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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:
Nov. 01, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip A Anderson, Maplewood, MN (US);
Ronald R Gorke, Houlton, WI (US);
Thomas I Insley, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Daniel E Meyer, Stillwater, MN (US);
David A Olson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B32B / ; C02F / ; E02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 98 ; 55528 ; 156 624 ; 210671 ; 210680 ; 210691 ; 2102424 ; 2105021 ; 210505 ; 210924 ; 405 63 ; 428113 ; 428219 ; 428220 ; 4283111 ; 4283115 ; 428369 ;
Abstract
A microfibrous sorbent article is provided. The microfibrous sorbent article comprises an elongate boom having a substantially oval cross-section. The boom is formed of multiple adjacent microfibers layers, the layers being bonded to each other by entanglement of fibers between adjacent layers. Also provided is a method for making the microfibrous sorbent article.