Patent ID: 8852474

Claim:
A process for making a fibrous structure, the process comprising the steps of: a. providing a die comprising one or more filament-forming holes, wherein one or more fluid-releasing holes are associated with one filament-forming hole such that a fluid exiting the fluid-releasing hole contacts an exterior surface of a filament exiting the filament-forming hole at an angle of less than 30°; b. supplying at least a first polymer comprising a polyolefin to the die; c. producing a plurality of filaments comprising the first polymer from the die; d. supplying a fluid to the die such that the fluid exits the one or more fluid-releasing holes parallel or substantially parallel to the exterior surface of at least one of the filaments; e. combining the filaments with solid additives to form a mixture; and f. collecting the mixture on a collection device to produce a fibrous structure.