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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:
Apr. 07, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1990
Mary L Keller, Newark, DE (US);
Peter Brown, Elkton, MD (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A flexible, breathable, non-linting, composite is provided. The laminate comprises a middle layer of a padding and a top and bottom layer comprising a sheet of porous water impermeable, moisture-vapor-permeable film bonded to the middle layer. Preferably the top and bottom layers comprise (a) a flexible, first sheet of hydrophobic material having a moisture vapor transmission rate exceeding 1000 gms./m.sup.2 .multidot.day; and (b) a continuous hydrophilic sheet attached to or penetrating the first sheet, the hydrophilic sheet having a moisture vapor transmission rate exceeding 1000 gms./m.sup.2 .multidot.day and forming a barrier to passage of fluids. The composite is useful in diverse applications such as a padding under orthopedic casts and as thermal insulation in wearing apparel.
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