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US 7,407,560 B2Granted
Lotioned and embossed tissue paper
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsKlaus Hilbig, Marcel Karel Nelis Liplijn, Birgit Zint-Schuessler
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Abstract
A paper tissue such as a facial tissue or a disposable handkerchief and a method of making the tissue. The method includes passing the tissue paper web through an embossing nip formed between a first and a second embossing roll, wherein at least one of the embossing rolls comprises at least 30 embossing elements per square centimeter and applying a transferable lotion to at least portions of the tissue paper web.
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A method for making a multi-ply tissue paper product from at least two tissue paper webs, said method comprising the steps of:
- passing said at least two tissue paper webs through an embossing nip formed between a first and a second embossing roll, wherein at least one of said embossing rolls comprises at least 30 embossing elements per square centimeter and whereby said embossing nip fixably attaches at least a first portion of a first tissue paper web of said at least two tissue paper webs to at least a first portion of a second tissue paper web of said at least two tissue paper webs;
- calendering both of said at least two tissue paper webs;
- wherein said embossing and calendering steps are adapted to increase a caliper of said multi-ply tissue paper product by at least about 10 percent compared to the caliper of an unembossed and uncalendared paper web;
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- applying a transferable lotion to at least a first side of said multi-ply of said tissue paper product such that said tissue paper product is adapted to transfer a first quantity of said transferable lotion upon stationary contact with a glass surface and transferring a second quantity of said transferable lotion upon dynamic contact with a glass surface, wherein said second quantity is at least 5 times greater than said first quantity.
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