Phillips Petroleum Company

Amoco Corporation

Bp Amoco Corporation

Kenneth W Burgess

Wayne K Erickson

Thomas L Oakley

Paul E Swindell

Diego H Daponte

William R Bryant

Steven M Pruitt

John Proctor

Improved nonwoven fabrics comprise a web of randomly disposed, substantially continuous filaments comprising a multi-phase, thermoplastic, elastomeric olefin copolymer. The webs exhibit improved friction and/or softness and hand properties.

Antiskid fabric

Composite fabrics particularly suited for upholstery backings and furniture decking comprise at least one layer of a needlepunched web of nonwoven staple fibers adhered to at least one layer of a substantially continuous filament nonwoven web comprising substantially randomly disposed filaments. The filaments comprise a multi-phase, thermoplastic, elastomeric olefin copolymer.

The present invention provides a nonwoven composite and a process for making a nonwoven composite suitable for making shoe counters comprising: (1) dispersing an effective amount of a thermoplastic resin throughout the interstitial space of a nonwoven fabric having two fabric surfaces wherein the first fabric surface has a velvety or felt texture and the second fabric surface has a fused surface thereby forming a thermoplastic resin-loaded nonwoven fabric; thereafter heating said thermoplastic resin-loaded fabric in a manner which impregnates said thermoplastic resin onto the nonwoven fabric thus forming said nonwoven composite with one velvety or felt surface substantially free of thermoplastic resin in the absence of buffing.

Composite product for one-piece shoe counters

A nonwoven fabric and a process for making a nonwoven fabric consisting essentially of:

Nonwoven fabric for shoe counters

Process and apparatus are provided for production of novel fused fabrics by treating a feed fabric comprising a substantial portion of thermoplastic fibers with wetting agent then subjecting the wetting fabric to conditions of temperature and pressure suitable to cause fusing together of at least some fibers of the fabric.

Fusion of thermoplastic fabrics

Process and apparatus are provided for production of novel fused fabrics by treating a feed fabric comprising a substantial portion of thermoplastic fibers with wetting agent then subjecting the wetted fabric to conditions of temperature and pressure suitable to cause fusing together of at least some fibers of the fabric.

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Seneca, SC, United States of America

Kenneth W Burgess