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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. 17, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew G Wilkes, Coventry, GB;
Alan J Bartholomew, Coventry, GB;
Assignee:
Courtaulds PLC, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01D / ; D01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264143 ; 26417713 ; 264188 ; 264191 ; 264198 ; 264233 ; 264234 ;
Abstract
Viscose filaments, preferably in staple fibre form, which have a decitex of less than 5.0 and a multi-limbed cross-section, the limbs having a length-to-width aspect ratio of at least 2:1. Examples of multi-limbed cross-sectional shapes are Y-, X-, H- and T-shapes. The fibre can be formed into woven, non-woven or knitted fabrics, and is especially useful for absorbent products.