Patent ID: 7048826

Claim:
A method for targeted application of non-gaseous Performance Enhancing Materials to a creping cylinder comprising the steps of: a) providing a tissue making operation wherein a rotating creping cylinder is used to dry a wet mat of fibrous material wherein said mat of fibrous material is contacted with a doctor blade that crepes the fibrous mat as it leaves the creping cylinder; b) dividing said creping cylinder into a plurality of Zones, wherein each Zone has a performance requirement and operating temperature range that is different than the adjacent Zone; c) providing means for targeted application of one or more desired Performance Enhancing Materials to each Zone of said creping cylinder; and d) applying one or more Performance Enhancing Materials to at least two Zones of said creping cylinder, wherein the Performance Enhancing Material applied to each Zone is selected based on the performance requirement and operating temperature range of each Zone of said creping cylinder.