US 12,460,350 B2
Discretized patterned belt for tissues, towels, and nonwovens
Mark J. Levine, Appleton, WI (US); Erin Lynn Camponeschi Brotherson, Avondale, PA (US); Robert Hansen, North Muskegon, MI (US); and Christopher J. Hazel, Neenah, WI (US)
Assigned to Albany International Corp, Rochester, NH (US)
Filed by Albany International Corp., Rochester, NH (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/900,316.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/332,629, filed on Apr. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0332353 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. D21F 7/08 (2006.01); D06M 15/333 (2006.01); D06M 15/507 (2006.01); D06M 15/564 (2006.01); D06M 15/59 (2006.01); D06M 23/16 (2006.01); D21F 11/00 (2006.01); D21H 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC D21F 7/083 (2013.01) [D06M 15/333 (2013.01); D06M 15/507 (2013.01); D06M 15/564 (2013.01); D06M 15/59 (2013.01); D06M 23/16 (2013.01); D21F 11/006 (2013.01); D21H 27/02 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An industrial fabric for producing a textured product, the industrial fabric comprising:
a first layer; and
a second layer covering at least a portion of a top surface of the first layer, wherein the second layer comprises a plurality of non-adjoining subunits deposited on the top surface of the first layer to define a pattern comprising a pattern element having a discretized shape on the top surface of the first layer,
wherein the plurality of non-adjoining subunits are positioned within a perimeter of the discretized shape of the pattern element and at least partially define the perimeter of the discretized shape of the pattern element.