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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. 06, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elwood G Trask, Auburn, ME (US);
Robert R Walters, Auburn, ME (US);
Assignee:
Gates Formed-Fibre Products, Inc., Auburn, ME (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
28115 ; 28109 ; 428 95 ;
Abstract
A nonwoven fibrous flexible material includes a needled web having a front outer surface and a non-glazed back surface disposed opposite thereof. The web includes interengaged first fibers and second thermoplastic fibers with the outer surface being substantially free of the second thermoplastic fibers. The web also has a plurality of weld joints between the second thermoplastic fibers and at least a portion of the first fibers proximate the back surface.