US Patent No: 4,695,422

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Production of formed material by solid-state formation with a high-pressure liquid stream

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Abstract

The present invention provides for a process for transforming a substantially continuous web of substantially planar, deformable material having an indefinite length, a first surface, and a second surface into a formed material. The material has a transformation temperature range. The process comprises the following steps: (a) The web of material is provided on a forming structure with the first surface of the web of material proximate a forming surface of the forming structure. The forming surface moves in a direction of the length of the web of material and carries the web of material in that direction. (b) A liquid stream is applied to the second surface of the web of material. The liquid stream has sufficient force and mass flux to cause the web of material to be deformed toward the forming surface, such that the material acquires a substantial three-dimensional conformation. (c) The temperature of the web of material is controlled such that it remains below the transformation temperature range of the material throughout the process.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYCINCINNATI, OH10444

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Curro, John J Cincinnati, OH 32 2125
Trusty, Alan J Cincinnati, OH 2 192
Vernon, George M Cincinnati, OH 3 392

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
The Procter & Gamble Company (5)
4,259,286 Method and apparatus for texturing a thermoplastic film 21 1979
4,342,314 Resilient plastic web exhibiting fiber-like properties 364 1980
4,327,730 Textured thermoplastic film and product manufactured therefrom 45 1981
4,395,215 Film forming structure for uniformly debossing and selectively aperturing a resilient plastic web and method for its construction 48 1981
4,609,518 Multi-phase process for debossing and perforating a polymeric web to coincide with the image of one or more three-dimensional forming structures 200 1985
 
BHL PATENT HOLDINGS LLC (1)
2002/0143,320 Tracking medical products with integrated circuits 2 2002
 
HERCULES INCORPORATED (1)
4,226,828 Process for producing a reticulated web net 16 1978
 
PLAYTEX APPAREL, INC. (1)
4,262,049 Foraminous elastomeric sheet material 10 1977
 
SOLUTIA INC. (1)
4,280,978 Process of embossing and perforating thermoplastic film 61 1979
 
TREDEGAR INDUSTRIES, INC. (1)
4,317,792 Process for producing perforated film 33 1980
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (1)
4,303,609 Process for extruding a thermoplastic sheath in the form of a tubular film provided with perforations and device for carrying out the process 16 1979

Patent Citation Ranking

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The Procter & Gamble Company (56)
4,778,644 Method and apparatus for making substantially fluid-impervious microbubbled polymeric web using high pressure liquid stream 64 1987
4,772,444 Method and apparatus for making microbubbled and/or microapertured polymeric webs using hydraulic pressure 31 1987
4,839,076 Pouched through the washer and dryer laundry additive product having at least one wall comprised of finely apertured polymeric film 36 1988
5,158,819 Polymeric web exhibiting a soft, silky, cloth-like tactile impression and including a contrasting visually discernible pattern having an embossed appearance on at least one surface thereof 68 1990
5,368,909 Fluid-pervious plastic web having improved fluid drainage 35 1993
5,368,910 Macroscopically expanded plastic web having improved fluid drainage 48 1993
5,441,691 Process for microaperaturing and microembossing a polymeric web 15 1993
5,665,452 Three-dimensional, macroscopically expanded, apertured laminate webs 5 1994
5,514,105 Resilient plastic web exhibiting reduced skin contact area and enhanced fluid transfer properties 43 1995
5,549,777 Three-dimensional, macroscopically expanded, apertured laminate webs and method for making 11 1995
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5,520,875 Process for producing a surfactant treated, formed, polymeric web 25 1995
5,670,110 Method for making three-dimensional macroscopically-expanded webs having improved functional surfaces 42 1995
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6,194,062 Storage wrap material 23 1996
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5,871,607 Material having a substance protected by deformable standoffs and method of making 51 1996
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5,700,255 Absorbent article having composite elasticized member 37 1996
5,968,853 Tissue with a moisture barrier 9 1997
6,489,022 Composite material releasably sealable to a target surface when pressed thereagainst 22 1997
5,968,633 Selectively-activatible sheet material for dispensing and dispersing a substance onto a target surface 33 1997
6,099,940 Selectively-activatible three-dimensional sheet material having multi-stage progressive activation to deliver a substance to a target surface 16 1997
5,834,092 Apertured films having durable wettability and processes for making them 1 1998
5,879,782 Absorbent articles comprising apertured films having durable wettability 2 1998
6,291,050 Topsheet systems for absorbent articles exhibiting improved hydrophilicity gradients 24 1998
6,623,834 Disposable wiping article with enhanced texture and method for manufacture 6 1999
6,270,875 Multiple layer wipe 19 1999
6,180,214 Wiping article which exhibits differential wet extensibility characteristics 11 1999
6,602,580 Material having a substance protected by deformable standoffs and method of making 14 1999
6,132,803 Tissue with a moisture barrier 19 1999
6,421,052 Method of seaming and expanding amorphous patterns 21 1999
6,193,918 High speed embossing and adhesive printing process and apparatus 40 1999
6,148,496 Method for making a seamless apertured metal belt 4 1999
6,254,965 Three-dimensional nesting-resistant sheet materials and method and apparatus for making 15 1999
6,602,454 High speed embossing and adhesive printing process and apparatus 7 2001
6,716,514 Disposable article with enhanced texture 14 2001
6,881,471 High speed embossing and adhesive printing process and apparatus 3 2001
6,818,292 Storage wrap material 2 2001
6,773,647 High speed embossing and adhesive printing process and apparatus 8 2002
6,872,342 Embossing and adhesive printing process 2 2002
7,655,176 Method of making a polymeric web exhibiting a soft and silky tactile impression 0 2002
7,402,723 Polymeric web exhibiting a soft and silky tactile impression 4 2002
8,287,800 Method for making a polymeric web exhibiting a soft and silky tactile impression 0 2003
8,057,729 Method for making a forming structure 0 2003
6,852,475 Method for making a forming structure 5 2003
7,087,287 Tear resistant porous extensible web 14 2003
7,303,861 Apparatus and method for making a forming structure 3 2003
8,461,412 Multilayered unitary absorbent core 0 2003
7,445,831 Radiation curable low stress relaxation elastomeric materials 1 2003
7,736,349 Absorbent article comprising an absorbent element comprising a liquid absorbent thermoplastic composition 1 2003
7,462,755 Absorbent article comprising edge barriers comprising a liquid absorbent thermoplastic composition 1 2005
7,521,588 Polymeric web exhibiting a soft and silky tactile impression 2 2005
7,713,683 Apparatus and method for making a forming structure 0 2007
8,105,526 Method for making a forming structure 0 2009
8,206,628 Process for making an embossed web 0 2010
 
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. (6)
5,443,886 Hydrosonically embedded soft thin film materials 2 1991
5,314,737 Area thinned thin sheet materials 4 1991
5,269,981 Process for hydrosonically microaperturing 41 1991
5,370,830 Hydrosonic process for forming electret filter media 17 1992
5,336,452 Process for hydrosonically area embossing thin thermoplastic film materials 6 1992
5,514,308 Method for hydrosonically embedding a material in a soft thin film material 6 1995
 
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. (6)
5,770,144 Method of forming improved apertured films by using fluid perforation 19 1995
5,824,352 Apparatus for producing an apertured plastic film having a tricot texture 20 1996
6,022,607 Apertured films and absorbent products incorporating aperture films 30 1997
6,240,817 Method of forming improved apertured films by using fluid perforation 13 1998
7,722,588 Multilayered apertured film wrapping element for absorbent articles 1 1999
7,589,249 Multiple zone apertured web 1 2002
 
TREDEGAR FILM PRODUCTS CORPORATION (6)
5,762,643 Vacuum assisted application of thin vapor permeable, liquid impermeable coatings on apertured substrates and articles produced therefrom 16 1994
6,610,904 Acquisition distribution layer having void volumes for an absorbent article 24 2000
6,700,036 Acquisition distribution layer having void volumes for an absorbent article 2 2001
7,378,568 Acquisition distribution layer having void volumes for an absorbent article 0 2003
7,364,687 Soft film 2 2004
8,153,231 Thin web 0 2007
 
PGI POLYMER, INC. (4)
5,585,017 Defocused laser drilling process for forming a support member of a fabric forming device 20 1994
5,567,376 Method of forming textile-like apertured plastic films 45 1995
5,916,462 Laser drilling processes for forming an apertured film 25 1995
5,997,986 Textile-like apertured plastic films 18 1996
 
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP (3)
7,799,169 Multi-ply paper product with moisture strike through resistance and method of making the same 2 2004
8,216,424 Multi-ply paper product with moisture strike through resistance and method of making the same 0 2009
8,025,764 Multi-ply paper product with moisture strike through resistance and method of making the same 3 2010
 
Milliken Research Corporation (3)
5,080,952 Hydraulic napping process and product 19 1990
5,066,535 Fabric patterning process and product 4 1990
5,235,733 Method and apparatus for patterning fabrics and products 22 1990
 
POLYMER GROUP, INC. (3)
RE40362 Apparatus and method for hydroenhancing fabric 0 1989
5,632,072 Method for hydropatterning napped fabric 42 1995
5,737,813 Method and apparatus for striped patterning of dyed fabric by hydrojet treatment 19 1997
 
KNUDSEN, JEANNETTE L. (2)
5,298,267 Coffee filter pack 20 1992
5,633,026 Tea filter pack for automatic brewers 12 1995
 
ADAMS-RUSSELL ELECTRONICS CO., INC. (1)
4,846,821 Substantially fluid-impervious microbubbled polymeric web exhibiting low levels of noise when subjected to movement 28 1987
 
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION (1)
6,541,098 Three-dimensional flexible adhesive film structures 15 2000
 
ECOLAB INC. (1)
6,848,596 Upright product outlet bag evacuation packaging 0 2002
 
GABLER MASCHINENBAU GMBH (1)
4,932,856 Apparatus for thermoforming hollow articles 9 1985
 
Hamilton Standard (1)
5,595,690 Method for improving water transport and reducing shrinkage stress in membrane humidifying devices and membrane humidifying devices 7 1995
 
JOHNSON & JOHNSON GMBH (1)
7,857,800 Tampon having apertured film cover thermobonded to fibrous absorbent structure 0 2006
 
LES HOPITAUX UNIVERSITAIRES DE STRASBOURG (1)
8,043,551 Method for producing an aortic or mitral heart valve prosthesis and resulting aortic or mitral heart valve 0 2003
 
PHILIP S. JOHNSON;JOHNSON & JOHNSON (1)
6,537,414 Sealing roller and sealing roller element particularly for producing a tampon for feminine hygiene and method therefor 6 2000
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (4)
6,306,237 Lamination of surfaces using pressurized liquid 2 1995
H1827 Fibrous and apertured, three-dimensional macroscopically expanded plastic web 1 1997
H001827 Fibrous and apertured, three-dimensional macroscopically expanded plastic web 0 1997
6,533,492 Joints for metallic members and structures formed using the same 1 2001