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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:
Oct. 25, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward R Kafchinski, Winfield, NJ (US);
Tai-Shung Chung, Randolph, NJ (US);
William Timmons, Gladstone, NJ (US);
Jeanne Gasman, West Milford, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Hoechst Celanese Corp., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428284 ; 428244 ; 428248 ; 428249 ; 428252 ; 428265 ; 428286 ; 4283155 ; 4283179 ; 428421 ; 428422 ; 428902 ; 428913 ; 428283 ;
Abstract
A breathable water-resistant fabric in which a surface of a fabric material is coated with a microporous layer of ETFE, and a process for making same. An ETFE dope containing a blend of ETFE and a binder polymer is cast or extruded into a film which is subsequently bonded or laminated to the fabric material. The binder is extracted to produce a microporous ETFE layer.