Mark and Papermaking Belt Made Therefrom

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016130759-A1
Application number	US-201514932079-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 4, 2015
Priority date	Nov 6, 2014
Publication date	May 12, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A textured mask comprising a film. The film can have a first substantially continuously flat surface lying in a first plane and a second surface opposite the first surface lying in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane. The second surface is interrupted by a plurality of cavities, each of the cavities having a first depth defined by a third surface lying in a third plane substantially parallel to the first and second planes. The depth of the cavities can be at a distance of from about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm from the second plane. The textured mask is at least partially coated with an opaque masking agent. The textured mask can make a correspondingly structured three-dimensional papermaking belt, which can make correspondingly structured three-dimensional fibrous structure.

First claim

1 . A textured mask comprising a film, the film having a first substantially continuously flat surface lying in a first plane and a second surface opposite the first surface lying in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane, the second surface being interrupted by a plurality of cavities, each of the cavities having a first depth defined by a third surface lying in a third plane substantially parallel to the first and second planes, the depth being at a distance of from about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm from the second plane; and, wherein the textured mask is at least partially coated with an opaque masking agent.

2 . The textured mask of claim 1 , wherein the depth is an average depth.

3 . The textured mask of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the cavities further has a second depth defined by a fourth surface lying in a fourth plane substantially parallel to the first and second planes, the second depth being at a distance of from about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm.

4 . The textured mask of claim 1 , wherein the opaque masking agent is an ink.

5 . The textured mask of claim 1 , wherein the opaque masking agent is applied to the first substantially continuously flat surface.

6 . The textured mask of claim 1 , wherein the opaque masking agent is applied to the second surface.

7 . The textured mask of claim 1 , wherein the opaque masking agent is applied to the first substantially continuously flat surface or the second surface in a pattern such that certain portions of the textured mask remain transparent to radiation.

8 . The textured mask of claim 5 , wherein portions of the textured mask that remain transparent to radiation include the portions corresponding to the plurality of cavities.

9 . The textured mask of claim 1 wherein each cavity has an equal depth, the depth being at a distance of from about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm from the second surface.

10 . The textured mask of claim 1 wherein among the plurality of cavities, a cavity can have a depth different from an adjacent cavity, with the various depths among all the cavities being at a distance from about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm from the second surface.

11 . The textured mask of claim 1 , wherein each said cavity has a second depth defined by a fourth surface lying in a fourth plane substantially parallel to the first and second planes, the second depth being at a distance of from about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm from the second surface.

12 . The textured mask of claim 11 , wherein the fourth surface has a projected area less than a projected area of the third surface, and is bounded by the area of the third surface.

13 . A textured mask comprising a film, the film having a first substantially continuously flat surface lying in a first plane and a second surface opposite the first surface lying in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane, the second surface being interrupted by a plurality of cavities, each of the cavities having a first depth defined by a third surface lying in a third plane substantially parallel to the first and second planes, the first depth being at a distance of from about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm from the second plane and a second depth defined by a fourth surface lying in a fourth plane substantially parallel to the first and second planes, the second depth being at a distance of from about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm from the first second surface.

14 . The textured mask of claim 13 , wherein the first depth or the second depth is an average depth.

15 . The textured mask of claim 13 , wherein the textured mask is at least partially coated with an opaque masking agent.

16 . The textured mask of claim 15 , wherein the opaque masking agent is an ink.

17 . The textured mask of claim 15 , wherein the opaque masking agent is applied to the first substantially continuously flat surface.

18 . The textured mask of claim 15 , wherein the opaque masking agent is applied to the second surface.

19 . The textured mask of claim 15 , wherein the opaque masking agent is applied to the first substantially continuously flat surface or the second surface in a pattern such that certain portions of the textured mask remain transparent to radiation.

20 . The textured mask of claim 15 , wherein portions of the textured mask that remain transparent to radiation include the portions corresponding to the plurality of cavities.

21 . The textured mask of claim 13 , wherein each cavity has an maximum depth, the maximum depth being at a distance of from about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm from the second surface.

22 . The textured mask of claim 13 , wherein among the plurality of cavities, a cavity can have a depth different from an adjacent cavity, with the various depths among all the cavities being at a distance from about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm from the second surface.

23 . A textured mask comprising a film, the film having a first substantially continuously flat surface lying in a first plane and a second surface opposite the first surface lying in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane, the second surface being interrupted by a plurality of cavities, and wherein the textured mask has opaque regions and transparent regions, the transparent regions corresponding to and being coextensive with the cavities.

24 . The textured mask of claim 23 , wherein the textured mask is partially coated with an opaque masking agent to form the opaque regions and transparent regions.

25 . The textured mask of claim 23 , wherein the mask is transparent to UV-light radiation.

26 . The textured mask of claim 24 , wherein the opaque masking agent is an ink.

27 . The textured mask of claim 24 , wherein the opaque masking agent is applied to the first substantially continuously flat surface.

28 . The textured mask of claim 24 , wherein the opaque masking agent is applied to the second surface.

29 . The textured mask of claim 23 , wherein each of the cavities has a first depth defined by a third surface lying in a third plane substantially parallel to the first and second planes, the first depth being at a distance of from about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm from the second plane.

30 . The textured mask of claim 29 , wherein the first depth is an average depth.

31 . The textured mask of claim 29 , wherein each cavity has an maximum depth, the maximum depth being at a distance of from about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm from the second surface.

32 . The textured mask of claim 29 , wherein among the plurality of cavities, a cavity can have a depth different from an adjacent cavity, with the various depths among all the cavities being at a distance from about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm from the second surface.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Seger Geoffrey Eugene
• Manifold John Allen
• Polat Osman
• Milton Andrew Paul Frank
• Moir Robert Scadding
• Ward Daniel Graham
• Bown Richard

Classifications

• D21F7/083 Primary

  Multi-layer felts · CPC title

• D21H27/002 Primary

  Tissue paper; Absorbent paper (D21H21/22, D21H27/02, D21H27/20 take precedence; toilet paper A47K10/00; absorbent pads for physiological fluids A61L15/16; making on paper-making machines D21F11/00) · CPC title

• D21F11/006

  Making patterned paper · CPC title