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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 24, 2017
Applicant:

Avintiv Specialty Materials Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Ralph A Moody, III, Mooresville, NC (US);

Mehmet Selcuk Sinangil, Mooresville, NC (US);

Albert G. Dietz, III, Davidson, NC (US);

Pierre Grondin, Mooresville, NC (US);

Assignee:

AVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/02 (2006.01); A61F 13/494 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); D04H 1/4374 (2012.01); D04H 1/42 (2012.01); D04H 3/005 (2012.01); A61F 13/51 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); D01F 1/10 (2006.01); D01F 6/60 (2006.01); D04H 5/06 (2006.01); B32B 37/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/022 (2013.01); A61F 13/15 (2013.01); A61F 13/494 (2013.01); A61F 13/51 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B32B 37/16 (2013.01); D01F 1/10 (2013.01); D01F 6/60 (2013.01); D04H 1/42 (2013.01); D04H 1/4374 (2013.01); D04H 3/005 (2013.01); D04H 5/06 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0261 (2013.01); B32B 2305/20 (2013.01); B32B 2305/28 (2013.01); B32B 2307/724 (2013.01); B32B 2307/7265 (2013.01); B32B 2307/73 (2013.01); B32B 2377/00 (2013.01); B32B 2437/00 (2013.01); B32B 2571/00 (2013.01); D10B 2401/021 (2013.01); D10B 2501/04 (2013.01); D10B 2501/042 (2013.01); D10B 2505/04 (2013.01); D10B 2509/00 (2013.01); D10B 2509/026 (2013.01);
Abstract

Nonwoven fabrics having liquid barrier properties are provided. The nonwoven fabrics may include one or more nonwoven layers, in which one or more of the nonwoven layers may include a liquid-barrier-enhancing-additive (LBEA) comprising an amide. The nonwoven fabrics may be suitable for use in a wide variety of liquid barrier applications, including facemasks, surgical gowns, surgical drapes, lab coats, and barrier components of absorbent articles (e.g., barrier leg cuffs).


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