Kg Fibers, Inc.

Leucadia, Inc.

Kirit H Patel

Gulshan Chhabra

There is disclosed the manufacture and use of nonwoven absorbent mats laminated with barrier film for manhole aprons. The absorbent aprons are used about manholes during routine maintenance of underground transformers, utility cables, etc. The nonwoven aprons are coated to prevent the absorbed liquid from leaching through. The mat is specially designed to absorb contaminated liquid very quickly. The nonwoven mat is made out of cotton shoddy fibers and/or a mixture of synthetic fibers and/or synthetic fibers only with film on one side. The mat has a 36-inch manhole opening in the center thereof. The mat is thin and lays flat to conform to the road. The thickness of the mat ranges from 0.075' to 0.25' in order to avoid any tripping hazard.

Nonwoven sorbent manhole apron

An acoustical web for use with vehicles, farm equipment, airplanes and trains is disclosed. The web has a plurality of layers of cellulose bonded with a binder.

Layered acoustical insulating web

A sorbent pad for protection against environmental damage by drums of hazardous waste is disclosed. The sorbent pad comprises sorbent fibers and, on the bottom, a barrier layer. The drum rests on the sorbent pad and any spills or condensation are sorbed by the sorbent pad. The barrier layer prevents any sorbed material from leaching through to the pallet, floor, etc. on which the drum rests.

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Bensalem, PA, United States of America

Kirit H Patel