Fitesa Germany Gmbh

Bba Nonwovens Simpsonville, Inc.

Fitesa Simpsonville, Inc.

Fiberweb North America, Inc.

The Procter Gamble Company

Fitesa Nonwoven, Inc.

James River Corporation

Bba Nonwoven Simpsonville, Inc.

Fiberweb Inc.

David Dudley Newkirk

Jared A Austin

Scott L Gessner

Elena Novarino

Stephen O Chester

Helmut Hartl

Jason Hamilton

Alfredo Izzo

Gary Drews

Harold Edward Thomas

William Fowells

J Darrell Gillespie

Stefanie Streich

Barry DeWayne Meece

Robert Haines Turner

James O Reeder

David Bruce Christopher

Lisa Marie Reynolds

Albert Witarsa

Michael M Thomason

Harald Siebner

Daniel Kong

Jonathan Aaron Lu

Thomas E Quantrille

Thomas Burkhart

Henry S Ostrowski

Deying Kong

Walter Douglas Daniels

Randall Allen Myers

Antonius Lambertus De Beer

Jay Darrell Gillespie

Milo Johnston

Guy Stanley Zimmerman, Jr

Thomas Gilmore

Stephanie Streich

Gregory W Farell

Juergen Friedrich Rudolph

Lisa Reynolds

Tonny Debeer

Jonathan A Lu

Walter D Daniels

Robert H Turner

A system for preparing a polylactic acid (PLA) spunbond nonwoven fabric is provided. In particular, the system includes a first PLA source configured to provide a stream of molten or semi-molten PLA resin; a spin beam in fluid communication with the first PLA source, the spin beam configured to extrude and draw a plurality of PLA continuous filaments; a collection surface disposed below an outlet of the spin beam onto which the PLA continuous filaments are deposited to form the PLA spunbond nonwoven fabric; a first ionization source positioned and arranged to expose the PLA continuous filaments to ions; and a calender positioned downstream of the first ionization source.

System and process for preparing polylactic acid nonwoven fabrics

Nonwoven fabrics having a plurality of fibers that are bonded to each other to form a coherent web, wherein the fibers comprise a blend of a polylactic acid (PLA) and at least one secondary alkane sulfonate are provided. The nonwoven fabrics exhibit increased tensile strengths, elongation and toughness.

Nonwoven fabrics comprising polylactic acid having improved strength and toughness

A method of preparing a cleaning wipe having a high sustainable polymer content is provided. The cleaning wipe includes a fibrous layer having fibers of a melt spinnable sustainable polymer; and an abrasive layer having meltblown fibers of a melt spinnable sustainable polymer. The abrasive layer defining an outer surface of the cleaning wipe, and includes a plurality of abrasive structures formed thereon in which the abrasive structures are formed from conglomerated fibers, meltblown shot, fibers having average diameters greater than 4 micrometers and fibers having a tortuous geometry. The melt spinnable sustainable polymer content of the cleaning wipe is at least 50 weight % by weight of the cleaning wipe. A method of preparing the cleaning wipe is also provided.

Wipes having high sustainable content

Extensible nonwoven fabrics having improved elongation, extensibility, abrasion resistance and toughness. In particular, embodiments of the invention are directed to extensible spunbond fabrics comprising a polymeric blend of a metallocene catalyzed polypropylene, polyethylene, and a third polymer component.

Extensible nonwoven fabric

A cleaning wipe having a high sustainable polymer content is provided. The cleaning wipe includes a fibrous layer having fibers of a melt spinnable sustainable polymer; and an abrasive layer having meltblown fibers of a melt spinnable sustainable polymer. The abrasive layer defining an outer surface of the cleaning wipe, and includes a plurality of abrasive structures formed thereon in which the abrasive structures are formed from conglomerated fibers, meltblown shot, fibers having average diameters greater than 4 micrometers and fibers having a tortuous geometry. The melt spinnable sustainable polymer content of the cleaning wipe is at least 50 weight % by weight of the cleaning wipe. A method of preparing the cleaning wipe is also provided.

Process of preparing meltblown fibers that are reclaimed from a starting material of a polypropylene component and a sustainable polymer component is provided. In one aspect, the method includes blending starting fibers of a polypropylene component and a sustainable polymer component under heat to form a molten stream, and then vis-breaking the components to obtain a polymeric blend that is suitable for use in meltblowing applications. The molten stream of the vis-broken polymer components are extruded through a meltblowing die to form a stream of meltblown fibers that is then collected on a collection surface to form a coherent meltblown web. The starting material may be bicomponent filaments having a sheath-core configuration in which the polypropylene component is oriented in the sheath and the sustainable polymer component is oriented in the core of the filaments. The invention is also directed to meltblown fibers and webs prepared from the process.

Meltblown nonwoven web comprising reclaimed polypropylene component and reclaimed sustainable polymer component and method of making same

A nonwoven fabric comprising a meltspun fiber of a lignin compound. Also claimed a laminated fabric comprising the nonwoven fabric, a nonwoven fabric product comprising the nonwoven fabric, a structured multicomponent fiber comprising a lignin compound, a web comprising a meltspun fiber of a lignin compound and a method of producing a nonwoven fabric by forming a web of meltspun fiber comprising a lignin compound and bonding at least a portion of the fiber in the web to form the nonwoven fabric.

Nonwoven fabric, a laminated fabric, a nonwoven fabric product, a multicomponent fibre, a web, and a method of producing the nonwoven fabric

Laminates with a layer of bonded nonwoven material attached to a layer of film.

Laminates with bonded webs

Methods of treating laminates, treated laminates, and articles with treated laminates.

Treated laminates

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David Dudley Newkirk