US 12,281,446 B2
Embossed multi-ply tissue product
Devon Gaynelle Curley, Menasha, WI (US); Elizabeth Oriel Bradley, Neenah, WI (US); and Tammy Lynn Baum, Neenah, WI (US)
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Filed by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/636,506.
Application 18/636,506 is a division of application No. 17/435,972, granted, now 11,987,934, previously published as PCT/US2019/020950, filed on Mar. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0263402 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. D21H 27/40 (2006.01); B31F 1/07 (2006.01); D21H 27/00 (2006.01); D21H 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC D21H 27/40 (2013.01) [B31F 1/07 (2013.01); D21H 27/002 (2013.01); D21H 27/02 (2013.01); B31F 2201/0735 (2013.01); B31F 2201/0761 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An embossed multi-ply tissue product comprising:
a. a first through-air dried tissue ply having an outer surface forming a first tissue product surface; and
b. a second through-air dried tissue ply having an outer surface forming a second tissue product surface,
wherein the first surface has a molded topographical pattern consisting essentially of MD oriented line elements extending in a first principle direction and a first embossed pattern consisting essentially of a plurality of continuous, curvilinear line element embossments extending in a second principle direction disposed thereon, wherein from about 10 to about 30 percent of the first surface is occupied by the plurality of continuous, curvilinear line element embossments; and
wherein the second surface has a molded topographical pattern and a second embossed pattern consisting essentially of a plurality of dot emboss elements disposed thereon wherein from about 5 to about 10 percent of the second surface is occupied by the plurality of dot emboss elements and the density of dot emboss elements ranges from about 7.5 to about 20 dot embossments per square centimeter.