US 12,258,716 B2
Embossed multi-ply tissue products
Christopher Steven LeCount, Greenville, WI (US); Kevin Joseph Vogt, Neenah, WI (US); Sarah Ann Funk, Omro, WI (US); Jeffrey Dean Holz, Sherwood, WI (US); Jason Daniel Hanke, Appleton, WI (US); and Mike Thomas Goulet, Neenah, WI (US)
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Filed by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/370,489.
Application 18/370,489 is a continuation of application No. 17/570,758, filed on Jan. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,795,625.
Application 17/570,758 is a continuation of application No. 17/266,452, granted, now 11,255,049, issued on Feb. 22, 2022, previously published as PCT/US2018/058321, filed on Oct. 31, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0060242 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D21H 27/00 (2006.01); D21H 27/02 (2006.01); D21H 27/40 (2006.01)
CPC D21H 27/005 (2013.01) [D21H 27/02 (2013.01); D21H 27/40 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An embossed multi-ply tissue product comprising a first outer surface, an opposed second outer surface wherein the first outer surface comprises a background pattern and a plurality of embossments covering from about 5.0 to about 10.0 percent of the first outer surface, the product having a GM Flexural Rigidity from about 450 to about 600 mg*cm, a dry geometric mean tensile (GMT) from about 1,500 to about 4,000 g/3″, a Stiffness Index from about 3.0 to about 6.0 and a GM Slope from about 9,000 to about 14,000 g.