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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1981
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frederick R Smith, Toms Brook, VA (US);
Assignee:
Avtex Fibers Inc., Valley Forge, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128156 ; 128285 ; 106164 ; 106165 ; 106168 ; 264188 ; 264191 ; 427394 ; 428288 ; 428375 ; 428393 ; 428913 ; 536 59 ;
Abstract
Alloy fibers having high fluid-holding capacity, and a method for making the same, the alloy fibers being comprised of a matrix of regenerated cellulose having 5 to 25 weight percent of alkali metal salts of cellulose sulfate being dispersed therein. The sulfate salts may be present in combination with anionic polymer. The high fluid-holding capacity is at least 4.8 ml per grams as measured by the Demand Absorption Test.