US 11,987,934 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)
Appl. No. 17/435,972
Filed by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
PCT Filed Mar. 6, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/020950
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 2, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/180314, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0145544 A1, May 12, 2022
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)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An embossed multi-ply tissue product comprising:
a. a first tissue ply having a molded topographical pattern and a first embossed pattern consisting essentially of a plurality of line embossed elements disposed thereon;
b. a second tissue ply having a molded topographical pattern and a second embossed pattern consisting essentially of a plurality of dot emboss elements disposed thereon,
wherein the density of dot emboss elements in the second embossed pattern ranges from about 7.5 to about 20 dot embossments per square centimeter and the pattern is substantially free from line emboss elements and covers from about 5 to about 10 percent of the second ply surface area and the embossed, multi-ply tissue product has a basis weight from about 20 to about 60 grams per square meter (gsm) and a bulk greater than about 15 cubic centimeters per gram (cc/g).