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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Kam Chung Lui, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Hugh Chester Gardner, Roswell, GA (US);
Inventors:
Kam Chung Lui, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Hugh Chester Gardner, Roswell, GA (US);
Assignee:
Propex Operating Company, LLC, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 23/12 (2006.01); C08K 5/00 (2006.01); C08L 23/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 23/12 (2013.01); C08K 5/0083 (2013.01); C08L 23/142 (2013.01);
Abstract
A woven geotextile fabric derived from beta-nucleated polyolefin yarn or monofilament, the method of manufacture of fabric, and the use of such fabric are disclosed. The yarn is made by compounding one or more polyolefins and a beta-nucleator reagent wherein the compounded mixture is extruded then drawn to at least 9 times its original length. The yarn or monofilament is woven into synthetic fabric useful for roadway construction, embankment stabilization, and mechanically stabilized earth.