The device assists the customer in cleaning residue from their skin and body hair after they use a toilet for elimination, after they receive a cut or abrasion, or from other source. With the device, the person physically transforms toilet paper and other tissue-like paper in real time to have greater texture, density, and wetness, all three of which together facilitate cleaning better than dry paper or than wet paper without such increased density and texture. Being pocket sized and intended for repeated use, the device can be easily carried by or on the person and used in any bathroom or location anywhere without modification to the plumbing facilities, without risk of running out of a supply of pre-moistened wipes, and without damaging the environment or sewage and septic systems.

A warp determination device for a corrugated cardboard sheet manufacturing device is provided with: displacement value measurement method for measuring displacement values of a plurality of corrugated cardboard sheet pieces on the downstream side of a slitter scorer and on the upstream side of a sheet stacking unit; and warp status determination means for dividing a measurement range of the displacement value measurement method according to a width dimension of the plurality of corrugated cardboard sheet pieces, allocating the divided measurement ranges to each of the plurality of corrugated cardboard sheet pieces, and determining a warped status of the corrugated cardboard sheet pieces for each of the plurality of corrugated cardboard sheet pieces on the basis of measurement values from the displacement value measurement method in the allocated measurement ranges.

An apparatus for the application of atomized fluid to a web material having a first surface and a second surface opposed thereto is disclosed. The apparatus is provided with a fluid source disposed adjacent to the first surface of the web material and a receipt plenum disposed adjacent to the second surface of the web material. The receipt plenum provides a source of negative pressure to the second surface of the web material. A fluid disposed from the fluid source contacts the first surface of the web material and is caused to traverse therethrough by the source of negative pressure. A portion of the fluid contacting the first surface of the web material is contained by the receipt plenum.

A method for embossing a barrier paper, wherein the barrier paper comprises paper and a protective layer on at least one of its sides. The method comprises providing a first embossing system with a first embossing tool and a second embossing tool cooperating with the first embossing tool to emboss the barrier paper: providing a patrix structure on the first embossing tool: providing a matrix structure on the second embossing tool: whereby the matrix structure corresponds to the patrix structure in such a manner that when embossing the barrier paper, a functionality of the protective layer is preserved. The method further comprises embossing the barrier paper by inserting the barrier paper between the first and the second embossing tools, applying pressure between the patrix and the matrix structures to press the patrix structure on a paper side which is a side of the barrier paper opposite to the side with the protective layer of the barrier paper, and push the barrier paper in the matrix structure, whereby the protective layer faces the matrix structure, thereby modifying a fiber structure of the paper in the barrier paper by at least one of the following effects: breaking of paper fibers, compressing of the paper fibers, densifying of the paper fibers; resulting in a modified folding behavior of the barrier paper and in maintaining a substantially unchanged shape of the barrier paper over its lifetime.

Provided are a composite sheet whose recess-protrusion shape can easily be made crush-resistant in a state that the soft feel against the skin is maintained, and a device and method for manufacturing said composite sheet. A first sheet has a curved part in which one surface thereof rises and the other surface thereof is recessed, and a boundary part adjacent to the curved part. A second sheet is joined to the boundary part of the first sheet so as to cover the other surface of the curved part. A region of the second sheet facing the curved part has a protruding part in which an inside surface on the first sheet side rises so as to approach the curved part and an outside surface on the reverse side thereof is recessed, and a flat part surrounding the periphery of the protruding part.

Products having improved handfeel and methods for making those products are described. The disclosed napkin product includes an emboss pattern that creates a pillow effect resulting in improved handfeel.

A machine for embossing, including at least one pair of embossing nips for plies of paper, at least one laminating nip to bond the plies of paper, a pair of embossing cylinders, each having on its surface a respective plurality of embossing protrusions, each defining a wrap angle for the at least one ply of paper, and defining therebetween a transfer nip, a pair of pressure cylinders, each associated with a respective one of the embossing cylinder, the embossing nip being defined between each pair formed of embossing cylinder and pressure cylinder, a laminating device for bonding the plies delivered from the transfer nip, at least one distribution device of material to facilitate ply-bonding arranged upstream of the laminating device, and at least one heating device for at least one of the embossing cylinders.

A method for embossing a barrier paper, wherein the barrier paper comprises paper and a protective layer on at least one of its sides. The method comprises providing a first embossing system with a first embossing tool and a second embossing tool cooperating with the first embossing tool to emboss the barrier paper: providing a patrix structure on the first embossing tool: providing a matrix structure on the second embossing tool: whereby the matrix structure corresponds to the patrix structure in such a manner that when embossing the barrier paper, a functionality of the protective layer is preserved. The method further comprises embossing the barrier paper by inserting the barrier paper between the first and the second embossing tools, applying pressure between the patrix and the matrix structures to press the patrix structure on a paper side which is a side of the barrier paper opposite to the side with the protective layer of the barrier paper, and push the barrier paper in the matrix structure, whereby the protective layer faces the matrix structure, thereby modifying a fiber structure of the paper in the barrier paper by at least one of the following effects: breaking of paper fibers, compressing of the paper fibers, densifying of the paper fibers; resulting in a modified folding behavior of the barrier paper and in maintaining a substantially unchanged shape of the barrier paper over its lifetime.

Rolls of an embosser laminator unit may be calibrated with an iterative process of moving axial ends of the roll a set incremental distance until contact between the rolls is made and then making a correction to the distance based upon the end of the roll making contact. The rolls may be move an initial position where the faces of the rolls are devoid of contact with each other. One or both of the rolls may be rotated. The distance between the ends of the rolls may be decreased until the faces of the rolls make contact with each other. The distance between the first ends of the rolls may be increased by an incremental amount, and a determination of contact between the faces of the rolls may be made by alternate movement of the rolls by the incremental amount and position prior to contact.