Patent ID: 7008507

Claim:
A process for applying a composition onto a nonwoven web comprising: providing a nonwoven sheet, the nonwoven sheet comprising a paper web containing cellulosic fibers; and non-impact printing a composition onto at least one side of the sheet using an ink jet printer, the composition being applied in an amount sufficient to improve the physical properties of the sheet or to be transferred to an adjacent surface during use of the sheet, the composition being deposited on the sheet in the form of discrete droplets, the droplets on the sheet having a diameter of less than about 3 mm, the composition being applied to the sheet in a discontinuous manner such that the sheet includes treated areas where the droplets reside and untreated areas, the treated areas comprising from about 5% to about 90% of the surface area of the at least one side, wherein the paper web after being printed with the composition has a wet out time of less than about 10 seconds.