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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Avintiv Specialty Materials Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Robert Garcia Pano, Tarragona, ES;
Marie-Pierre Burckel, Ensisheim, FR;
Assignee:
AVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 13/02 (2006.01); D04H 3/16 (2006.01); B32B 5/06 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/22 (2006.01); D04H 3/14 (2012.01); D04H 1/14 (2006.01); D04H 3/007 (2012.01); A01G 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 13/0268 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 5/06 (2013.01); B32B 5/22 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); D04H 1/14 (2013.01); D04H 3/007 (2013.01); D04H 3/14 (2013.01); D04H 3/16 (2013.01); A01G 2009/1453 (2013.01); B32B 2255/02 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0207 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0253 (2013.01); B32B 2264/02 (2013.01); B32B 2264/10 (2013.01); B32B 2264/12 (2013.01); B32B 2307/724 (2013.01); B32B 2410/00 (2013.01); Y02A 40/252 (2018.01);
Abstract
Fabrics suitable for a wide variety of uses, including coverage of crops, crop planting sites, or both, are disclosed. The fabrics may comprise at least one spunbond layer comprising filaments including a filler. The at least one spunbond layer may comprise a basis weight of least about 12 grams-per-meter-squared and the at least one spunbond layer may comprise an average transmittance value within the photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) across wavelengths 400 nm to 700 nm comprising about 37% or less. Methods of enhancing crop growth are also disclosed.