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Title:
WET WIPE HAVING IMPROVED CLEANING CAPABILITIES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/077279
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A wet wipe that is formed from a nonwoven structure that comprises a matrix of at least one meltblown fibrous material and at least one secondary fibrous material is disclosed. A weight ratio of the at least one secondary fibrous material to the at least one meltblown fibrous material may be between about 40/60 to about 90/10. Additionally, the nonwoven structure has a first side with a textured surface having a three-dimensional texture that includes a plurality of peaks and valleys and a second side with a substantially planar surface. The nonwoven structure includes about 150 to about 600 wt. % of a liquid solution to prepare a wet wipe. The difference in a cleaning pickup percentage between the first side and the second side of the wet wipe is less than 30%, more desirably less than 20%, and even more desirably less than 15%.

Inventors:
CLOSE KENNETH BRADLEY (US)
NICKEL LISA LYNNE (US)
SCHMIDT MICHAEL ALAN (US)
PAWAR PAULIN (US)
BUCHER COREY WILLIAM (US)
STOEGER WILLIAM GEORGE (US)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2010/055279
Publication Date:
November 17, 2011
Filing Date:
November 18, 2010
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Assignee:
KIMBERLY CLARK CO (US)
CLOSE KENNETH BRADLEY (US)
NICKEL LISA LYNNE (US)
SCHMIDT MICHAEL ALAN (US)
PAWAR PAULIN (US)
BUCHER COREY WILLIAM (US)
STOEGER WILLIAM GEORGE (US)
International Classes:
D21H17/68; A47K7/00
Foreign References:
US20090233072A12009-09-17
US20090233049A12009-09-17
US20030200991A12003-10-30
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FOSTER, Robert, J. et al. (INC.2300 Winchester Roa, Neenah WI, US)
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