E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Invista North America S.a.r.l.

Michael C Davis

Edgar N Rudisill

Vishal Bansal

Todd A McCoy

John C Cleary

Hyunkook Shin

Gregory Paul Weeks

Harry Vaughn Samuelson

Thomas M Ford

James Edmond Van Trump

Debora Flanagan Massouda

Michael John Moore, Sr

A process for drying/heat-treating nonwoven webs in which the web is partially dried under tension in a first drying zone and further heat treated under low tension or in a substantially tensionless state a second drying zone. The process significantly reduces the occurrence of stretch-type defects in the nonwoven webs.

Method and apparatus for heating nonwoven webs

The invention relates to nonwoven fabrics containing polymeric multiple component fibers which include a core component and a plurality of wing components attached to the core. The polymeric core component has an elasticity that is greater than the elasticity of at least one of the wing polymeric components. The fibers assume a spiral twist configuration in which the plurality of wings substantially spiral about the core. In a preferred embodiment, the nonwoven fabrics have elastic stretch and recovery properties with a textile-like hand.

Stretchable nonwoven web and method therefor

An extrusion die for meltblowing molten polymers having a row of die orifices each having at least two separate polymer supply ports entering from an entrance portion of the die, each of the polymer supply ports communicating with separate rows of extrusion capillaries having exit openings at an exit portion of the die, gas supply ports entering from the entrance portion of the die and arranged laterally to the polymer supply ports, the gas supply ports communicating with gas jets extending through the die and arranged laterally to the exit openings of the extrusion capillaries, wherein the rows of extrusion capillary exit openings and the gas jets communicate with a blowing orifice in the exit portion of the die.

Apparatus for making multicomponent meltblown fibers and webs

A process for preparing nonwoven webs including multiple component continuous filaments having high levels of three-dimensional helical crimp utilizing draw rolls to provide a high degree of orientation to each of the polymeric components by mechanically drawing the filaments under conditions wherein the polymeric components remain substantially amorphous and a stretchable nonwoven web including multiple component, continuous filaments having high levels of three-dimensional helical crimp.

Process for making a stretchable nonwoven web

A spunbond nonwoven fabric is provided which is formed from continuous multiple component filaments which include a polyester component and a polyethylene component. The polyethylene component is a blend of high density polyethylene and a first linear low density polyethylene. The spunbond filaments are preferably formed in a sheath-core configuration with the polyester component in the core and the polyethylene component in the sheath. Composite sheets are provided which include the multiple component spunbond layer and a meltblown layer, wherein the meltblown fibers include a second linear low density polyethylene. The linear low density polyethylenes are preferably formed by polymerization of ethylene with an alpha-olefin co-monomer, where the same co-monomer is used in each of the first and second linear low density polyethylenes.

Multiple component spunbond web and laminates thereof

A process for forming multiple component meltblown fibers by extruding a first distinct melt-processable polymer through a row of first extrusion orifices, simultaneously extruding a second distinct melt-processable polymer through a row of second extrusion orifices, fusing the first and second melt-processable polymers into extruded composite filaments after extrusion, and pneumatically attenuating and breaking the extruded composite filaments with jets of high velocity gas so as to form the multiple component meltblown fibers.

Process and apparatus for making multicomponent meltblown web fibers and webs

The present invention is directed to a process for forming a plurality of multi-layered filaments from multiple thermoplastic synthetic polymers and an apparatus containing a melt spinning beam comprising an orthogonal beam having disposed within said beam multiple polymer inlet passages each communicating with separate multiple coat hanger distribution manifolds, separate filters connected downstream of each coat hanger distribution manifold, a spinneret connected downstream of said filters with separate polymer flow passages communicating with separate exit orifices for spinning of said multi-layered filaments.

Process and apparatus for making multi-layered, multi-component filaments

The present invention is directed to a draw jet for drawing thermoplastic polymer filaments including a drawing slot defined by an entrance member including a converging passageway communicating with a continuing passageway, terminating at an outlet portion, a drawing member including an inlet portion having a drawing gap width of about 2.0 to about 10 mm communicating with the outlet portion of the entrance member, and at least one air nozzle for directing high speed air onto the filaments in a downstream direction positioned between the outlet portion of the entrance member and the inlet portion of the drawing member, and with a nozzle gap width wherein the gap ratio of the drawing gap width to the combined width of all of the nozzle gaps is from about 1.0 to about 10.

Filament draw jet apparatus and process

The present invention is directed to a process for forming a plurality of multi-layered filaments from multiple thermoplastic synthetic polymers and an apparatus containing a melt spinning beam which comprises multiple polymer inlet passages each communicating with separate multiple coat hanger distribution manifolds, separate filters connected downstream of each coat hanger distribution manifold, a combining manifold connected downstream of said filters and spinneret orifices connected downstream of said combining manifold for spinning of said multi-layered filaments.

This invention provides a process for making a nonwoven sheet of substantially continuous melt spun fibers by extruding melt spinnable polymer containing at least 30% by weight low IV poly(ethylene terephthalate), drawing the extruded fiber filaments at a rate of at least 6000 m/min, laying the fiber filaments down on a collection surface, and bonding the fiber filaments together to form a nonwoven sheet. The invention further provides a nonwoven sheet comprised of at least 30% by weight poly(ethylene terephthalate) having an intrinsic viscosity of less than 0.62 dl/g, where the sheet has a basis weight of less than 125 g/m , and a grab tensile strength of at least 0.7 N/(g/m ).

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Michael C Davis