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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMark John Hassman, Peter John Allen, Frank Stephen Hada, Robert James Seymour, Richard Allen Zanon, Richard Mark Hansen, Nathan John Haiduk, Samuel August Nelson, Daniel Robert Sprangers, Paul Timothy Baker
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Unlike conventional through-air drying processes the instant invention utilizes at least two through-air driers where the first dyer is at least partially encircled by a first through-air drying fabric and the second dyer is at least partially encircled by a second through-air drying fabric. By providing each through-air dryer with its own fabric the overall drying performance may be increased. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the first and second fabrics may be different to optimize both the drying performance and/or tissue product properties.
A method of through-air drying a tissue web comprising the steps of transferring a wet tissue web to a first through-air drying fabric and through-air drying the wet web to a consistency of from about 40 to about 80 percent to yield a partially dewatered web;
A method of manufacturing an uncreped through-air dried tissue web comprising the steps of depositing an aqueous furnish comprising cellulosic fiber on a foraminous support to form a wet tissue web;
A method of manufacturing creped through-air dried tissue web comprising the steps of depositing an aqueous furnish comprising cellulosic fiber on a foraminous support to form a wet tissue web;
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