Foam-Based Manufacturing System and Process

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20240175204A1
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18432573

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A system comprising a pulper configured to (i) accept surfactant, a liquid and fiber stock and (ii) generate a foam that suspends the fiber stock, wherein the foam has a half-life; a headbox configured to receive the foam-suspended fiber stock from the pulper and displace the foam-suspended fiber stock onto a forming wire, wherein a time it takes the foam-suspended fiber stock to move from the pulper to the headbox is less than the half-life; and a foam return device that removes at least some of the foam from the forming wire and returns the at least some of the foam to the pulper.

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KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC401 NORTH LAKE STREET NEENAH WI 54959

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  • 2024 Application Filing Year
  • D21F Class
  • 62 Applications Filed
  • 3 Patents Issued To-Date
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Baker, Joseph K Cumming, US 15 76
Colman, Charles W Marietta, US 31 357
Payne, Michael Acworth, US 38 919
Polashock, Vicky S Roswell, US 6 43
Swails, Marvin E Alpharetta, US 22 112

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