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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:
Dec. 06, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Gilmore, Greer, SC (US);
David Newkirk, Greer, SC (US);
Jared Austin, Greer, SC (US);
Guy S Zimmerman, Jr, Greenville, SC (US);
Milo Johnston, Doylestown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Fiberweb North America, Inc., Simpsonville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H / ; D04H / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
28104 ; 28105 ; 428284 ;
Abstract
A nonwoven fabric comprising at least one layer of textile fibers or net of polymeric filaments and at least one web of melt blown microfibers, bonded together by hydroentangling. The nonwoven fabric may be apertured by hydroentangling or may have areas of higher density and areas of lower density. The fabric has a favorable combination of softness, dryness, tensile strength and hand. Several processes are provided for producing the nonwoven fabric of the invention.