a crosslinked styrene/acrylic polymer, and to a process for the preparation of the mat.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2002Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Building Materials Investment CorporationInventors: Qinyun Peng, Krishna Srinivasan
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Patent number: 6706410Abstract: Disclosed is a soft tissue paper product having two outer surfaces, the soft tissue paper product comprising one or more plies of a tissue paper having a total wet tensile strength of at least about 200 g/in; and a chemical softening composition deposited on at least one outer surface of said tissue, said chemical softening composition comprising a polysilicoxane-polyalkyleneoxide copolymer comprising greater than about 30% by weight of polyethyleneoxide macromonomer; wherein the copolymer has a surface tension of less than about 40 mN/m, has a Ross Miles foam height of less than about 60 mm, and has an HLB of greater than about 4.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2002Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Steven Anthony Horenziak, Ward William Ostendorf, Brian David Douglas
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Patent number: 6666952Abstract: This invention relates to paper sizing compositions comprised of at least one sizing agent selected from ASA, AKD and rosin where the at least one sizing agent is emulsified in water, at least one emulsion stabilizer, and from about 0.01% to about 15% by weight of at least one hydrophobic substance, based on the total weight of sizing agent present, provided that the hydrophobic substance is not highly alkoxylated. The sizing promotion efficiency of the paper sizing compositions, as determined by at least one method selected from the Cytec size testing method, the Hercules size testing method, and the Cobb size testing method, is greater than or equal to about 4. Exemplary hydrophobic substances include fatty acid esters, triglycerides, hydrocarbons, esters and/or amides derived from ASA, silicone oils, alcohols, and stearic anhydride. The invention also relates to methods for sizing paper products with these paper sizing compositions and paper or paperboard treated with these sizing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2003Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Bayer Chemicals CorporationInventors: Kimberly C. Dilts, Robert J. Proverb, David L. Dauplaise
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Patent number: 6656975Abstract: A silicone composition having a continuous phase of a polar organic liquid including particles of a silicone active material encapsulated within an organic encapsulating material which is a solid at 25° C. The silicone active material is sparingly soluble in the polar organic liquid at 25° C., but is substantially dissolved in the polar organic liquid at temperatures of from 40 to 100° C. The three phase contact angle between the organic encapsulating material, the silicone antifoam, and the polar organic liquid is below 130° C., with the angle measured through the silicone.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2002Date of Patent: December 2, 2003Assignee: Dow Corning CorporationInventors: Steven Patrick Christiano, Kenneth Christopher Fey
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Patent number: 6605183Abstract: Antifoam formulations contain a siloxane antifoam and a polyether/polysiloxane copolymer of the general formula (R2R*SiO)2(RR′SiO)x(R2SiO)y(RR″SiO)2 (I) wherein R* is either R, R′, or R″, and wherein R′ is R1O—(CH2CH2O)a[CH2CH(CH3)O]b[CH2CH(CH2CH3)O]c—R2— (R′) and wherein R″ is —R2—O—(CH2CH2O)d[CH2CH(CH3)O]e[CH2CH(CH2CH3)O]f—R2— (R″) wherein R, R1, R2, a, b, c, d, e, f, x, y, and z are defined herein.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2000Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Assignee: Wacker-Chemie GmbHInventors: Holger Rautschek, Willibald Burger, Josef Wimmer, Erika Zscheile, Christine Wolf
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Publication number: 20030127208Abstract: A tissue product having improved hand feel and good wettability is produced by printing onto one or both sides of the tissue an aqueous emulsion containing a hydrophilically-modified amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane. The hydrophilically-modified amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane structure has one or more pendant groups containing ethylene oxide moieties.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2001Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventor: Kou-Chang Liu
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Patent number: 6582558Abstract: A tissue product having improved hand feel and good wettability is produced by printing onto one or both sides of the tissue an aqueous emulsion containing a hydrophilically-modified amino-functional polysiloxane.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2001Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventor: Kou-Chang Liu
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Patent number: 6576087Abstract: A tissue product having improved hand feel and good wettability is produced by printing onto one or both sides of the tissue an aqueous emulsion containing a hydrophilically-modified amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane. The hydrophilically-modified amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane structure has one or more pendant groups containing ethylene oxide moieties.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2001Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventor: Kou-Chang Liu
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Patent number: 6573203Abstract: The present invention may provide a towel desirably including first and second layers having cellulosic fibers and a repellant agent. The first and second layers may substantially sandwich a third layer having cellulosic fibers with higher absorbency than the first and second layers. All three layers may form a single ply.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1998Date of Patent: June 3, 2003Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Wesley James McConnell, Jay Chiehlung Hsu, Joseph Mitchell
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Patent number: 6565709Abstract: A method of producing dimensionally stable paper and/or paperboard products by treating a hygroreactive cellulosic fiber matrix with a hydrophobic sizing agent solution; and drying the treated fibers using heat and/or pressure so that the hydrophobic sizing agent penetrates the fiber matrix making it hydrophobic.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2001Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Inventors: Yan C. Huang, Murray Bruce Lyne, Clifford Kent Hatcher, Gurudatta D. Nadkarni
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Publication number: 20030077314Abstract: A tissue product that has a relatively low level of lint and slough is provided. For example, the tissue product contains a flexible binder copolymer that is at least formed from an ethylenically unsaturated monomeric constituent and an unsaturated polysiloxane monomeric constituent.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2001Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Thomas G. Shannon, David A. Moline, Jim D. Lorenz, Lisa A. Flugge
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Patent number: 6528121Abstract: An aqueous treatment agent for wiping paper is capable of rendering tissue paper, toilet paper, and other types of wiping paper dry to the touch, highly smooth, nonsticky, and extremely soft while suppressing the slippery or wet feel thereof. The aqueous treatment agent comprises a water dispersion of a silicone rubber powder with an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 500 micrometers, a silicone oil, a surfactant, and water.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2001Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.Inventors: Isao Ona, Masaru Ozaki, Kazuo Kobayashi, Yoshitsugu Morita
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Patent number: 6514383Abstract: A tissue product having improved hand feel and good wettability is produced by printing onto one or both sides of the tissue an aqueous emulsion containing a derivitized amino-functional polysiloxane. The derivitized amino-functional polysiloxane structure has one or more pendant groups containing an amine derivative.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2001Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Kou-Chang Liu, Geoffrey Fenn Carlow, Timothy Dale Ferguson, Amber Marie Fortune, Daniel John VanderHeiden, Heath David Van Wychen, Roger Edward Wendler, Jr.
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Patent number: 6511580Abstract: A tissue product having improved hand feel and good wettability is produced by printing onto one or both sides of the tissue an aqueous emulsion containing a derivitized amino-functional polysiloxane. The derivitized amino-functional polysiloxane structure has one or more pendant groups containing an amine derivative.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2001Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventor: Kou-Chang Liu
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Publication number: 20020195217Abstract: A method for retarding the deterioration rate of acidic paper is disclosed. The method includes placing an acidic paper article in a polymer film enclosure having a reservoir of deacidifying agent. The deacidifying agent migrates over time to the paper article in an amount sufficient to retard the deterioration rate of the paper. The method can further include placing in the polymer film enclosure a carrier material having a second reservoir of deacidifying agent. An article for retarding the deterioration rate of acidic paper is also disclosed. The article includes a polymer film enclosure having a reservoir of deacidifying agent. The polymer film enclosure is capable of enclosing an acidic paper article. The deacidifying agent is capable of migrating over time to the acidic paper article enclosed therein in an amount sufficient to retard the deterioration rate of the paper. The article can further include a carrier material having a reservoir of deacidifying agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2001Publication date: December 26, 2002Inventor: Ronald E. Johnson
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Patent number: 6472487Abstract: Synthetic polymers having moieties capable of covalent or hydrogen bonding to cellulose and one or more amphiphilic moieties are disclosed. These polymers are capable of providing two distinct properties to paper products, such as tissues, which properties heretofore have been imparted through the use of at least two different molecules. The backbone of these synthetic polymers is based on modified vinyl polymers, such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamides and polyacrylic acids.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2001Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Wen Zyo Schroeder, Daniel Arthur Clarahan, Mike Thomas Goulet, Thomas Gerard Shannon
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Patent number: 6465602Abstract: Condensation polymers, such as polyamide epichlorohydrin (PAE) resins, can be combined with polysiloxanes in a single molecule to provide several potential benefits, depending upon the specific combination employed, including: (a) wet strength resins that soften; (b) softeners that do not reduce dry or wet tensile strength; (c) wet strength with improved wet/dry tensile ratio; (d) softeners/debonders with reduced linting and sloughing; (e) wet strength aids with controlled absorbency rate; and (f) Yankee dryer additives that provide surface protection and adhesion with controlled release properties.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2001Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Wen Zyo Schroeder, Daniel Arthur Clarahan, Mike Thomas Goulet, Thomas Gerard Shannon
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Publication number: 20020134521Abstract: Synthetic co-polymers having moieties capable of forming hydrogen bonds, ionic bonds, or covalent bonds with cellulose fibers and paper modifying moieties capable of modifying a paper sheet are disclosed. These synthetic co-polymers are derived from the reaction of an aldehyde functional polymer and an aldehyde reactive paper modifying agent containing a non-hydroxyl aldehyde reactive functional group.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2000Publication date: September 26, 2002Inventors: Thomas Gerard Shannon, Mike Thomas Goulet, Dana Stephanie Kass
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Publication number: 20020112835Abstract: A tissue product having improved hand feel and good wettability is produced by printing onto one or both sides of the tissue an aqueous emuslion containing a hydrophilically-modified amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane. The hydrophilically-modified amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane structure has one or more pendant groups containing a terminal amine functionality and at least one pendant group containing an ethylene oxide moiety.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventors: Kou-Chang Liu, Amber Marie Fortune, Geoffrey Fenn Carlow, Timothy Dale Ferguson, Roger Edward Wendler, Heath David Van Wychen, Daniel John VanderHeiden
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Patent number: 6432270Abstract: A tissue product having improved hand feel and good wettability is produced by printing onto one or both sides of the tissue an aqueous emusilion containing a hydrophilically-modified amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane. The hydrophilically-modified amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane structure has one or more pendant groups containing a terminal amine functionality and at least one pendant group containing an ethylene oxide moiety.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2001Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Kou-chang Liu, Amber Marie Fortune, Geoffrey Fenn Carlow, Timothy Dale Ferguson, Roger Edward Wendler, Jr., Heath David Van Wychen, Daniel John VanderHeiden
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Publication number: 20020096284Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for the manufacture of a coated material having an appropriate strength, a good light transmitting property and a good water repelling property by applying to fiber material ready at hand such as Japanese paper, western paper, cloth, etc. in view of a property of a fiber material such as softness and also to provide a coating solution used for the coated material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2001Publication date: July 25, 2002Applicant: KAZARI-ICHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoko Iwamiya, Osamu Yagi
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Patent number: 6420013Abstract: Disclosed is a soft, textured, multi-ply tissue paper product. The tissue paper product has at least one ply of multi-region construction with a first region that is raised above a second region. The ply of multi-region construction is orientated so that its raised region is directed toward the exterior of the tissue paper product. A chemical softening composition is surface applied to at least a portion of the raised region of the ply comprising the multi-ply tissue paper product. The chemical softener preferably includes an effective amount of a softening active ingredient; a vehicle in which the softening active ingredient is dispersed; and an electrolyte dissolved in the vehicle. The electrolyte causes the viscosity of the composition to be less than the viscosity of a dispersion of the softening active ingredient in the vehicle alone.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1999Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Monica Ho-Kleinwaechter
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Patent number: 6398860Abstract: A sizing agent composition for printing paper comprising (A) a water-soluble diorganopolysiloxane described by formula where each R is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, methyl group, and ethyl group, each R1 is an independently selected monovalent hydrocarbon group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms, Q is an organic group comprising an amino group or quaternary ammonium salt, m is an integer equal to or greater than 2, n is 0 or an integer equal to or greater than 1, and (m+n) is in the range of 2 to 100; (B) a sizing agent; and (C) water.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2000Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.Inventors: Isao Ona, Hiroki Ishikawa, Tadashi Takimoto, Tsutomu Naganawa
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Patent number: 6398911Abstract: Modified polysaccharides (such as starches, gums, chitosans, celluloses, alginates, sugars, etc.), which are commonly used in the paper industry as strengthening agents, surface sizes, coating binders, emulsifiers and adhesives, can be combined into a single molecule with modified aliphatic hydrocarbons, which are commonly utilized, in conjunction with cationic moieties, as softeners, debonders, lubricants and sizing agents. The resulting molecule is a modified polysaccharide having an aliphatic moiety which can provide several potential benefits, depending on the specific combination employed, including: (a) strength aids that do not impart stiffness; (b) softeners that do not reduce strength; (c) wet strength with improved wet/dry strength ratio; (d) debonders with reduced linting and sloughing; (e) strength aids with controlled absorbency; and (f) surface sizing agents with improved tactile properties.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2000Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Wen Zyo Schroeder, Daniel Arthur Clarahan, Mike Thomas Goulet, Thomas Gerard Shannon
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Publication number: 20020053412Abstract: Condensation polymers, such as polyamide epichlorohydrin (PAE) resins, can be combined with polysiloxanes in a single molecule to provide several potential benefits, depending upon the specific combination employed, including: (a) wet strength resins that soften; (b) softeners that do not reduce dry or wet tensile strength; (c) wet strength with improved wet/dry tensile ratio; (d) softeners/debonders with reduced linting and sloughing; (e) wet strength aids with controlled absorbency rate; and (f) Yankee dryer additives that provide surface protection and adhesion with controlled release properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2001Publication date: May 9, 2002Inventors: Wen Zyo Schroeder, Daniel Arthur Clarahan, Mike Thomas Goulet, Thomas Gerard Shannon
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Publication number: 20020045722Abstract: Synthetic polymers having hydrogen bonding capability and one or more polysiloxane moieties are capable of providing two distinct properties to paper products, such as tissues, which properties heretofore have been imparted through the use of at least two different molecules. The backbone of these synthetic polymers is based on modified vinyl polymers, such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamides and polyacrylic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2001Publication date: April 18, 2002Inventors: Wen Zyo Schroeder, Daniel Arthur Clarahan, Mike Thomas Goulet, Thomas Gerard Shannon
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Patent number: 6352613Abstract: wherein R1 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl; R2 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl; R3 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl; Z is halogen selected from F, Cl, Br and I; x is from about 5 to about 45 mole %; and y is from about 55 to about 95 mole % are useful as wet strength resins and creping adhesives. Methods of producing such resins, and the use of such resins in wet strength and creping applications, as well as compositions suitable for such applications, and combinations of cellulosic product and such resins are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2000Date of Patent: March 5, 2002Assignee: Hercules IncorporatedInventor: William W. Maslanka
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Patent number: 6315865Abstract: Silyl-linked polyamidoamines, and aqueous compositions including these resins, which have utility in wet strength, dry strength, creping, and glass fiber forming size applications. The resins also are useful as strength additives for paper that contains silicate mineral fillers and/or glass fibers.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1999Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Hercules IncorporatedInventors: Anthony John Allen, Arjun C. Sau
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Patent number: 6290815Abstract: The invention relates to a paper sheet containing grit particles giving it, in use, a high abrasion resistance. It is characterized in that it contains grit particles coated in a non-abrasive material, in particular in a polymer. According to the invention, the particles are chosen from alumina, silica, boron nitride, silicon carbide, titanium carbide, tungsten carbide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, glass and ceramic particles, or mixtures thereof. The invention also relates to the laminates containing it, as well as to the processes for manufacturing the sheets and the laminates.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1997Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Arjo Wiggins S.A.Inventors: Henri Magnin, Claude Perrin, Pierre Caulet
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Patent number: 6287418Abstract: Synthetic polymers having moieties capable of covalent or hydrogen bonding to cellulose and one or more amphiphilic moieties are disclosed. These polymers are capable of providing two distinct properties to paper products, such as tissues, which properties heretofore have been imparted through the use of at least two different molecules. The backbone of these synthetic polymers is based on modified vinyl polymers, such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamides and polyacrylic acids.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1999Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Wen Zyo Schroeder, Daniel Arthur Clarahan, Mike Thomas Goulet, Thomas Gerard Shannon
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Patent number: 6267842Abstract: A water-based treatment agent for tissue paper suppresses any feeling of slipperiness or wetness in ordinary tissue paper and toilet paper so the paper has a dry touch, ample smoothness, and a clean, smooth, tactile impression. It also provides the paper with a superior softness. The water-based treatment agent consists of a silicone oil emulsion in which crosslinked silicone particles with a mean particle size of 0.01-100 &mgr;m are contained in silicone oil droplets with a mean particle size of 0.05-500 &mgr;m, which are dispersed in water. The particle size of the crosslinked silicone particles is smaller than the particle size of the silicone oil droplets.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2000Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.Inventors: Isao Ona, Hiroki Ishikawa, Tsutomu Naganawa, Kazuo Kobayashi, Yoshitsugu Morita
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Patent number: 6235155Abstract: Condensation polymers, such as polyamide epichlorohydrin (PAE) resins, can be combined with polysiloxanes in a single molecule to provide several potential benefits, depending upon the specific combination employed, including: (a) wet strength resins that soften; (b) softeners that do not reduce dry or wet tensile strength; (c) wet strength with improved wet/dry tensile ratio; (d) softeners/debonders with reduced linting and sloughing; (e) wet strength aids with controlled absorbency rate; and (f) Yankee dryer additives that provide surface protection and adhesion with controlled release properties.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2000Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Wen Zyo Schroeder, Daniel Arthur Clarahan, Mike Thomas Goulet, Thomas Gerard Shannon
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Patent number: 6228223Abstract: The present invention generally relates to an aqueous softening and antistatic agent composition comprising a quaternary ammounium compound and a biodegradable nonionic surfactant, which composition comprises a quaternary ammounium compound having the formula wherein R1 is a C6-C22 hydrocarbyl group; and X is halogen or SO42−, in a concentration of at least about 15% by weight. The surfactant is a linear alkoxylated fatty acid or a linear alkoxylated unsaturated alcohol. Furthermore a method for providing cellulosic materials with a reduced tendency to retain an electrostatic charge as well as providing said material with improved softness, wherein the cellulosic material is treated with said composition, and fluff obtainable from fluff pulp treated with the composition.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1998Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Assignee: Akzo Nobel NVInventors: Ingemar Thebrin, Lisbeth Ankarbratt
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Patent number: 6224714Abstract: Synthetic polymers having hydrogen bonding capability and one or more polysiloxane moieties are capable of providing two distinct properties to paper products, such as tissues, which properties heretofore have been imparted through the use of at least two different molecules. The backbone of these synthetic polymers is based on modified vinyl polymers, such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamides and polyacrylic acids.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1999Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Wen Zyo Schroeder, Daniel Arthur Clarahan, Mike Thomas Goulet, Thomas Gerard Shannon
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Patent number: 6179962Abstract: Process for making paper having improved strength characteristics by adding to the pulp water-soluble and/or water-dispersible cationic polymer and oxidized galactose type of alcohol configuration containing polymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 1997Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: Hercules IncorporatedInventors: Richard Lee Brady, Raymond Thomas Leibfried, Sr., Tuyen Thanh Nguyen
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Patent number: 6179961Abstract: Strong, soft, and low dusting tissue paper webs useful in the manufacture of soft, absorbent sanitary products such as bath tissue, facial tissue, and absorbent towels are disclosed. At least one surface of the tissue papers has uniform discrete surface deposits of a substantively affixed chemical softening mixture comprising a mixture of a quartenary ammonium compound, an emollient, and a sorbitan ester.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1997Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Kenneth Douglas Vinson