Patent ID: 11931997
Assignee: FIRST QUALITY TISSUE SE, LLC
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  D | IPC B  D

Claim 27:
28. A structured tissue belt assembly, comprising:
a supporting layer comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the supporting layer being formed of one or more layers of warp yarns interwoven with weft yarns in a repeating pattern, the warp yarns and the weft yarns being formed of a laser energy transparent material;
a non-woven web contacting layer at least a portion of which comprises a laser energy absorbent material; and
one or more laser-formed embedments that attach the top surface of the supporting layer to a bottom surface of the web contacting layer only at points where the at least a portion of the web contacting layer contacts at least one of: a) at least some of the warp yarns; orb) at least some of the weft yarns, so that at least some points where the web contacting layer contacts the supporting layer remain unattached,
wherein the structured tissue belt assembly allows for air flow in x, y and z directions,
wherein an embedment distance between the supporting layer and the web contacting layer is 0.05 mm to 0.60 mm, and
wherein a peel force between the web contacting layer and the supporting layer is at least 650 gf/inch.