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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2023
Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Bin Zhao, Songjing, CN;
Abigail I. Agentis, Houston, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Abstract
A bicomponent fiber comprising a sheath, where the sheath includes a propylene-based elastomer, said propylene-based elastomer including propylene-derived units and from about 3.0 to about 15 wt % alpha-olefin-derived units other than propylene-derived units, based upon the entire weight of the copolymer, said propylene-based elastomer having a triad tacticity of greater than 75%, and a heat of fusion, as determined by DSC, of less than 75 J/g; and a core, where the melt temperature of the core, as determined by DSC, is at least 5% greater than the melt temperature of the sheath.