Patent ID: 7919173
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: B32B,D04H,D06N,D21F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A papermaker's or industrial fabric for the manufacture of paper or nonwoven products thereon, the fabric comprising: a base substrate; and a predetermined pattern of three dimensionally controlled polymeric resin material deposits formed at discrete locations on said base substrate, said deposits comprising one or more individually placed droplets of polymeric resin material of between about 10 and 100 microns in diameter, and wherein said fabric is made in a manner comprising the steps of: a) providing a base substrate for the fabric; b) depositing polymeric resin material onto said base substrate at discrete locations in a controlled manner so as to control the x, y, z dimensions of said material deposited to create a predetermined pattern in droplets wherein each deposit comprises one or more individually placed droplets of polymeric resin material, to provide a desired functional property to the fabric; and c) at least partially setting said polymeric resin material, said deposits having a three-dimensional shape selected from the group consisting of a cube, a cylinder, a cone, a cuboid, an oval cylinder, and a trapezoid.