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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
May. 09, 2016
Applicant:
W.l. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventor:
Norman Ernest Clough, Landenberg, PA (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04C 1/12 (2006.01); A01K 91/00 (2006.01); D07B 1/02 (2006.01); D02G 3/44 (2006.01); D04C 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04C 1/12 (2013.01); A01K 91/00 (2013.01); D02G 3/444 (2013.01); D04C 1/02 (2013.01); D07B 1/025 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2014 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2036 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2041 (2013.01); D07B 2205/205 (2013.01); D07B 2205/2014 (2013.01); D07B 2205/2071 (2013.01); D07B 2205/2096 (2013.01); D10B 2321/0211 (2013.01); D10B 2321/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fishing line having (a) multiple UHMWPE fibers and (b) at least one fluoropolymer fiber comprising expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. Also, a method of making a braided fishing line comprising the steps, in order, of forming a braided fiber by braiding UHMWPE fibers with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene fibers; heating the braided fiber; stretching the braided fiber while still heated; and cooling the stretched braided fiber.