Patent ID: 7468117
Filing Date: 2008-12-23
Classification: D21F

Abstract:
1. A method of producing a tissue product comprising: entraining a gas in an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers to a concentration of at least about 75 ppm; depositing the aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto a forming fabric to form a wet web; dewatering the wet web to a consistency of at least about 30%; conveying the dewatered web onto a transfer surface, wherein the transfer surface has a permeability of from 0 to about 10 cfm per ft heating the web on the transfer surface; transferring the web from the transfer surface to a fabric while applying a suction force to the web; and wherein the step of heating the web in addition to the suction force causing the gas to evolve from the water associated with the web, the gas facilitating separation of the web from the transfer surface for transfer onto the fabric.