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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1984
David B Pall, Roslyn Estates, NY (US);
Colin F Harwood, Glen Cove, NY (US);
Arthur Bradley, Floral Park, NY (US);
Timothy R Brennan, Old Westbury, NY (US);
Pall Corporation, Glen Cove, NY (US);
Abstract
Cylindrical fibrous structures comprising a fibrous mass of nonwoven, synthetic, polymeric microfibers wherein the microfibers are substantially free of fiber-to-fiber bonding and secured to each other by mechanical entanglement of intertwining, the fiber structure having a substantially constant voids volume over at least a substantial portion of the structure and, preferably, a graded fiber diameter structure, both as measured in the radial direction. The structures are particularly useful as depth filters. The process for preparing such fibrous structures comprises the steps of: