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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:
Aug. 08, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis S Everhart, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Randy E Meirowitz, Neenah, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenaah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ; A61F / ; A61L / ; D04H / ; H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428224 ; 152091 ; 156 624 ; 428288 ; 429250 ; 604372 ; 604378 ;
Abstract
There is provided a nonwoven fabric having durable wettability comprising fibers formed from polyolefin blended with hydrophilic additives of the formula; ##STR1## wherein x is an integer from 1 to 15 and R is an alkane or alkene with up to 18 carbon atoms, A, B, and C are integers equal to or greater than one arranged in any order or repetitive series, z is an integer at least equal to one, and wherein the fibers which have been formed are polyolefin provided with hydrophilic additives prior to fiberization. Such fabrics have been found to provide surprisingly durable wettability.