Peter J Allen

US Patent:

6361654, Mar 26, 2002

Filed:

Apr 26, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/560254

Inventors:

Strong C. Chuang - Appleton WI
Peter J. Allen - Neenah WI

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

D21F 1100

US Classification:

162204, 162202, 162203, 162218, 162112, 162111, 162307, 162306, 162305, 162275, 162280

Abstract:

A system and method for transferring a nonwoven web in a wet papermaking process to a fabric is disclosed. The system includes a vacuum shoe that operates in conjunction with a transfer shoe. The vacuum shoe is contacted against a carrier fabric which is designed to receive the nonwoven web. The transfer shoe, on the other hand, is configured to contact a transfer fabric from which the web is transferred. The transfer shoe includes an air nozzle which contacts the nonwoven web with a pressurized gas as the web is drawn towards the vacuum shoe. The system of the present invention is particularly well suited to processing lower basis weight webs and can be used in rush transfer processes.

US Patent:

6547925, Apr 15, 2003

Filed:

Jul 21, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/897337

Inventors:

Sherri Lynn Drew - Sherwood WI
Peter John Allen - Neenah WI
Stephen John McCullough - Fond du Lac WI

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

B31F 112

US Classification:

162111, 162179, 1621641, 162158, 264283

Abstract:

An especially soft creped tissue can be produced by the indirect addition of chemical softening agents to the tissue web by applying the chemical softening agents to the surface of the Yankee dryer, such as by spraying. More specifically, the softening agents can be included as part of the creping adhesive formulation, which is sprayed onto the surface of the Yankee dryer between the creping blade and the pressure roll. The softening agents are subsequently transferred to the tissue sheet surface as the sheet is pressed against the Yankee dryer.

US Patent:

6547926, Apr 15, 2003

Filed:

Dec 10, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/013337

Inventors:

Robert A. Drew - Dunwoody GA
Frank G. Druecke - Oshkosh WI
Patricia Riedl - London, GB
Peter J. Allen - Neenah WI

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

B31F 112

US Classification:

162113, 162111, 162117, 162205

Abstract:

A process for increasing the tactile properties of a base web without adversely effecting the strength of the web is disclosed. In one embodiment, the process includes the steps of placing a creped base web between a first moving conveyor and a second moving conveyor. The conveyors are then wrapped around a shear-inducing roll which creates shear forces and compressive forces that act upon the base web. The shear forces disrupt the web, increasing the softness and decreasing the stiffness of the web. The compressive forces are localized at the areas where the fabric knuckles contact the base web, imparting a unique fabric-imprinted pattern to the web with limited caliper reduction. The shear-inducing roll typically has a relatively small diameter. In some applications, more than one shear-inducing roll may be incorporated into the system.

US Patent:

6585855, Jul 1, 2003

Filed:

May 11, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/854145

Inventors:

Robert A. Drew - Sherwood WI
Patricia Riedl - Menasha WI
Peter J. Allen - Neenah WI
Brian Klaubert - Tulsa OK
Paul Arnold - Liverdun, FR
Susan E. Smith - Appleton WI
Michael A. Hermans - Neenah WI
Phil S. Lin - Oshkosh WI

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

D21H 2700

US Classification:

162109, 162111, 428153, 428154

Abstract:

A process for increasing the tactile properties of a base web without adversely effecting the strength of the web is disclosed. In one embodiment, the process includes the steps of placing a base web between a first moving conveyor and a second moving conveyor. The conveyors are then wrapped around a shear-inducing roll which creates shear forces that act upon the base web. The shear forces disrupt the web, increasing the softness and decreasing the stiffness of the web. The shear-inducing roll typically has a relatively small diameter. In some applications, more than one shear-inducing roll may be incorporated into the system. Base webs made according to the present invention have been found to have improved void-volume and fuzz-on-edge properties.

US Patent:

6607638, Aug 19, 2003

Filed:

Jun 28, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/185614

Inventors:

Robert A. Drew - Sherwood WI
Patricia Riedl - Menasha WI
Peter J. Allen - Neenah WI
Brian Klaubert - Tulsa OK
Paul Arnold - Liverdun, FR
Susan E. Smith - Appleton WI
Michael A. Hermans - Neenah WI
Phil S. Lin - Oshkosh WI

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

D21F 1100

US Classification:

162204, 162117, 162123, 162125, 162197

Abstract:

A process for increasing the tactile properties of a base web without adversely effecting the strength of the web is disclosed. In one embodiment, the process includes the steps of placing a base web between a first moving conveyor and a second moving conveyor. The conveyors are then wrapped around a shear-inducing roll which creates shear forces that act upon the base web. The shear forces disrupt the web, increasing the softness and decreasing the stiffness of the web. The shear-inducing roll typically has a relatively small diameter. In some applications, more than one shear-inducing roll may be incorporated into the system. Base webs made according to the present invention have been found to have improved void-volume and fuzz-on-edge properties.

US Patent:

6755940, Jun 29, 2004

Filed:

Dec 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/029129

Inventors:

Philip S. Lin - Oshkosh WI
Paul Bartocci - Bear DE
Pat Samolinski - Winneconne WI
Lynn Matheus - Appleton WI
Peter J. Allen - Neenah WI
Mary M. Zielinski - Boothwyn PA
Kenneth F. Arni - Fenwick Island DE

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

D21G 100

US Classification:

162205, 162198, 162252, 162283, 162109, 162118, 100163 A

Abstract:

A method for increasing caliper control of a fibrous web as the web is wound onto a roll is provided. The method includes winding the fibrous web containing cellulosic fiber onto the roll to form a wound product and conveying the web through a nip prior to winding the web onto the roll. The nip is configured to apply a pressure to the web to selectively decrease the caliper of the web as the web is wound onto the roll. Also disclosed is a system for controlling the caliper of the fibrous web in which a calender device forms a nip through which the fibrous web is conveyed. The system includes an adjustment device, which is configured to adjust the nip of the calender device to increase pressure on the fibrous web as the diameter of the roll increases thus increasing uniformity of the caliper of the fibrous web.

US Patent:

6939440, Sep 6, 2005

Filed:

Dec 18, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/323709

Inventors:

Robert A. Drew - Dunwoody GA, US
Frank G. Druecke - Oshkosh WI, US
Patricia Riedl - London, GB
Peter J. Allen - Neenah WI, US

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

B31F001/12
D21H027/30

US Classification:

162113, 162109, 162117, 162123, 428153

Abstract:

Paper products, such as wiping products, are disclosed that have a fabric-imprinted pattern in combination with a crepe pattern. In producing paper products according to the invention, a base web containing pulp fibers is formed. Once the base web is substantially dry, the web is creped to form a first pattern. The creped web is then placed between two moving conveyors and guided around one or more compression inducing elements. As the web is guided around the compression inducing element in between the two conveyors, shear forces and compressive forces are imparted to the web that form a fabric-imprinted pattern superimposed on the crepe pattern. In one embodiment, the fabric-imprinted pattern comprises high density troughs.

US Patent:

6949168, Sep 27, 2005

Filed:

Nov 27, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/305790

Inventors:

Peter J. Allen - Neenah WI, US
Paul D. Beuther - Neenah WI, US

Assignee:

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI

International Classification:

D21H017/13

US Classification:

162184, 162158, 162135, 424402

Abstract:

A method is disclosed for topical application of compositions containing a chemical additive onto a paper web. The present invention is also directed to paper products formed from the method. In general, the method includes the steps of extruding a composition containing a chemical additive through a melt blown die and then applying the composition to a moving paper web. In particular, the method provides for the application of tacky compositions to a web through a melt blown die while avoiding die tip clogging. In one embodiment, the chemical composition is extruded into fibers and applied to the paper web. The chemical composition may contain, for instance, various additives, such as a polysiloxane softener and one or more beneficial agents.