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Sanitary paper and process of making the same

Assignee: Fort James Corp
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Filing: 1957-12-13
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Granted: 1960-07-12
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Expires: 1977-12-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Christen H C Yang

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 20:46
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21H; D21H17/00; D21H17/03; D21H17/05; D21H17/07; D21H17/09; D21H17/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 148 words
THE PROCESS OF IMPROVING THE SOFTNESS AND SURFACE FEEL OF SANITARY PAPER, WHICH CMPRISES ADDING TO AN AQUEOUS SLURRY OF PAPERMAKING FIBERS A STABLE, AQUEOUS EMULSION OF 1-90% BY WEIGHT OF LANOLIN AND 10-99% BY WEIGHT OF A CATIONIC EMULSIFIER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALTS, QUATERNARY AMMONIUM BASES, QUATERNARY SULFONIUM SALTS QUATERNARY SULFONIUM BASES, LONG CHAIN AMINE SALTS AND TERTIARY SULFONIUM BASES, SAID SLURRY AND SAID EMULSION BEING AT SUBSTANTIALLY ROOM TEMPERATURE, WHEREBY A SUBSTNATIAL PROPORTION OF LANOLIN PARTICLES AND EMULSIFIER CONTAINED IN SAID EMULSION IS DEPOSITED ONTO SAID FIBERS WHILE SAID FIBERS ARE SUSPENDED IN WATER AND THEREAFTER FORMING A PAPER WEB FROM THE RESULTING SLURRY, THE AMOUNT OF LANOLIN AND EMULSIFIER DEPOSITED ON THE FIBERS BEING SUFFICIENT TO IMPROVE THE SOFTNESS AND SURFACE FEEL OF THE RESULTING PAPER BUT BEING INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT SAID LANOLIN FROM BEING RUBBED OFF ON SAID PAPER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 148 words
THE PROCESS OF IMPROVING THE SOFTNESS AND SURFACE FEEL OF SANITARY PAPER, WHICH CMPRISES ADDING TO AN AQUEOUS SLURRY OF PAPERMAKING FIBERS A STABLE, AQUEOUS EMULSION OF 1-90% BY WEIGHT OF LANOLIN AND 10-99% BY WEIGHT OF A CATIONIC EMULSIFIER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALTS, QUATERNARY AMMONIUM BASES, QUATERNARY SULFONIUM SALTS QUATERNARY SULFONIUM BASES, LONG CHAIN AMINE SALTS AND TERTIARY SULFONIUM BASES, SAID SLURRY AND SAID EMULSION BEING AT SUBSTANTIALLY ROOM TEMPERATURE, WHEREBY A SUBSTNATIAL PROPORTION OF LANOLIN PARTICLES AND EMULSIFIER CONTAINED IN SAID EMULSION IS DEPOSITED ONTO SAID FIBERS WHILE SAID FIBERS ARE SUSPENDED IN WATER AND THEREAFTER FORMING A PAPER WEB FROM THE RESULTING SLURRY, THE AMOUNT OF LANOLIN AND EMULSIFIER DEPOSITED ON THE FIBERS BEING SUFFICIENT TO IMPROVE THE SOFTNESS AND SURFACE FEEL OF THE RESULTING PAPER BUT BEING INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT SAID LANOLIN FROM BEING RUBBED OFF ON SAID PAPER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1963-07-12 1964-01-11 1964-07-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-07-12 1968-01-11 1968-07-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-07-12 1972-01-11 1972-07-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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